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Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad holds a press conference at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal on Dec. 18, 2022.
Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad holds a press conference at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal on Dec. 18, 2022.

Colombia’s Confrontational Climate Policy

How oil-exporting Bogotá became an environmental hawk.

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on Feb. 17.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on Feb. 17.

Is the World Really So Gloomy?

Western elites have become extremely pessimistic, but European countries’ shifting attitudes toward self-defense could be a bright spot.

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Flowers are seen placed around a portrait of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a makeshift memorial in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Feb. 29.
Flowers are seen placed around a portrait of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a makeshift memorial in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Feb. 29.

Russia’s Opposition Needs More Than One Savior

After the death of Alexei Navalny, the West must avoid investing hopes in a single Russian dissident.

Argument
Casey Michel
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual State of the Nation address.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual State of the Nation address.

Putin Threatens Nuclear War if Foreign Troops Deploy to Ukraine

The Russian leader’s speech was one of his most explicit nuclear warnings yet against the West.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Nov. 22, 2023.
Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Nov. 22, 2023.

China Wants to Weaken, Not Replace, the U.S. in the Middle East

Beijing doesn’t want the costs of being a regional hegemon.

Argument
Yun Sun
Lawmakers take part in a Congress of Deputies meeting of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria in Tiraspol on Feb. 28. (AFP via Getty Images)
Lawmakers take part in a Congress of Deputies meeting of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria in Tiraspol on Feb. 28. (AFP via Getty Images)

Breakaway Transnistria Asks for Russian Aid

But will Putin answer?

Situation Report
Jack Detsch
An Ecuadorian soldier stands guard over inmates at Litoral Penitentiary—the country’s largest prison—during a media visit in Guayaquil, Ecuador on Feb. 9.
An Ecuadorian soldier stands guard over inmates at Litoral Penitentiary—the country’s largest prison—during a media visit in Guayaquil, Ecuador on Feb. 9.

Ecuador Needs Economic Support to Fight Its War on Gangs

A nationwide military deployment leaves little room for necessary social investments.

Analysis
Isabel Chiriboga
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters as Sen. Tim Scott looks on during an election night watch party at the state fairgrounds in Columbia, South Carolina.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters as Sen. Tim Scott looks on during an election night watch party at the state fairgrounds in Columbia, South Carolina.

How Trump Is Mobilizing an Isolationist Worldview

Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, on a startling new survey of Americans’ desire to stay out of world affairs.

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
An Israeli soldier wearing a patch on the back of his flack jacket showing Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as a target, stands in front of a self-propelled artillery howitzer in Upper Galilee in northern Israel, as an artillery unit shells southern Lebanon on January 4, 2024.
An Israeli soldier wearing a patch on the back of his flack jacket showing Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as a target, stands in front of a self-propelled artillery howitzer in Upper Galilee in northern Israel, as an artillery unit shells southern Lebanon on January 4, 2024.

War Between Israel and Hezbollah Is Becoming Inevitable

It’s time to stop the wishful thinking and start looking at the facts.

Argument
Steven A. Cook
Smoke ascends over the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike, as seen from Sderot, Israel, on Oct. 23, 2023.
Smoke ascends over the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike, as seen from Sderot, Israel, on Oct. 23, 2023.

The Brutal Logic to Israel’s Actions in Gaza

The Biden administration’s delicate, much criticized line recognizes the lack of a coherent alternative strategy.

Argument
Raphael S. Cohen
Two young Iranian girls, not wearing the mandatory hijab, visit a park in Tehran.
Two young Iranian girls, not wearing the mandatory hijab, visit a park in Tehran.

Iran’s New—Even Worse—Hijab Era Has Begun

On the eve of parliamentary elections, nationwide protests have ended—and a misogynist backlash is just beginning.

The Full Story
Saqi Nassiri, Tooba Moshiri
Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza hold signs in a march toward Jerusalem.
Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza hold signs in a march toward Jerusalem.

Israelis Begin Four-Day March Calling for Hostage Release

Hamas and Israeli officials remain at odds over ongoing cease-fire talks.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks as she is sworn in for a fifth term in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 11.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks as she is sworn in for a fifth term in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 11.

Bangladesh and U.S. Pursue Post-Election Reset

A U.S. delegation to Dhaka reflects a fresh approach to bilateral ties after a criticized Jan. 7 vote.

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 22.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 22.

Trump’s International Fan Club Descends on Maryland

The annual CPAC event has become an obligatory stop for the global far right.

Analysis
Anna Merlan
Iranians celebrate the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, burning symbols and photos of European and American leaders, in Tehran on Feb. 11.
Iranians celebrate the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, burning symbols and photos of European and American leaders, in Tehran on Feb. 11.

Oct. 7 Changed Everything—but What if It Didn’t?

Why the new status quo in the Middle East might look a lot like the old one.

Analysis
Steven Simon, Aaron David Miller
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