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China Note

The Crackdown on Uighurs Has Been China’s Worst-Kept Secret for Years

Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

The repression of China’s Uighur ethnic minority has been Beijing’s worst-kept secret for years, as more details of an emerging surveillance state in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China fill Western media outlets. Yet China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims has largely remained off the international agenda.

In Trade Talks, Japan Grapples With Trump’s Stubborn Unilateralism

Elliot Waldman Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018

How Debt Traps From China’s Belt and Road Initiative Could Upend the IMF

Daniel McDowell Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018

Column

Why the U.S. and Others Are Casting a Wary Eye on Foreign Investment From China

Kimberly Ann Elliott Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018

Column

Amid Financial Crisis, 2008 Was Also a Turning Point for Conflict Management

Richard Gowan Monday, Aug. 13, 2018

The Shape of Syria to Come

Aron Lund Monday, Aug. 13, 2018

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In Depth

‘We Can’t Stay Here’: Inside Algeria’s Mass Expulsions of Sub-Saharan Migrants

Leila Beratto Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018

Over the past year, thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan African have been rounded up by Algerian authorities and ordered to march south through the desert into Niger. Algerian officials say the expulsions are being done in the name of security, but they risk damaging the country’s image as a place of refuge for other Africans.

In Context

U.S. Sanctions Take Effect, Putting Iran—and Trump’s Approach—to the Test

The Editors Monday, Aug. 6, 2018

In Context

Politically Weakened, Merkel Is Beset by Challenges at Home and Abroad

The Editors Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018

‘Existence Itself Is a Battle’: Indigenous Brazilians Live in Fear Under Temer

Ciara Long Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Asylum-Seekers, or ‘Infiltrators’? Israel’s Identity Crisis Leaves African Migrants in Limbo

Yardena Schwartz Tuesday, July 24, 2018

After ETA, the Dream of a Basque State Lives On

Raphael Tsavkko Garcia Tuesday, July 17, 2018

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United States

For Better and Worse, America Has Closed the Book on the Post-9/11 Period

Judah Grunstein Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

Europe

The London Car Attack Highlights Changes in Terrorism—and Our Response to It

The Editors Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

Middle East & North Africa

How Facebook Made It Easier Than Ever to Traffic Middle Eastern Antiquities

Amr Al-Azm, Katie A. Paul Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018

Asia-Pacific

The Crackdown on Uighurs Has Been China’s Worst-Kept Secret for Years

Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

The Americas

Can Migrant-Friendly Costa Rica Handle an Influx of Nicaraguan Refugees?

The Editors Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

Africa

Zimbabwe’s Election Was Never Going to Be Free and Fair

James Hamill Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

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