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A woman is silhouetted as she walks down stairs past a communist-era stained glass panel in Berlin on April 26, 2019. The early-1960s work depicts images of industry, technology, agriculture, the military, youth, family, and the working class common in socialist art of the communist bloc.
A woman is silhouetted as she walks down stairs past a communist-era stained glass panel in Berlin on April 26, 2019. The early-1960s work depicts images of industry, technology, agriculture, the military, youth, family, and the working class common in socialist art of the communist bloc.

A Tale of Two Germanies

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

Members of the GIL (Italian Youth of the Lictor) help farmers during the wheat threshing in Italy.
Members of the GIL (Italian Youth of the Lictor) help farmers during the wheat threshing in Italy.

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?

Mustafa Nayyem, head of the Ukrainian State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, speaks at an event before the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London.
Mustafa Nayyem, head of the Ukrainian State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, speaks at an event before the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London.
A Palestinian man carries his child to cross a roadblock in the West Bank city of Hebron in 2003. Rubble fills the land he walks across and barbed wire coils in front of him. A woman with a head covering follows behind them.
A Palestinian man carries his child to cross a roadblock in the West Bank city of Hebron in 2003. Rubble fills the land he walks across and barbed wire coils in front of him. A woman with a head covering follows behind them.

All the Palestinians Got From Oslo Was KFC

Thirty years of the peace process has left us with less land and fewer rights.

Refugees drive their vehicles in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Refugees drive their vehicles in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The End of Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenians’ mass exodus from the contested region raises the specter of ethnic cleansing.

Armenian refugees wait in the city of Goris before being evacuated to various Armenian cities.
Armenian refugees wait in the city of Goris before being evacuated to various Armenian cities.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Sept. 23: France makes moves in Niger, Egypt sets a date for presidential elections, and Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh.

Refugees stand in the back of a truck after crossing the border near Kornidzor on Sept. 28. More than 65,000 Armenians have fled Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia.
Refugees stand in the back of a truck after crossing the border near Kornidzor on Sept. 28. More than 65,000 Armenians have fled Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia.

What Does Nagorno-Karabakh’s Fall Mean for Great Power Influence?

Washington and Moscow care a lot about some post-Soviet conflicts—but are largely ignoring others.

Children play at the Adre refugee camp, where around 200,000 people (including many displaced by the conflict in Sudan) are currently taking refuge, in Chad on Sept. 19. Photo by Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images
Children play at the Adre refugee camp, where around 200,000 people (including many displaced by the conflict in Sudan) are currently taking refuge, in Chad on Sept. 19. Photo by Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images

U.S. Fears Sudan’s War Will Worsen Humanitarian Crisis

“Pick your calamity,” said one former top U.S. diplomat.

Then-Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez arrives for a closed-door briefing by intelligence officials at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Then-Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez arrives for a closed-door briefing by intelligence officials at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Blue Hawk Down

Sen. Bob Menendez’s indictment will shape the future of Congress’s foreign policy.

U.S. President Joe Biden, center, is welcomed by United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, left, and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, second from left, on arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan.
U.S. President Joe Biden, center, is welcomed by United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, left, and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, second from left, on arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan.

A President on the Picket Line?

Why Biden’s solidarity with autoworkers is globally unprecedented.

Hand-painted wooden nesting dolls stand on a table. Two are painted with an image of U.S. President Joe Biden, shown from the torso upward, wearing a black suit and smiling against an American flag background. Next to these is a doll painted with the image of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who smiles against a Chinese flag background.
Hand-painted wooden nesting dolls stand on a table. Two are painted with an image of U.S. President Joe Biden, shown from the torso upward, wearing a black suit and smiling against an American flag background. Next to these is a doll painted with the image of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who smiles against a Chinese flag background.

The U.S. Cannot Afford to Lose a Soft-Power Race With China

Washington’s key diplomatic assets have become a political bargaining chip.

A military escort gives a tour of the destruction in central Derna, Libya.
A military escort gives a tour of the destruction in central Derna, Libya.

Eastern Libya’s Rulers Crack Down on Protests—Not Shoddy Infrastructure

Libyan authorities invited journalists to cover the floods. Their window of welcome quickly closed.

Sunbathers enjoy Macumba Beach, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, during a heat wave, on Sept. 24.
Sunbathers enjoy Macumba Beach, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, during a heat wave, on Sept. 24.

South America’s Scorching Spring Has Arrived

But only some countries have turned up their climate ambition.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani (L) meets Prime Minister of northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG), Masrour Barzani in Erbil (R) in Erbil, Iraq on March 15.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani (L) meets Prime Minister of northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG), Masrour Barzani in Erbil (R) in Erbil, Iraq on March 15.

Iran Is Exploiting Divisions and U.S. Inaction in Iraqi Kurdistan

While Washington sits idly by, the region is on the brink of falling into Tehran’s orbit.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 26.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 26.

U.S. Defense Secretary Tours Africa

Austin touts U.S. as best alternative to Russia and China during visit.

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