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A boy connects countries to their place on a map of Europe at the "Democracy Fest," which celebrates the 75th anniversary of Germany's Basic Law (Grundgesetz), prior to European parliamentary elections on May 24, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
A boy connects countries to their place on a map of Europe at the "Democracy Fest," which celebrates the 75th anniversary of Germany's Basic Law (Grundgesetz), prior to European parliamentary elections on May 24, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

Small Countries Are Seeking Asylum in Europe

It’s a tough time for the world’s more vulnerable nations—except in the EU’s embrace.

Argument
Caroline de Gruyter
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with a group of foreign executives in Beijing on March 28.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with a group of foreign executives in Beijing on March 28.

China Has Picked Its New Model Entrepreneurs

A recent meeting shows the message that Xi wants to send to private industry.

Analysis
Lizzi C. Lee, Huiyan Li
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington.

Trump Announces a 25 Percent Tariff on India

The White House also warns of an additional “penalty” due to New Delhi’s trade relationship with Moscow.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A collage illustration shows hands shaking with semicircle charts colored dots and swinging cargo containers.
A collage illustration shows hands shaking with semicircle charts colored dots and swinging cargo containers.

The Trump Trade Tracker

The latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.

Infographic
Rishi Iyengar
Ukrainian soldiers fire self-propelled artillery toward Russian positions in the eastern Donetsk region on Aug. 8, 2024.
Ukrainian soldiers fire self-propelled artillery toward Russian positions in the eastern Donetsk region on Aug. 8, 2024.

How Trump’s Pivot on Ukraine Might Impact the War

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on the possibilities for peace. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) commanders and fighters stand in front of a picture of jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan during a ceremony in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, on July 11.
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) commanders and fighters stand in front of a picture of jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan during a ceremony in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, on July 11.

Can Turkey Make Multicultural Authoritarianism Work?

Erdogan’s negotiations with the PKK seek peace and possibly pluralism without democracy. Will they succeed?

Analysis
Sinem Adar
Tourists take pictures on the beach near Hilton Labriz, the only resort hotel located on Silhouette Island, Seychelles, on Nov. 16, 2019.
Tourists take pictures on the beach near Hilton Labriz, the only resort hotel located on Silhouette Island, Seychelles, on Nov. 16, 2019.

Can the Vulnerable Seychelles Sustain Another Resort?

A Qatari-backed project near a coral reef pits economics against environmentalism.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Protesters wearing masks depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest in defence of retail employment and national sovereignty in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 18.
Protesters wearing masks depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest in defence of retail employment and national sovereignty in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 18.

Why Brazil Might End Up With Higher Tariffs Than Any Other Nation

The rift between the Western Hemisphere’s two largest democracies is the strongest evidence yet that Trump is in the business of autocracy promotion.

Analysis
Oliver Stuenkel, Margot Treadwell
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and a few other people dressed in military clothing.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and a few other people dressed in military clothing.

Trump Snubs the Taiwanese President

The move is also a slap in the face to China hawks in Washington.

China Brief
James Palmer
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement in London.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement in London.

U.K. to Recognize Palestinian State Unless Israel Agrees to Cease-Fire

The announcement comes as a global hunger authority warns of famine across Gaza.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Donald Trump holds gold scissors as he prepares to cut a red tape tied between two stacks of papers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 14, 2017.
Donald Trump holds gold scissors as he prepares to cut a red tape tied between two stacks of papers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 14, 2017.

Trump’s Missed Opportunities Are Piling Up

The Trump administration had an unprecedented chance to change the United States for the better.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
Missiles appear in the night sky over Doha on June 23.
Missiles appear in the night sky over Doha on June 23.

Cooler Heads Prevail in the Gulf—for Now

Qatar and the Gulf chose to prioritize peace in the aftermath of Iranian strikes. Tehran shouldn’t take that for granted.

Argument
Mina Al-Oraibi
Royal Thai Army soldiers ride atop armored vehicles in Chachoengsao province, Thailand, on July 24.
Royal Thai Army soldiers ride atop armored vehicles in Chachoengsao province, Thailand, on July 24.

Cambodia and Thailand Have Agreed to a Cease-Fire. Now What?

A long-running border dispute remains unresolved but seems contained for now.

Explainer
Derek Grossman
An Iranian woman films skateboarding lessons at a park in western Tehran.
An Iranian woman films skateboarding lessons at a park in western Tehran.

The Generation Iranian Hard-Liners Have Been Waiting for

How Israel’s strikes reshaped Iran’s political future.

Analysis
Narges Bajoghli
The U.S. and Chinese flags fly in front of Rosenbad in Stockholm.
The U.S. and Chinese flags fly in front of Rosenbad in Stockholm.

Is This the Start of a U.S.-China Friendship?

Why all signs are pointing to a breakthrough at the upcoming Trump-Xi summit.

Argument
Graham Allison
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