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A car leaves a car carrier.

China’s Global EV Domination Is Just Beginning

And the West isn’t ready for it.

Analysis
Howard W. French
A U.S. military handout shows the Barbados-flagged ship True Confidence ablaze.
A U.S. military handout shows the Barbados-flagged ship True Confidence ablaze.

Deadly Houthi Attack Escalates Threat to Red Sea Shipping

The strike marked the first deaths from such an attack since the Red Sea crisis began.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry delivers remarks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 6, 2023.
Acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry delivers remarks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 6, 2023.

How Haiti’s Unelected Leader Lost America’s Blessing

Neighboring Caribbean countries pushed Washington to support a leadership transition in Port-au-Prince.

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks into a microphone while standing at a podium inside a room at the White House as he announces new economic actions against Russia. An American flag hangs behind him, in front of a mantle that holds a row of books.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks into a microphone while standing at a podium inside a room at the White House as he announces new economic actions against Russia. An American flag hangs behind him, in front of a mantle that holds a row of books.

State of the Union: What’s At Stake for Biden’s Foreign Policy

Biden must rally support for U.S. efforts on two major wars.

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon
Ventura, in a suit and tie, blows a kiss with one hand and reaches out with this other hand.
Ventura, in a suit and tie, blows a kiss with one hand and reaches out with this other hand.

Why Portugal Is No Longer the Exception to Europe’s Far-Right Sweep

Sunday’s vote could be a bellwether ahead of European Parliament elections this June.

Analysis
Emily Schultheis
An Muslim imam, a Christian priest and two Jewish rabbis join a prayer calling for rain on November 11, 2010 in the West Bank village of Walajeh near Bethlehem.
An Muslim imam, a Christian priest and two Jewish rabbis join a prayer calling for rain on November 11, 2010 in the West Bank village of Walajeh near Bethlehem.

Israel and Palestine Are Now in a Religious War

Why the Middle East conflict has been getting increasingly brutal—and increasingly hard to solve.

Argument
Caroline de Gruyter
Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, then-U.S. President Donald Trump and then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson onstage during the annual NATO heads of government summit on Dec. 4, 2019 in Watford, England.
Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, then-U.S. President Donald Trump and then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson onstage during the annual NATO heads of government summit on Dec. 4, 2019 in Watford, England.

Trump Is Right on NATO Spending

The former president’s inflammatory comments could have the positive effect of forcing European leaders to contribute more to their continent’s defense.

Argument
Matthew Kroenig, Dan Negrea, Tod Wolters
Men ride their scooter in front of a poster encouraging Iranians to vote in the upcoming elections, in Tehran.
Men ride their scooter in front of a poster encouraging Iranians to vote in the upcoming elections, in Tehran.

Iran’s New Wave of Political Conservatives Is Here

In last week’s parliamentary election, the Iranian political spectrum shifted to include a new group of outsiders.

Analysis
Sina Toossi
Sen. Jim Risch addresses U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Sen. Jim Risch addresses U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Lawmakers Accuse Small U.S. Aid Agency of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

The U.S. African Development Foundation says it is cooperating “fully” with investigations.

Exclusive
Robbie Gramer
About two dozen Indian Navy sailors stand in a row on a concrete or stone floor, dressed in camouflage uniforms and white hats and holding rifles. The soldiers at the ends and center of the line stand up straight while the ones between them kneel to the ground as they rehearse a demonstration, creating the appearance of a wave or ripple down the line.
About two dozen Indian Navy sailors stand in a row on a concrete or stone floor, dressed in camouflage uniforms and white hats and holding rifles. The soldiers at the ends and center of the line stand up straight while the ones between them kneel to the ground as they rehearse a demonstration, creating the appearance of a wave or ripple down the line.

India Expands Its Naval Presence With Planned Base

New Delhi aims to project its power with a new facility near the Maldives.

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman
Armed gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier and his men are seen in Haiti.
Armed gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier and his men are seen in Haiti.

U.S. Urges Haiti’s Interim Prime Minister to Resign

Armed gangs threaten civil war if Ariel Henry does not step down from power.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Smoke rises from Israeli air raids in Gaza City on Oct. 13, 2023.
Smoke rises from Israeli air raids in Gaza City on Oct. 13, 2023.

Why Ramadan Matters in the Israel-Hamas War

Fears are growing that clashes during the Islamic holiday could ignite the region.

Analysis
Amy Mackinnon
A boy parades with the old Ethiopian national flag during a celebration of the eve of Timkat, the Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany, in Gondar, Ethiopia, on Jan. 19
A boy parades with the old Ethiopian national flag during a celebration of the eve of Timkat, the Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany, in Gondar, Ethiopia, on Jan. 19

Ethiopia’s Amhara Conflict Could Spark Civil War

Simmering grievances and escalating clashes in the region threaten to trigger another humanitarian disaster.

Analysis
Adem Kassie Abebe, Zelalem Moges
People walk past the Canadian Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 10, 2021.
People walk past the Canadian Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 10, 2021.

Canada Needs Real Foreign Intelligence

A muddled approach to espionage has been a disaster.

Argument
David V. Gioe, Alan R. Jones, Thomas Maguire, Daniel Stanton, Alan Treddenick
A protester sits on a monument in central Kyiv during the Maidan uprising on Feb. 20, 2014.
A protester sits on a monument in central Kyiv during the Maidan uprising on Feb. 20, 2014.

How Deep Does Corruption Run in Ukraine?

Ukraine has made significant progress fighting graft, but its record continues to haunt it.

Argument
Adrian Karatnycky
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