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Ukraine Is Already Working on Its Next Election
The challenges of holding a vote in wartime are both small and big—and often unexpected.

Russia’s Crimean Red Line Has Been Erased
Claims about the territory’s spiritual status have been revealed to be fiction.

Will Intervention Stabilize the Sahel?
As coups spread across the region, insecurity is growing—and international military involvement could make it worse.

U.N. Approves Foreign Intervention in Haiti
The 12-month mandate will aim to combat gang violence by providing additional security and stopping global arms sales.

China Finds Friends in Europe’s Far Right
A German politician’s ties to a Chinese influence network are part of a pattern across Central and Eastern Europe.

China’s United Front Operations Are Ubiquitous—at Home
One department now oversees everything from religion to winter sports to influence operations.

China’s Foreign Minister Is Headed to Washington
The Biden administration has been laying the groundwork for a big meeting with Xi Jinping.

U.S. Budget Deal Has Europe Questioning American Resolve on Ukraine
If U.S. military aid falls short, more Ukrainians will die, officials in Kyiv say.

The Biden Administration Is Addicted to Partnerships
The inauspicious return of the Cold War strategy of “Pactomania.”

EU Foreign Ministers Make Historic Kyiv Trip
The visit aimed to counter fracturing Western support for Ukraine.

Biden’s Signature Achievement Needs to Go Global
The Inflation Reduction Act is Washington’s boldest climate policy ever—but still woefully insufficient.

The Land of Lederhosen, Beer, and Political Chaos
Bavaria is Germany’s stereotypical idyll—and now a herald of its future turmoil.

Will China’s Elite Ever Rise Up?
Inside the world of China’s richest players.

A Tale of Two Germanies
Thirty-three years after reunification, the country’s wounds are rawer than many would like to admit.

The Great Turn Inward
A new book argues countries are de-globalizing yet again. But was there ever such a thing as globalism to begin with?