Flash Points
Themed journeys through our archive.
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A person is seen from the side walking past a blue billboard. The World Bank’s Big Week
What to know ahead of the institution’s annual meetings.
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A collage of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the CCP Party Congress, and academia and industry. Will China’s Elite Ever Rise Up?
Inside the world of China’s richest players.
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A collage photo illustration shows examples of soft power around the world including a smoking NAFO shiba inu in a beret and fatigues, a dancing woman from the Bollywood movie "Monsoon Wedding," Olympic sprinter Jesse Owens, K-pop band BTS, and a panda. Is Soft Power Making a Comeback?
Global powers are turning to it—with mixed success.
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People walk around a model of a globe. Inside This Weekend’s G-20 Summit
And what it might mean for Modi.
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Protesters hold an anti-France placard during a demonstration on independence day in Niamey. What’s Driving Africa’s Coups?
The factors that have contributed to instability in the region.
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A United States Air Force F-35B Lightning II fighter jet performs an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow media preview on Feb. 9, 2020. Where Is the Global Fighter Jet Market Headed?
F-35 sales were once called “America’s Belt and Road.” Does that still hold true?
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People leave a food court at a mall in Beijing on Aug. 15. How Serious Are China’s Economic Woes?
Experts assess the country’s faltering economy.
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People run through a street holding up a large flag. What to Know About Niger’s Coup
Is it a turning point for geopolitics in Africa?
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Bundesbank president Karl Blessing lays the cornerstone for the new Bundesbank building in Frankfurt in November 1967. How Central Banks Shape the World
They hold the reins of the global economy. But what about geopolitics?
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Cillian Murphy, wearing a hat and suit, faces toward the Trinity tower test site where the first atomic bomb was detonated as a truck drives by in a scene from Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer’s Long Shadow
Reads on the atomic bomb and its creator.
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Two policemen look at a cargo ship. The Real Consequences of U.S.-China Decoupling
Is economic war between the world’s two biggest economies inevitable?
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018. India’s New Geopolitics
New Delhi is projecting its power in new ways.
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An illustration shows the NATO compass logo at the center of expanding echo lines across the world map to indicate the alliance's network of allies and partners. What to Know Ahead of NATO’s Summit
This is where the alliance might be headed.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow. The Ripple Effects of the Wagner Rebellion
How Prigozhin’s actions are felt around the world.
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The Azerbaijani army patrols the streets of Shusha on Sept. 25, 2021, under a sign that reads: "Dear Shusha, you are free. Dear Shusha, we are back. Dear Shusha, we will resurrect you. Shusha is ours." The Strangest Tourist Traps
From Xinjiang to Nagorno-Karabakh.
