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Members of Ukraine’s 72nd Brigade anti-air unit use binoculars to search for Russian drones near Marinka, Ukraine, on Feb. 23.
Members of Ukraine’s 72nd Brigade anti-air unit use binoculars to search for Russian drones near Marinka, Ukraine, on Feb. 23.

Russia Is Betting on Battlefield Gains

As Ukrainian forces brace for a new Russian offensive, Kyiv urgently needs supplemental military aid and ammunition.

Argument
Doug Klain
Donald Trump and Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on Sept. 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on Sept. 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Are Both U.S. Parties Divided on Foreign Policy?

As Biden and Trump gear up for a rematch, rifts are emerging within both Democratic and Republican ranks.

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
World Bank President Ajay Banga, Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn, and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva take part in a climate finance event during the G-20 finance ministers meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 28.
World Bank President Ajay Banga, Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn, and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva take part in a climate finance event during the G-20 finance ministers meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 28.

A Quiet Revolution in Climate Finance

The Inter-American Development Bank is piloting new lending practices for the green transition.

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
A Russian rescuer speaks on his mobile phone next to a wall bearing an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s Kremlin at a polling station during local elections organized by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine.
A Russian rescuer speaks on his mobile phone next to a wall bearing an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s Kremlin at a polling station during local elections organized by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine.

Russia’s Predetermined Presidential Contest

The vote has been engineered to extend Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s decadeslong reign.

World Brief
Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Biden’s Budget Proposal Gives Meager Boosts to Defense and Diplomacy

What the $7.3 trillion plan says about the U.S. president’s priorities.

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
A military cadet stands in front of a billboard promoting contract army service in St. Petersburg.
A military cadet stands in front of a billboard promoting contract army service in St. Petersburg.

Russia’s Military Is Already Preparing for Its Next War 

Moscow is rebuilding its military in anticipation of a conflict with NATO in the next decade, Estonian officials warn.

Report
Amy Mackinnon
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state news agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attend a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, seen in Saint Petersburg on Jan. 29.
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state news agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attend a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, seen in Saint Petersburg on Jan. 29.

Russia’s Nuclear Weapons Are Now in Belarus

The move sends a clear political message, but some experts downplay its military significance.

Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
A view of a damaged house in Kibbutz Be’eri near the border with Gaza.
A view of a damaged house in Kibbutz Be’eri near the border with Gaza.

Violence Has Failed Palestinians

A pragmatic, peaceful approach is the only way to a real state.

Argument
John Aziz
U.S. President Joe Biden looks at his watch as he arrives to give remarks with King of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein at the White House on Feb. 12, 2024 in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden looks at his watch as he arrives to give remarks with King of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein at the White House on Feb. 12, 2024 in Washington.

It’s Not Too Late for Restrained U.S. Foreign Policy

The calls for renewed U.S. global leadership are getting louder. They’re as mistaken as they ever were.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
A man fishes at a port near the Lungmen, a nuclear power plant that has suspended its construction, in New Taipei City.
A man fishes at a port near the Lungmen, a nuclear power plant that has suspended its construction, in New Taipei City.

Taiwan Can’t Shake Its Nuclear Ghosts

The island’s resistance to a dependable—and desperately needed—source of energy has been shaped by a covert history.

Analysis
Jane Darby Menton, Andrew W. Reddie
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt on the third day of a truce between Israel and Hamas on November 26, 2023.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt on the third day of a truce between Israel and Hamas on November 26, 2023.

The Race to Deliver Aid to Gaza

Aid agencies hope new land and maritime routes will allow crucial aid to reach the besieged territory.

World Brief
Christina Lu
U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Mike Gallager stand next to each other as they speak at the center of a cluster of reporters holding up microphones and cell phones to record their remarks. Both men wear dark suits; Krishnamoorthi is smiling, and Gallagher gestures with both hands as he speaks.
U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Mike Gallager stand next to each other as they speak at the center of a cluster of reporters holding up microphones and cell phones to record their remarks. Both men wear dark suits; Krishnamoorthi is smiling, and Gallagher gestures with both hands as he speaks.

Washington Goes All-In on a TikTok Ban

China hawks’ next target is Gen Z’s favorite app. This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Rishi Iyengar
Workers sit on the floor of a warehouse that is covered with straw and massive piles of hundreds of oranges. Each worker has a basket and sorts oranges into it as they work.
Workers sit on the floor of a warehouse that is covered with straw and massive piles of hundreds of oranges. Each worker has a basket and sorts oranges into it as they work.

Why India Just Inked a New Free Trade Deal

The agreement with four European states is part of a subtle shift in policy from New Delhi.

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman
A helicopter crew member of the Ukrainian Army carries a box of ammunition in each hand as he crosses a dirt path beneath a blue sky. There are patches of snow on the ground. Another solider is visible unloading more boxes from the back of a pickup truck in the background, and piles of empty, used shells are visible in the foreground.
A helicopter crew member of the Ukrainian Army carries a box of ammunition in each hand as he crosses a dirt path beneath a blue sky. There are patches of snow on the ground. Another solider is visible unloading more boxes from the back of a pickup truck in the background, and piles of empty, used shells are visible in the foreground.

The U.S. Military Is Running Short on Ammunition—and So Is Ukraine

If Congress fails to pass a national security supplemental funding bill, Ukraine will be getting fewer bullets.

Report
Jack Detsch
Police officers deploy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9.
Police officers deploy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9.

Haiti Is Facing an Insurgency, Not a Gang Problem

Pretending otherwise will doom any intervention before it has begun.

Argument
Alexander Causwell
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