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Protesters wearing masks depicting US President Donald Trump and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest in defence of retail employment and national sovereignty at 25 de Marco, a popular shopping street in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 18, 2025. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on July 17 slammed Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Latin America's largest economy as "unacceptable blackmail." (Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)
Protesters wearing masks depicting US President Donald Trump and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest in defence of retail employment and national sovereignty at 25 de Marco, a popular shopping street in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 18, 2025. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on July 17 slammed Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Latin America's largest economy as "unacceptable blackmail." (Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)

How Venezuela Fits Into Trump’s Strategy for Latin America

And how the region is navigating a changed United States. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
A rainbow stretches across a partly cloudy sky outside a large building in the venue for COP30. Small groups of people mill about on the plaza beneath the rainbow.
A rainbow stretches across a partly cloudy sky outside a large building in the venue for COP30. Small groups of people mill about on the plaza beneath the rainbow.

Brazil Tries to Keep Climate Cooperation Alive

At COP30, the global energy transition is moving forward without the United States. This article has an audio recording

Dispatch
Catherine Osborn
A person wearing all white is seen from the waist and down as they walk across a grassy lawn. They carry a leather briefcase in each hand.
A person wearing all white is seen from the waist and down as they walk across a grassy lawn. They carry a leather briefcase in each hand.

The U.S. President Should Practice for a Nuclear Crisis

The commander in chief gets almost no preparation for the ultimate decision. That needs to change. This article has an audio recording

Argument
Christopher David LaRoche
A couple in Louvre heist Halloween costumes walk through the London Underground in London on Oct. 31.
A couple in Louvre heist Halloween costumes walk through the London Underground in London on Oct. 31.

Why Thieves Like to Steal Art

Suspects are being held in the Louvre heist, but artifacts are still missing. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Solidarity activists take part in a Hands Off Sudan march in London on Nov. 9, 2024.
Solidarity activists take part in a Hands Off Sudan march in London on Nov. 9, 2024.

Washington Must Confront Abu Dhabi Over Sudan

If Trump truly wants to be a peacemaker, he should banish the UAE from the negotiating table.

Argument
Suha Musa
An armed truck passes in front of the Zueitina oil terminal on September 14, 2016.
An armed truck passes in front of the Zueitina oil terminal on September 14, 2016.

Libya’s Oil Corruption Is Bad for Business

International firms should address graft before participating in a deeply compromised sector.

Argument
Justyna Gudzowska
Members of the United States Marine Corps, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, work at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 13.
Members of the United States Marine Corps, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, work at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 13.

Trump’s ‘War on Drugs’ Will Work About as Well as the Last One

You can’t bomb your way out of an illicit market.

Argument
Liliana Devia, Michael Kenney
Two people are seen from behind, one wearing a long draping head covering, the other the outline of a young boy, along with other people in the street in front of the spires of a mosque with a crescent moon and a church with a cross.
Two people are seen from behind, one wearing a long draping head covering, the other the outline of a young boy, along with other people in the street in front of the spires of a mosque with a crescent moon and a church with a cross.

Nigeria vs. Trump

How Nigerians are responding to the U.S. president’s threat to attack “guns-a-blazing.”

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington.
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington.

Congress Prepares to End Record-Breaking U.S. Shutdown

Republicans hope to push through a funding package that excludes extended Affordable Care Act subsidies.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Two visibly emotional women who have just been laid-off from their jobs move to embrace each other in front of a crowd of their former co-workers outside of the U.S. State Department.
Two visibly emotional women who have just been laid-off from their jobs move to embrace each other in front of a crowd of their former co-workers outside of the U.S. State Department.

Shutdown Deal Gives Laid-Off U.S. Diplomats Hope for Reprieve

The continuing resolution could postpone the end for some State Department employees on leave.

Report
Rachel Oswald
Rapid action force personnel stand guard near the site of an explosion in the Red Fort area in New Delhi on Nov. 12.
Rapid action force personnel stand guard near the site of an explosion in the Red Fort area in New Delhi on Nov. 12.

Back-to-Back Blasts Rock India and Pakistan

The two incidents underscore growing risks to regional stability.

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, joined by lawmakers and members of his administration, delivers remarks during a dinner with leaders of Central Asian countries in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, joined by lawmakers and members of his administration, delivers remarks during a dinner with leaders of Central Asian countries in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Tungsten Is the Next Flash Point in the Resource Race

Alarmed by Beijing’s rare earths chokehold, Washington is scrambling to plug other potential vulnerabilities.

Report
Christina Lu
Takaichi and Trump
Takaichi and Trump

Why Did Asian Countries Give Trump So Much on Trade?

The new deals contain unusual concessions that could change the flow of goods in Asia.

Analysis
Agathe Demarais
Chile's presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party waves a national flag during his closing campaign rally at Movistar Arena in Santiago on November 11, 2025.
Chile's presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party waves a national flag during his closing campaign rally at Movistar Arena in Santiago on November 11, 2025.

Chile Is Making an Unprecedented Right Turn

It’s Latin America’s traditional beacon of stability—and the next country to vote for the far right.

Argument
Michael Albertus
Trump and Thani sit side by side in leather chairs surrounding a desk inside of an airplane cabin, clasping hands. Thani wears a long white tunic-style garment and a white ghutra head covering. Trump wears a dark business suit with a blue tie.
Trump and Thani sit side by side in leather chairs surrounding a desk inside of an airplane cabin, clasping hands. Thani wears a long white tunic-style garment and a white ghutra head covering. Trump wears a dark business suit with a blue tie.

Doha Is Still Counting on Washington

After suffering two attacks, Qatar is doubling down on its security strategy.

Analysis
Merissa Khurma, Giorgio Cafiero
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