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Tue, 04/11/2025 - 18:36
A vague statement opens a range of expensive possibilities.
Tue, 04/11/2025 - 18:16
A top China scholar and former Biden administration advisor on the Trump-Xi meeting and the future of the U.S.-China relationship.
Tue, 04/11/2025 - 17:39
As a more technical body, the task force might be able to fill the gap left by Security Council paralysis.
Tue, 04/11/2025 - 17:27
The storm’s devastation is a key test of the United States’ reduced humanitarian response abilities.
Tue, 04/11/2025 - 17:18
Anti-war candidate Catherine Connolly’s victory is the country’s latest rebuke to the global right-wing populist wave.
Tue, 04/11/2025 - 16:53
“I am Ukrainian, right? I’m not a Democrat or Republican.”
Tue, 04/11/2025 - 13:43
The former U.S. vice president set out to strengthen the power of the presidency and the country but ultimately undermined both.
Tue, 04/11/2025 - 07:00
For a while, it looked as if China had learned its lesson on scaling back investments.
Mon, 03/11/2025 - 23:30
Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime.
Mon, 03/11/2025 - 22:29
Samia Suluhu Hassan begins her second term after vote-rigging allegations and deadly protests rocked the country.
Thu, 30/10/2025 - 06:28
The complicated life of women struggling with climate change—and cultural change—in Kashmir’s mountains.
Thu, 30/10/2025 - 05:01
COP30 in Brazil tests the 2015 climate accord at a pivotal moment.
Wed, 29/10/2025 - 23:05
U.S. and EU penalties on Russian oil companies raise the stakes for New Delhi’s trade talks with Washington.
Wed, 29/10/2025 - 22:18
East Asian countries are using a tried-and-true method to woo the U.S. president and secure better trade deals.
Wed, 29/10/2025 - 21:49
Decades of accumulated technical debt have hollowed out state capacity.
Wed, 29/10/2025 - 21:37
The country heads to the polls in an increasingly authoritarian political environment.
Wed, 29/10/2025 - 20:53
Estonia’s president on Russia, Ukraine, NATO, drones, and Trump.
Wed, 29/10/2025 - 20:44
Top congressional Republicans expressed concern over the lack of consultation.
Wed, 29/10/2025 - 19:06
Did Argentine voters endorse their president’s economic overhaul—or cow to Trump’s threats?
Wed, 29/10/2025 - 16:26
New measures from the United States and European Union confirm why Russian energy exports were always a double-edged sword.
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