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Why Even Victor’s Justice May No Longer Be on the Table in Cote d’Ivoire

Robbie Corey-Boulet Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to grant amnesty to 800 people, many of whom had been accused of crimes committed during the 2011 conflict, is a further blow to the judiciary he likes to tout as independent and even-handed. It speaks volumes about his lack of enthusiasm for reckoning with the country’s demons.

From the U.S. to Iran, Pakistan’s Khan Faces Five Foreign Policy Tests

Michael Kugelman Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018

Column

The Netherlands Shows How Western Tensions With Turkey Spill Into Local Politics

Frida Ghitis Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018

Q&A

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

The Editors Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

China Note

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

Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

Column

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

Judah Grunstein Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

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

The Editors Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

Yesterday’s car-ramming attack in London underscored how terrorism has become more mundane, both in the everyday instruments lone-wolf attackers weaponize and in the muted public reaction. This collection of five recent WPR articles offers context to better understand this evolution in terrorism and the public response to it.

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

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

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

Leila Beratto Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018

In Context

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

The Editors Monday, Aug. 6, 2018

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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

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American Strategy in the Middle East Is on Its Last Legs

Steven Metz Friday, Aug. 17, 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

There Will Be No Justice in Assad’s ‘Victorious Syria’

Frederick Deknatel Friday, Aug. 17, 2018

Asia-Pacific

From the U.S. to Iran, Pakistan’s Khan Faces Five Foreign Policy Tests

Michael Kugelman Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018

The Americas

Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is in Deep Trouble, but Things Could Get Even Worse

Lisa Viscidi, Nate Graham Friday, Aug. 17, 2018

Africa

The Arrest of Uganda’s ‘Ghetto President’ Suggests He Has Rattled the Real One

Robbie Corey-Boulet Friday, Aug. 17, 2018

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