Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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The logos of Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, Snapchat, and Instragram shown on a computer screen in Lille. Free Speech Social Media Doesn’t Exist
Why laws banning hate speech and misinformation are already redundant.
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A tail section of a 300 mm rocket, which appears to contain cluster bombs, is embedded in the ground in eastern Ukraine. Cluster Bombs Are Terrible. Ukraine Still Needs Them.
I saw the impact of these weapons on my homeland—but Biden’s decision was right.
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Indian Army personnel construct a temporary bridge over the Tawi River in Phallian Mandal. The Waters Could Claim Nuclear Weapons
Climate change threatens to destabilize critical infrastructure.
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The headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) stands on December 11, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. Bidenomics Is Still Incomplete
The current U.S. economic agenda has dangerously neglected the question of global order.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greet at Alsalam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2022. America Is Pushing Its Security Ideas on a Lukewarm Middle East
Rare consensus in Washington is an opportunity the Gulf countries and Israel should not waste.
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A middle-aged woman wearing a surgical face mask and holding a purse inserts a paper into a transparent ballot box. Behind her is a room with cream walls and sculpted crown moldings, and other people move around between a table of election staffers and curtained voting booths. Wartime Elections in Ukraine Are Impossible
Voting in the middle of the Russian invasion is legally and practically unworkable.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama chat after a bilateral meeting at the G-20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico. The Long, Destructive Shadow of Obama’s Russia Doctrine
A series of bad decisions during the Obama years prepared the ground for Vladimir Putin’s war.
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Tigray war amputees pose before the beginning of rehabilitation exercises at a center in Mekelle. Don’t Let Ethiopia Avoid Accountability
Restoring Washington’s ties with Addis Ababa must not come at the expense of justice for victims of human rights violations.
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Two men sit at control boards inside the control room at a nuclear missile base outside Moscow. Prigozhin’s Failed Coup Was a Blessing in Disguise
In times of political instability, Washington prefers the nuclear devil it knows.
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A large view shows the landscape of the Svalbard archipelago near Longyearbyen Harbor. There’s Still Law in the Far North
Don't revive the Arctic Council until Russia is out of Ukraine.
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People sit in front of a damaged building in the occupied West Bank Jenin refugee camp on July 6. Recycling Old Ideas Won’t Avoid Another Jenin
Western experts are putting forward failed policies rather than reckoning with the damage Israeli apartheid has caused.
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People sit amid rubble along a street in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Why a Weak Abbas Is Dangerous for Israel
Without a strong and respected Palestinian Authority, Israel won’t accomplish its ambitious diplomatic goals or restore security.
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An Australian flag flies in a bright but cloudy day in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, a building with stone columns and carved floral ornamentation, as well as a circular red and gold crest. The China-Australia Relationship Is Still Close to the Rocks
Canberra’s diplomatic maneuverings can’t undo fundamental differences.
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Norwegian F-35 fighter jets fly during the Arctic Challenge Exercise near Orland Main Air Station, Norway. Sweden Is Doing Fine in NATO’s Waiting Room
Turkey’s latest extortion attempt won’t dissuade Swedes.
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Police officers patrol a neighborhood amid gang-related violence in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More Police Won’t Solve Haiti’s Crisis
Gang leaders in the country aren’t independent warlords. They are part of how the state functions.
