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Today’s Beijing shows marks of how costly total control can be.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi defends his country as a “mother of democracy” amid widespread protests.
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Press freedom setbacks are largely driving deteriorating scores around the world.
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Warnings about transnational radicalism are rooted in the same accusations that sought to silence a renowned reporter decades ago.
View ArticleCongress Can Do More to Curb Kushner’s Conflicts of Interest
No one should be getting paid by the countries they are conducting diplomacy with, especially not the president’s son-in-law.
View ArticleMessi on Their Mind, Argentines Still Hold Maradona in Their Hearts
The admiration for Leo is based on his sporting exploits; the passion for Diego is rooted in culture and identity.
View ArticleCan Brussels Budget Like a Superpower?
A new financial framework could put the EU in the big leagues.
View ArticleThe Real Footprint of Trump’s Data Center Boom
What the sprawling buildout means for energy, water, and land.
View ArticleFrom Xinjiang to the Front Lines of Syria
How Uyghur militants were dragged into civil war.
View ArticleNobel Peace Prize Goes to Former ICC Judge
The United States imposed new sanctions on the international body in response.
View ArticleThe Global Diesel Crisis, Explained
How did the world reach a tipping point, and who holds the leverage?
View ArticleArnold Toynbee’s Chinese Century
A forgotten historian enjoys a strange afterlife in Beijing.
View ArticleRussian Sabotage in Europe Is No Longer ‘Symbolic’
The Kremlin’s strategy has entered a dangerous new phase, Estonia’s counterintelligence chief says.
View ArticleThe United States Is Not Ready for the Arctic Age
Rana Foroohar’s “Sea Change” shows why Washington can’t compete at the top of the world.
View ArticleHow Italy Spawned the Western Far Right
A longtime Rome correspondent reflects on the political trends in his adopted home.
View ArticleWhat Life Was Like for a Jewish Artist in 1930s Berlin
The debut novel “Venus, Vanishing” is a fast-paced tale of deception, forgery, sex, and escape.
View ArticleWhat in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Oct. 3: Brazilians and Pakistanis protest, Spain calls for snap elections, and Ebola spreads in East Africa.
View ArticleBrazil’s Far-Right Resurgence
The Bolsonaro family looks likely to retake the presidency.
View ArticleMecca Pact, Activated
What Pakistan and Turkey will likely do (and want) in Saudi Arabia.
View ArticleHow America and China Compare on AI
And why the two countries have different definitions of winning.
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