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A protester waves U.S. and Israeli national flags during a demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.
A protester waves U.S. and Israeli national flags during a demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.

There’s No American Ambassador in Israel

Dozens of top U.S. national security posts sit empty amid crisis.

Analysis
Robbie Gramer
A Ukrainian soldier wearing a camouflage military uniform is seen from behind as they walk down a cracked paved road surrounded by grassy fields and open sky. The soldier is holding a rifle and casts a long shadow.
A Ukrainian soldier wearing a camouflage military uniform is seen from behind as they walk down a cracked paved road surrounded by grassy fields and open sky. The soldier is holding a rifle and casts a long shadow.

Negotiating With Russia Is Still a Bad Idea

The rationale for forcing Ukraine to stop fighting keeps changing with the facts on the ground.

Argument
Raphael S. Cohen, Gian Gentile
An Israeli soldier rests his head on an artillery gun barrel of an armored vehicle as Israeli soldiers stand on piles of dirt as they take positions near the border with Gaza in southern Israel.
An Israeli soldier rests his head on an artillery gun barrel of an armored vehicle as Israeli soldiers stand on piles of dirt as they take positions near the border with Gaza in southern Israel.

Israel Could Win This Gaza Battle and Lose the War

An all-out effort is again underway to maintain an unsustainable regional status quo. This article has an audio recording

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
Iranians drive past an anti-Israel billboard that shows a checkered keffiyeh covering the Star of David along with the words “Al Aqsa Storm” in English and Farsi.
Iranians drive past an anti-Israel billboard that shows a checkered keffiyeh covering the Star of David along with the words “Al Aqsa Storm” in English and Farsi.

What Is Iran’s Role in the Hamas Attack on Israel?

Tehran has been encouraging an escalation like this for months. This article has an audio recording

Argument
Danielle Pletka
A person is seen from the side walking past a blue billboard.
A person is seen from the side walking past a blue billboard.

The World Bank’s Big Week

What to know ahead of the institution’s annual meetings.

The Reading List
Chloe Hadavas
A giant, dark plume of smoke rises high over the homes and buildings of Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike.
A giant, dark plume of smoke rises high over the homes and buildings of Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike.

What You Need to Know About the Israel-Hamas War

The situation is chaotic, and the fighting is ongoing. But several observations already stand out.

Analysis
Daniel Byman, Alexander Palmer
Cars are seen on fire following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel, on Oct. 7.
Cars are seen on fire following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel, on Oct. 7.

Israel Rocked by Unprecedented Hamas Surprise Attack

Israel-Palestine sees its bloodiest day of fighting in decades as Netanyahu declares war.

Dispatch
Neri Zilber
Kim Yo Jong
Kim Yo Jong

Kim Yo Jong Is the World’s Most Dangerous Woman

A new book profiles the possible future leader of North Korea.

Review
Anthony Ruggiero
An illustration of Imelda Marcos holding a parasol as she lounges on the sand, leaning on skulls, as shoes and palm fronts swirl around her.
An illustration of Imelda Marcos holding a parasol as she lounges on the sand, leaning on skulls, as shoes and palm fronts swirl around her.

The Fabulous Mythmaking of Imelda Marcos

A new novel claws back history from a family that would otherwise have it disappear.

Review
Sheila S. Coronel
An illustration shows a data storage cloud over a semiconductor chip
An illustration shows a data storage cloud over a semiconductor chip

The Cloud Can Solve America’s AI Problems

Washington doesn’t have to restrict chip exports to control the technology’s future development.

Essay
Tim Fist, Paul Scharre
Taghi Rahmani, husband of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, attends a press conference.
Taghi Rahmani, husband of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, attends a press conference.

What Narges Mohammadi’s Nobel Means for Iran

The fight for women’s rights in Tehran is far from over.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Officials count votes at a polling station during the second round of the presidential election in Male, Maldives.
Officials count votes at a polling station during the second round of the presidential election in Male, Maldives.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Sept. 30: Slovakia votes, the EU announces an aid package, and police crack down in Iran.

Quiz
Drew Gorman
The silhouette of a person operating hand-held machinery in a rice paddy.
The silhouette of a person operating hand-held machinery in a rice paddy.

Niger Is a Warning for the World Bank

International finance needs a new playbook for crisis as the bank convenes for its annual meetings.

Analysis
Anastasia Moran
A worker wearing a black T-shirt and backward baseball cap hoists a fog machine as they spray steam at mosquito larvae growing in a puddle between a row of motorcycles on a street in Kathmandu.
A worker wearing a black T-shirt and backward baseball cap hoists a fog machine as they spray steam at mosquito larvae growing in a puddle between a row of motorcycles on a street in Kathmandu.

A Dangerous Disease Spreads in a Hotter Nepal

Dengue-carrying mosquitoes are spreading to mountains where they were once unknown.

Report
Bibek Bhandari
Two Haitian women shout as they participate in a protest on a crowded street to demand the release of a kidnapped nurse. One of the women stands beside a young girl, guiding the girl to raise her fist in the air. Other demonstrators wave hand-painted signs in the background.
Two Haitian women shout as they participate in a protest on a crowded street to demand the release of a kidnapped nurse. One of the women stands beside a young girl, guiding the girl to raise her fist in the air. Other demonstrators wave hand-painted signs in the background.

Can a New Intervention Do Right by Haiti?

A complicated history looms over the latest effort to fix the country’s security crisis.

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
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