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A collage illustration shows open shipping boxes falling through the scene. In one box is U.S. President Donald Trump, waving, and in another is Chinese President Xi Jinping waving.
A collage illustration shows open shipping boxes falling through the scene. In one box is U.S. President Donald Trump, waving, and in another is Chinese President Xi Jinping waving.

Welcome to the Era of Mutually Assured Disruption

Washington and Beijing both believe they can manage the chaos. Neither can.

Analysis
Craig Singleton
Gen Z protest in Madagascar
Gen Z protest in Madagascar

Gen Z Is Taking to the Barricades

Here’s why you should be paying attention.

Analysis
Christian Caryl
Anthony Albanese is seen sitting down on a dark green chair in front of a desk.
Anthony Albanese is seen sitting down on a dark green chair in front of a desk.

Albanese Is Finally Getting His Trump Meeting

AUKUS and critical minerals will dominate the agenda for the Australian prime minister’s White House visit.

Situation Report
Rishi Iyengar, John Haltiwanger
East Timor President José Ramos-Horta, wearing a patterned blue and white suit jacket, stands with arms outstretched against a red backdrop that says "asean."
East Timor President José Ramos-Horta, wearing a patterned blue and white suit jacket, stands with arms outstretched against a red backdrop that says "asean."

Timor-Leste Adds a New Wrinkle to U.S.-China Competition

Southeast Asia’s freest democracy is joining ASEAN and could shift the balance of power.

Analysis
Derek Grossman
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, Culture Minister Rachida Dati, and Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard attend a debate on a no-confidence motion against his government.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, Culture Minister Rachida Dati, and Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard attend a debate on a no-confidence motion against his government.

Lecornu Survives Two No-Confidence Votes—at a Price

Bargaining with the president’s pension reform plan may not secure the support that Paris needs to pass a budget.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. Marines unload from a V-22 Osprey aircraft at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.
U.S. Marines unload from a V-22 Osprey aircraft at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.

What’s the U.S. Endgame in Venezuela?

Three possible scenarios for Trump and Caracas. This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Geoff Ramsey
A blue sign stands in front of a white marble wall. White text on the sign says: "Government shutdown." A faded image of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building is visible in the background of the sign.
A blue sign stands in front of a white marble wall. White text on the sign says: "Government shutdown." A faded image of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building is visible in the background of the sign.

What the Protracted Shutdown Means for the U.S. Economy

Trump is using the crisis to target his political enemies. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Soldiers in combat gear are silhouetted as they stand along a fence overlooking a dirt training area.
Soldiers in combat gear are silhouetted as they stand along a fence overlooking a dirt training area.

How the U.S. Failure in Iraq Haunts Trump’s Gaza Plan

The American-led trusteeship will command no legitimacy among Palestinians.

Analysis
Marc Lynch
Men in suits and ties and one man in a brown, gold, and white dishdashah sit in an audience.
Men in suits and ties and one man in a brown, gold, and white dishdashah sit in an audience.

Russia’s Oil Earnings May Get Clobbered by OPEC

Big supply increases this year threaten a global oil glut that could knock the Kremlin’s budget out of whack. This article has an audio recording

Report
Keith Johnson
Dozens of people walk along a packed-sand path along the edge of a camp filled with low white tents. Many of the people are women wearing full black-cloth burkas. The sky overhead is hazy with sand and a few scattered clouds.
Dozens of people walk along a packed-sand path along the edge of a camp filled with low white tents. Many of the people are women wearing full black-cloth burkas. The sky overhead is hazy with sand and a few scattered clouds.

Iraq Is Leading the Way on al-Hol. The World Must Do Its Part.

Allowing Islamic State prisoners to languish in detention is a dangerous radicalization risk.

Argument
Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Prague on April 8, 2010.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Prague on April 8, 2010.

It’s Time to Stop New START

Putin’s proposed arms control extension is good for Russia and China, but bad for America. This article has an audio recording

Argument
Matthew Kroenig
A man holds a drone in Ukraine.
A man holds a drone in Ukraine.

Ukraine Needs More Drones

Tight cooperation with Beijing and Tehran is giving Moscow an edge on the critical weapons.

Analysis
Sam Skove
Trump holds up a finger as he speaks to the press, with microphones pointed at him.
Trump holds up a finger as he speaks to the press, with microphones pointed at him.

What We Can Learn From Trump’s Success in Gaza

In diplomacy, style now matters just as much as substance. This article has an audio recording

Argument
Suzanne Nossel
Mona Ibrahim, a displaced Sudanese mother, and her children sit on the ground in the famine-stricken Zamzam camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in northern Darfur, Sudan, on Jan. 21.
Mona Ibrahim, a displaced Sudanese mother, and her children sit on the ground in the famine-stricken Zamzam camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in northern Darfur, Sudan, on Jan. 21.

Why Won’t the UAE End the War in Sudan?

An independent inquiry has established the complicity of external actors.

Argument
Mutasim Ali, Yonah Diamond
Israelis in Tel Aviv salute at vehicles transporting the bodies of four hostages handed over following a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.
Israelis in Tel Aviv salute at vehicles transporting the bodies of four hostages handed over following a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas Returns Wrong Hostage to Israel, Testing Fragile Gaza Cease-Fire

Israel has threatened to withhold humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza over Hamas’s slow return efforts.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
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