Column The ‘30x30’ Campaign to Save the Biosphere Stewart M. Patrick Monday, April 12, 2021 An extraordinary global campaign has emerged recently to protect 30 percent of Earth’s total surface from human exploitation by 2030. The members of this “30x30 coalition,” which now includes scores of governments, understand that climate change is only one half of the planet’s environmental crisis.
Latin America’s Surprisingly Resilient Democracies Richard E. Feinberg, Benjamin N. Gedan Monday, April 12, 2021
No U.S. President Has Ever Visited Central Asia. Biden Can Change That Wilder Alejandro Sanchez Friday, April 9, 2021
Latin America’s Surprisingly Resilient Democracies Richard E. Feinberg, Benjamin N. Gedan Monday, April 12, 2021
No U.S. President Has Ever Visited Central Asia. Biden Can Change That Wilder Alejandro Sanchez Friday, April 9, 2021
Q&A ‘Achieving a Better Outcome’: Matt Duss on a Progressive U.S. Foreign Policy The Editors Thursday, April 8, 2021
China Note Why China’s ‘Wolf Warriors’ Won’t Back Down Rachel Cheung, Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Trend Lines Podcast Matt Duss on a Progressive U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda The Editors Wednesday, April 7, 2021
The ‘Senegalese Exception’ Loses Its Luster Samba Dialimpa Badji Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Senegal is commonly cited as an example of successful governance in Africa, due to its stability and its rather peaceful democracy. But last month’s violent demonstrations—prompted by the arrest of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko—reveal that the “Senegalese exception” is now under significant strain.
‘The Deaths Can’t Be Erased’: Tamils and the Fight for Justice in Sri Lanka Jeevan Ravindran Tuesday, March 2, 2021
U.S. Prepares for Further Talks With Iran as Tehran Blames Israel for Attack on Nuclear Facility By Karen DeYoung, Shira Rubin & Kareem Fahim | The Washington Post
Pentagon Chief Orders New Review of Attack That Killed Three Americans in Kenya By Eric Schmitt | The New York Times
Amid Tensions With Iran, Pentagon Chief Says Alliance With Israel Is ‘Ironclad’ By Shira Rubin | The Washington Post
Kerry Expected to Travel to China in First Visit by Top Biden Official By Lily Kuo & John Hudson | The Washington Post
Ten Killed in Inter-Communal Violence Amid Protests in Eastern Congo By Erikas Mwisi Kambale | Reuters
Congo: Sassou Nguesso Wins Another Term but Still Faces Two Big Threats By Brett L. Carter | African Arguments
Chad Count Votes as Deby Seeks Sixth Term After 30 Years in Power By Mahamat Ramadane & Joel Kouam | Reuters
The World Bank Should Not Fund Ethiopia’s War in Tigray By Alex de Waal | Financial Times (subscription required)
Facebook Knew of Honduran President’s Manipulation Campaign—and Let It Continue for 11 Months By Julia Carrie Wong & Jeff Ernst | The Guardian
Conservative Ex-Banker Headed to Victory in Presidential Election in Ecuador By José María León Cabrera & Anatoly Kurmanaev | The New York Times
A Salvadoran Refugee Was Killed in Tulum. Mexico Is Responding With Indifference By León Krauze | The Washington Post
Chinese Aircraft in Biggest Taiwan Airspace Incursion for a Year Despite U.S. Warning By Mayank Aggarwal | The Independent
Effectiveness of Chinese Vaccines ‘Not High’ and Needs Improvement, Top Health Official Says By Gerry Shih | The Washington Post
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Bows to Beijing With Company Overhaul By Jing Yang | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Russia Calls U.S. an Adversary, Warns Its Warships to Avoid Crimea By Andrew Osborn & Alexander Marrow | Reuters
David Cameron Faces Inquiry Into His Dealings With Finance Firm By Stephen Castle | The New York Times
NATO Demands Russia End Ukraine Build-Up, West Examines Options By Robin Emmott & Sabine Siebold | Reuters
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Blocking Talks to Ease Military Tensions By Henry Foy & Roman Olearchyk | Financial Times (subscription required)
The EU’s Stability Will Again Confound Its Critics By Gideon Rachman | Financial Times (subscription required)
The ICC’s Israel Investigation Could Backfire By Dahlia Scheindlin & Garentina Kraja | Foreign Policy
Iran Vows Revenge for Alleged Israeli Attack on Nuclear Site By Patrick Kingsley | The New York Times
Sliding in the Polls, Erdogan Kicks Up a New Storm Over the Bosporus By Carlotta Gall | The New York Times
U.S. Prepares for Further Talks With Iran as Tehran Blames Israel for Attack on Nuclear Facility By Karen DeYoung, Shira Rubin & Kareem Fahim | The Washington Post
Pentagon Chief Orders New Review of Attack That Killed Three Americans in Kenya By Eric Schmitt | The New York Times
Russia Calls U.S. an Adversary, Warns Its Warships to Avoid Crimea By Andrew Osborn & Alexander Marrow | Reuters
Amid Tensions With Iran, Pentagon Chief Says Alliance With Israel Is ‘Ironclad’ By Shira Rubin | The Washington Post
Kerry Expected to Travel to China in First Visit by Top Biden Official By Lily Kuo & John Hudson | The Washington Post
Pentagon Chief Orders New Review of Attack That Killed Three Americans in Kenya By Eric Schmitt | The New York Times
Ten Killed in Inter-Communal Violence Amid Protests in Eastern Congo By Erikas Mwisi Kambale | Reuters
Congo: Sassou Nguesso Wins Another Term but Still Faces Two Big Threats By Brett L. Carter | African Arguments
Chad Count Votes as Deby Seeks Sixth Term After 30 Years in Power By Mahamat Ramadane & Joel Kouam | Reuters
The World Bank Should Not Fund Ethiopia’s War in Tigray By Alex de Waal | Financial Times (subscription required)
Facebook Knew of Honduran President’s Manipulation Campaign—and Let It Continue for 11 Months By Julia Carrie Wong & Jeff Ernst | The Guardian
Conservative Ex-Banker Headed to Victory in Presidential Election in Ecuador By José María León Cabrera & Anatoly Kurmanaev | The New York Times
A Salvadoran Refugee Was Killed in Tulum. Mexico Is Responding With Indifference By León Krauze | The Washington Post
U.S. Prepares for Further Talks With Iran as Tehran Blames Israel for Attack on Nuclear Facility By Karen DeYoung, Shira Rubin & Kareem Fahim | The Washington Post
The ICC’s Israel Investigation Could Backfire By Dahlia Scheindlin & Garentina Kraja | Foreign Policy
Amid Tensions With Iran, Pentagon Chief Says Alliance With Israel Is ‘Ironclad’ By Shira Rubin | The Washington Post
Iran Vows Revenge for Alleged Israeli Attack on Nuclear Site By Patrick Kingsley | The New York Times
Sliding in the Polls, Erdogan Kicks Up a New Storm Over the Bosporus By Carlotta Gall | The New York Times
Chinese Aircraft in Biggest Taiwan Airspace Incursion for a Year Despite U.S. Warning By Mayank Aggarwal | The Independent
Kerry Expected to Travel to China in First Visit by Top Biden Official By Lily Kuo & John Hudson | The Washington Post
Effectiveness of Chinese Vaccines ‘Not High’ and Needs Improvement, Top Health Official Says By Gerry Shih | The Washington Post
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Bows to Beijing With Company Overhaul By Jing Yang | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Russia Calls U.S. an Adversary, Warns Its Warships to Avoid Crimea By Andrew Osborn & Alexander Marrow | Reuters
David Cameron Faces Inquiry Into His Dealings With Finance Firm By Stephen Castle | The New York Times
NATO Demands Russia End Ukraine Build-Up, West Examines Options By Robin Emmott & Sabine Siebold | Reuters
The ICC’s Israel Investigation Could Backfire By Dahlia Scheindlin & Garentina Kraja | Foreign Policy
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Blocking Talks to Ease Military Tensions By Henry Foy & Roman Olearchyk | Financial Times (subscription required)
The EU’s Stability Will Again Confound Its Critics By Gideon Rachman | Financial Times (subscription required)
The ‘Senegalese Exception’ Loses Its Luster Samba Dialimpa Badji Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Senegal is commonly cited as an example of successful governance in Africa, due to its stability and its rather peaceful democracy. But last month’s violent demonstrations—prompted by the arrest of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko—reveal that the “Senegalese exception” is now under significant strain.
‘The Deaths Can’t Be Erased’: Tamils and the Fight for Justice in Sri Lanka Jeevan Ravindran Tuesday, March 2, 2021
For Argentina’s ‘Green Tide,’ Legal Abortion Is Just the Beginning Cecilia Palmeiro, Verónica Gago Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
Can Biden Repair the Damage of Trump’s Israel-Palestine Policy? Barnaby Papadopulos Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
How the Maori Are Pushing New Zealand to Confront Its Past—and Present Cathrin Schaer Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
How the Taliban’s Rivalry With ISIS Is Shaping the Afghan Peace Talks Michael Semple Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020
U.S. Prepares for Further Talks With Iran as Tehran Blames Israel for Attack on Nuclear Facility By Karen DeYoung, Shira Rubin & Kareem Fahim | The Washington Post
Pentagon Chief Orders New Review of Attack That Killed Three Americans in Kenya By Eric Schmitt | The New York Times
Amid Tensions With Iran, Pentagon Chief Says Alliance With Israel Is ‘Ironclad’ By Shira Rubin | The Washington Post
Kerry Expected to Travel to China in First Visit by Top Biden Official By Lily Kuo & John Hudson | The Washington Post
Ten Killed in Inter-Communal Violence Amid Protests in Eastern Congo By Erikas Mwisi Kambale | Reuters
Congo: Sassou Nguesso Wins Another Term but Still Faces Two Big Threats By Brett L. Carter | African Arguments
Chad Count Votes as Deby Seeks Sixth Term After 30 Years in Power By Mahamat Ramadane & Joel Kouam | Reuters
The World Bank Should Not Fund Ethiopia’s War in Tigray By Alex de Waal | Financial Times (subscription required)
Facebook Knew of Honduran President’s Manipulation Campaign—and Let It Continue for 11 Months By Julia Carrie Wong & Jeff Ernst | The Guardian
Conservative Ex-Banker Headed to Victory in Presidential Election in Ecuador By José María León Cabrera & Anatoly Kurmanaev | The New York Times
A Salvadoran Refugee Was Killed in Tulum. Mexico Is Responding With Indifference By León Krauze | The Washington Post
Chinese Aircraft in Biggest Taiwan Airspace Incursion for a Year Despite U.S. Warning By Mayank Aggarwal | The Independent
Effectiveness of Chinese Vaccines ‘Not High’ and Needs Improvement, Top Health Official Says By Gerry Shih | The Washington Post
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Bows to Beijing With Company Overhaul By Jing Yang | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Russia Calls U.S. an Adversary, Warns Its Warships to Avoid Crimea By Andrew Osborn & Alexander Marrow | Reuters
David Cameron Faces Inquiry Into His Dealings With Finance Firm By Stephen Castle | The New York Times
NATO Demands Russia End Ukraine Build-Up, West Examines Options By Robin Emmott & Sabine Siebold | Reuters
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Blocking Talks to Ease Military Tensions By Henry Foy & Roman Olearchyk | Financial Times (subscription required)
The EU’s Stability Will Again Confound Its Critics By Gideon Rachman | Financial Times (subscription required)
The ICC’s Israel Investigation Could Backfire By Dahlia Scheindlin & Garentina Kraja | Foreign Policy
Iran Vows Revenge for Alleged Israeli Attack on Nuclear Site By Patrick Kingsley | The New York Times
Sliding in the Polls, Erdogan Kicks Up a New Storm Over the Bosporus By Carlotta Gall | The New York Times
U.S. Prepares for Further Talks With Iran as Tehran Blames Israel for Attack on Nuclear Facility By Karen DeYoung, Shira Rubin & Kareem Fahim | The Washington Post
Pentagon Chief Orders New Review of Attack That Killed Three Americans in Kenya By Eric Schmitt | The New York Times
Russia Calls U.S. an Adversary, Warns Its Warships to Avoid Crimea By Andrew Osborn & Alexander Marrow | Reuters
Amid Tensions With Iran, Pentagon Chief Says Alliance With Israel Is ‘Ironclad’ By Shira Rubin | The Washington Post
Kerry Expected to Travel to China in First Visit by Top Biden Official By Lily Kuo & John Hudson | The Washington Post
Pentagon Chief Orders New Review of Attack That Killed Three Americans in Kenya By Eric Schmitt | The New York Times
Ten Killed in Inter-Communal Violence Amid Protests in Eastern Congo By Erikas Mwisi Kambale | Reuters
Congo: Sassou Nguesso Wins Another Term but Still Faces Two Big Threats By Brett L. Carter | African Arguments
Chad Count Votes as Deby Seeks Sixth Term After 30 Years in Power By Mahamat Ramadane & Joel Kouam | Reuters
The World Bank Should Not Fund Ethiopia’s War in Tigray By Alex de Waal | Financial Times (subscription required)
Facebook Knew of Honduran President’s Manipulation Campaign—and Let It Continue for 11 Months By Julia Carrie Wong & Jeff Ernst | The Guardian
Conservative Ex-Banker Headed to Victory in Presidential Election in Ecuador By José María León Cabrera & Anatoly Kurmanaev | The New York Times
A Salvadoran Refugee Was Killed in Tulum. Mexico Is Responding With Indifference By León Krauze | The Washington Post
Chinese Aircraft in Biggest Taiwan Airspace Incursion for a Year Despite U.S. Warning By Mayank Aggarwal | The Independent
Kerry Expected to Travel to China in First Visit by Top Biden Official By Lily Kuo & John Hudson | The Washington Post
Effectiveness of Chinese Vaccines ‘Not High’ and Needs Improvement, Top Health Official Says By Gerry Shih | The Washington Post
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Bows to Beijing With Company Overhaul By Jing Yang | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Russia Calls U.S. an Adversary, Warns Its Warships to Avoid Crimea By Andrew Osborn & Alexander Marrow | Reuters
David Cameron Faces Inquiry Into His Dealings With Finance Firm By Stephen Castle | The New York Times
NATO Demands Russia End Ukraine Build-Up, West Examines Options By Robin Emmott & Sabine Siebold | Reuters
The ICC’s Israel Investigation Could Backfire By Dahlia Scheindlin & Garentina Kraja | Foreign Policy
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Blocking Talks to Ease Military Tensions By Henry Foy & Roman Olearchyk | Financial Times (subscription required)
The EU’s Stability Will Again Confound Its Critics By Gideon Rachman | Financial Times (subscription required)
U.S. Prepares for Further Talks With Iran as Tehran Blames Israel for Attack on Nuclear Facility By Karen DeYoung, Shira Rubin & Kareem Fahim | The Washington Post
The ICC’s Israel Investigation Could Backfire By Dahlia Scheindlin & Garentina Kraja | Foreign Policy
Amid Tensions With Iran, Pentagon Chief Says Alliance With Israel Is ‘Ironclad’ By Shira Rubin | The Washington Post
Iran Vows Revenge for Alleged Israeli Attack on Nuclear Site By Patrick Kingsley | The New York Times
Sliding in the Polls, Erdogan Kicks Up a New Storm Over the Bosporus By Carlotta Gall | The New York Times
United States The U.S. Intelligence Community Looks Ahead With Anxiety Emily Taylor Tuesday, April 13, 2021