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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen walks between a line of soldiers standing at attention at a welcome ceremony on a cloudy day in St. Lucia. Tsai is a middle-aged woman wearing a black suit over a white T-shirt.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen walks between a line of soldiers standing at attention at a welcome ceremony on a cloudy day in St. Lucia. Tsai is a middle-aged woman wearing a black suit over a white T-shirt.

In a Caribbean Paradise, Taiwan and China Tussle for Recognition

St. Lucia keeps switching between Taipei and Beijing.

Analysis
Taili Ni, Jeffrey Sequeira
A 1901 political cartoon depicts an Uncle Sam rooster (large and central wearing a top hat and stars and stripe suit) with small roosters in the Monroe Doctrine-labeled European Coop (left) and smaller roosters labeled with South American country names including Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, and others running around free.
A 1901 political cartoon depicts an Uncle Sam rooster (large and central wearing a top hat and stars and stripe suit) with small roosters in the Monroe Doctrine-labeled European Coop (left) and smaller roosters labeled with South American country names including Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, and others running around free.

The Return of the Monroe Doctrine

U.S. responses to China’s growing presence in Latin America risk falling into an old paternalistic pattern.

Argument
Tom Long, Carsten-Andreas Schulz
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a European Council meeting.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a European Council meeting.

Hungary Vetoes EU Aid Package for Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s decision.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Joe Biden, and other leaders arrive to pay respect at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Sept. 10.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Joe Biden, and other leaders arrive to pay respect at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Sept. 10.

Is the U.S.-India Partnership on Shaky Ground?

As Biden declines an invitation to New Delhi, Modi’s government has judged that a U.S.-foiled assassination plot won’t have serious consequences.

Analysis
Sushant Singh
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko sits behind a placard reading "Belarus" during a meeting of the Belt and Road Forum.
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko sits behind a placard reading "Belarus" during a meeting of the Belt and Road Forum.

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Belarus?

Washington’s new envoys face a Sisyphean task.

Report
Amy Mackinnon
In the foreground, U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi sit at podiums during a House China committee hearing.
In the foreground, U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi sit at podiums during a House China committee hearing.

Why a Bipartisan House Committee Wants to Further Cut Ties With Beijing

A new report from the influential select committee on China has flown under the radar.

Analysis
Robbie Gramer
An outdoor screen in Beijing shows a news program about Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting US President Joe Biden during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in California on November 16, 2023.
An outdoor screen in Beijing shows a news program about Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting US President Joe Biden during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in California on November 16, 2023.

Does America Have an Endgame on China?

Washington wants change—but it can come in stages.

Argument
Zack Cooper
A woman wearing a lanyard and a black denim jacket stands in front of an outdoor display at night, awash in green-toned light. The display includes signs covered with lights spelling out the words: "End the fossil era." Above those signs are red banners, each hand-painted with a word and yellow flames. The words are "funded," "full," "fair," "fast," "feminist," and "forever."
A woman wearing a lanyard and a black denim jacket stands in front of an outdoor display at night, awash in green-toned light. The display includes signs covered with lights spelling out the words: "End the fossil era." Above those signs are red banners, each hand-painted with a word and yellow flames. The words are "funded," "full," "fair," "fast," "feminist," and "forever."

Fossil Fuel Nations Almost Sabotaged a Climate Deal That Could Save Africa

At COP28, China and Russia undercut efforts to phase out dirty energy.

Argument
Nathaniel Mong’are, Abdoulie Ceesay
Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo speaks to supporters in Guatemala City on Oct. 20.
Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo speaks to supporters in Guatemala City on Oct. 20.

Can Peer Pressure Protect Guatemala’s Democracy?

The country’s president-elect says he’s the victim of an attempted legal “coup.”

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leave after holding a press conference at the White House in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leave after holding a press conference at the White House in Washington.

Did Biden’s Foreign Policy Flounder in 2023?

From Ukraine to Gaza, U.S. credibility on the world stage is appearing strained as an election year looms.

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
A hole from a stray bullet is seen in a window overlooking the West Bank city of Jenin.
A hole from a stray bullet is seen in a window overlooking the West Bank city of Jenin.

Israel Ends Deadly Three-Day Raid in West Bank

2023 has been the deadliest year for West Bank residents since 2005.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Fox News bureau in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 12.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Fox News bureau in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 12.

Zelensky Miscalculates With Republicans

That doesn’t bode well for future U.S. support.

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
A lone wind turbine spins in front of exhaust plumes billowing into a hazy gray sky from five cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Germany.
A lone wind turbine spins in front of exhaust plumes billowing into a hazy gray sky from five cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Germany.

What Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels Really Means

The COP deal was a breakthrough, but subsidy policy will be key in achieving its goals.

Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Tuvaluan Prime Minister Kausea Natano speaks at a podium during the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Natano is a middle-aged man wearing glasses, a black suit, and a tie with the flag of his country printed on it. Behind him are the flags of the United Nations and the United Arab Emirates.
Tuvaluan Prime Minister Kausea Natano speaks at a podium during the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Natano is a middle-aged man wearing glasses, a black suit, and a tie with the flag of his country printed on it. Behind him are the flags of the United Nations and the United Arab Emirates.

The Deal That Exposes the Global North’s Flawed Approach to Climate Migration

A recent agreement between Australia and Tuvalu reveals the unfairness of incrementalism.

Argument
Clare Francis
Gay is seen sitting behind a table with a desk microphone and a placard featuring her name.
Gay is seen sitting behind a table with a desk microphone and a placard featuring her name.

Defining Away Palestinians’ Right to Resist

What does it mean to say that rising up against injustice is impermissible?

Argument
Howard W. French
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