Foreign Policy

Despite two months of anti-government protests, Gotabaya Rajapaksa doesn’t seem like a leader preparing to relinquish power.

Outer Space Security & Governance

Climate despair is understandable but misplaced.

Where it counts—in the halls of government and boardrooms—the effort to boycott Israel doesn’t even register.

Moscow’s neighbors in NATO want larger troop deployments that could deter any more land grabs by Putin.

As the climate crisis deepens, millions more people could face food insecurity.

A recently publicized speech reflects how the Chinese leader sees the country’s economic challenges.

After years of political deadlock, the country may be starting to shake off its ruling class.

Residents feel the walls are closing in with tighter restrictions in pursuit of zero COVID-19.

Central Europe and the Balkans expose the failures of European integration.

State weakness has created a callous and brutalized soldiery.

The moral, legal, and public relations risks of staying are huge.

European leaders have reassessed Russia’s intentions and are balancing against the threat that Putin poses to the territorial status quo. 

Russia’s position in the south is now cemented as prospects for peace remain remote.

The Taliban didn’t have to take over. But Washington made sure they would.

The changes, certain to pass, will let Russia house nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil.

As Russian forces continue their assault, people in Ukraine face terrifying uncertainty.

Berlin will send anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to help Kyiv fight off Russia.

Will Russia’s invasion make or break the relationship between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?

Russia has only sent in a third of the troops it had deployed near Ukraine.