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Copper miners at the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte, Montana.
Copper miners at the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte, Montana.

Uncle Sam Wants You to Join the Mining Industry

A major talent squeeze is complicating Washington’s critical mineral ambitions.

Report
Christina Lu
Joe Biden stands at a lectern and behind it is an American flag and a Ukrainian flag.
Joe Biden stands at a lectern and behind it is an American flag and a Ukrainian flag.

What Does America Want in Ukraine?

Washington’s current approach is a strategic cop-out—and risks making another forever war.

Argument
Emma Ashford, Joshua Shifrinson, Stephen Wertheim
Former German official Hans-Georg Maassen sits at a table as a witness during a Bundestag session. Maassen is a man in his late 50s, wearing a dark suit and a small pair of wire-frame glasses. His hands are flat on the table in front of him, and he wears a serious expression as he listens to a speaker.
Former German official Hans-Georg Maassen sits at a table as a witness during a Bundestag session. Maassen is a man in his late 50s, wearing a dark suit and a small pair of wire-frame glasses. His hands are flat on the table in front of him, and he wears a serious expression as he listens to a speaker.

Germany Is Now Spying on Its Own Top Spy

Hans-Georg Maassen has a troubling relationship with the far-right—just like the agency he used to head.

Analysis
Jacob Kushner
U.S. President Joe Biden sits with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2023.
U.S. President Joe Biden sits with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2023.

Biden Draws a Red(Ish) Line on Israel

The U.S. president pauses some military aid as tensions with Israel mount.

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch

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Biden Proposes New Asylum System Policies
World Brief
Alexandra Sharp

Lula Doesn’t Understand Today’s Brazil
Argument
Felipe Krause

Biden’s Escalation Fears Have Dangerous Consequences
Argument
Jakub Grygiel

China’s Xi Cultivates ‘Ironclad Friendship’ in Eastern Europe
World Brief
Alexandra Sharp

Asia & the Pacific

Voters wait to cast their ballots outside a polling station during the third phase of voting for the India's general election in Sadashivapura village in Karnataka, India.
Voters wait to cast their ballots outside a polling station during the third phase of voting for the India's general election in Sadashivapura village in Karnataka, India.

India’s Battleground State
South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman

Taiwan Wants Suicide Drones to Deter China

Indonesia Bets Big on Electric Vehicles

The Chilling of the Fourth Estate After 10 Years of Modi

China

Migrants walk by the jungle near Bajo Chiquito, Darién province, Panama, on Sept. 22, 2023.
Migrants walk by the jungle near Bajo Chiquito, Darién province, Panama, on Sept. 22, 2023.

Why Are More Chinese Migrants Arriving at the U.S. Southern Border?
China Brief
James Palmer

The Tech Hawks Took Down TikTok. Now What?

Xi Believes China Can Win a Scientific Revolution

Does China Have to Play by the Rules?

Middle East & Africa

US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrive for the family photo during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.
US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrive for the family photo during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.

Saudi Arabia Is on the Way to Becoming the Next Egypt
Argument
Steven A. Cook

U.K. Begins Rwanda Deportations

Biden Should Not Stand in the Way of the ICC

Can the ICC Actually Arrest Netanyahu?

Europe

People walk on the Stone Bridge in front of the Alexander the Great monument, also known as "Warrior on a horse", in Skopje on May 7, 2024, on the eve of North Macedonia's presidential and parliamentary elections. (Photo by Robert Atanasovski / AFP)
People walk on the Stone Bridge in front of the Alexander the Great monument, also known as "Warrior on a horse", in Skopje on May 7, 2024, on the eve of North Macedonia's presidential and parliamentary elections. (Photo by Robert Atanasovski / AFP)

North Macedonia’s Political Future Is on the Line
Analysis
Bojan Stojkovski

The Opioid High of Empire

Turmoil in Georgia Could Draw in Russia

Turkey’s Democracy Is Down but Not Out

Americas

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a man in his 60s dressed in a black suit and navy blue tie, stands in front of a blue digital background featuring a U.S. government seal logo. as he speaks onstage during a conference.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a man in his 60s dressed in a black suit and navy blue tie, stands in front of a blue digital background featuring a U.S. government seal logo. as he speaks onstage during a conference.

Washington Takes Its Cyber Strategy Global
Report
Rishi Iyengar

Get Ready for Trump Trade Wars 2.0

No, This Is Not a Cold War—Yet

Mexico and the United States Need to Talk About China Now

Weekend Reads

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Kabul, Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on August 26, 2021 in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Kabul, Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on August 26, 2021 in Washington.

The Original Sin of Biden’s Foreign Policy

All of the administration’s diplomatic weaknesses were already visible in the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Review
John Kampfner
A photo collage illustration shows Russian President Vladamir Putin walking with a shadow cast before him on a red field. In front of him is the crown of a Russian tsar and a Soviet-era statue with hammer, sickle, and star.
A photo collage illustration shows Russian President Vladamir Putin walking with a shadow cast before him on a red field. In front of him is the crown of a Russian tsar and a Soviet-era statue with hammer, sickle, and star.

A New Age of Empires
Flash Points
Chloe Hadavas
A Ukrainian serviceman wearing combat fatigues is seen from the waist up as he stands on a grassy field. His arms are crossed over a rifle that he holds against his chest, and a Christian rosary with white and purple beads hangs from the neck of the rifle.
A Ukrainian serviceman wearing combat fatigues is seen from the waist up as he stands on a grassy field. His arms are crossed over a rifle that he holds against his chest, and a Christian rosary with white and purple beads hangs from the neck of the rifle.

The Divine Marketplace Is Pretty Crowded
Excerpt
Paul Seabright
Duke Ellington, wearing an overcoat and smiling is mobbed by fans. One man at left wears a uniform and solider's cap of the time. Men in the foreground reach their hands toward him. A cymbal and drumstick from the band can be seen on the lower edge of the scene.
Duke Ellington, wearing an overcoat and smiling is mobbed by fans. One man at left wears a uniform and solider's cap of the time. Men in the foreground reach their hands toward him. A cymbal and drumstick from the band can be seen on the lower edge of the scene.

Duke Ellington, the Jazz Legend Who Became a Diplomat
Excerpt
Larry Tye

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French President Emmanuel Macron greets Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is in France as part of a five-day trip to Europe.
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is in France as part of a five-day trip to Europe.

China Wants to ‘Divide and Conquer’ Europe
Insider
Ravi Agrawal
A man wearing a suit and tie is surrounded by members of the media holding phones and tape recorders.
A man wearing a suit and tie is surrounded by members of the media holding phones and tape recorders.

‘Russia Feels Like They’re Winning’
Insider
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
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Two boys sit with empty pots as they queue for aid.

How to Stave Off a Famine in Gaza
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Ravi Agrawal

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A photo illustration shows a crowd of people filling the face of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A photo illustration shows a crowd of people filling the face of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The New Idea of India

Narendra Modi’s reign is producing a less liberal but more assured nation.

Essay
Ravi Agrawal
An illustration shows a tiger chasing a dragon up an economic indicator line against a graph paper background. The dragon is turning to snarl at the tiger.
An illustration shows a tiger chasing a dragon up an economic indicator line against a graph paper background. The dragon is turning to snarl at the tiger.

Is India Really the Next China?

The case for its economic ascent is strong, but government policies still stand in the way.

Analysis
Josh Felman, Arvind Subramanian

Modi’s Messenger to the World
Profile
Rishi Iyengar

Meet India’s Generation Z
Essay
Snigdha Poonam

Becoming Indian
Essay
Amitava Kumar

4 Books to Understand Modern India
Review
Mukul Kesavan

In Case You Missed It

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An illustration shows piles of shipping containers and symbols of industry as protectionist islands in a sea.

America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up

Industrial policy and subsidies are nothing new and can be useful. But shutting off from the world will have consequences.

Essay
Adam Posen
An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo.
An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo.

A New Multilateralism
Essay
Gordon Brown
A fireball erupts behind a turreted building as smoke fills the sky after an Israeli strike over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
A fireball erupts behind a turreted building as smoke fills the sky after an Israeli strike over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

10 Conflicts to Watch
Analysis
Comfort Ero, Richard Atwood
A globe with blocks and chunks missing from it sits atop the shoulders of a person looking into a dystopian horizon.
A globe with blocks and chunks missing from it sits atop the shoulders of a person looking into a dystopian horizon.

The Global Credibility Gap
Essay
Jared Cohen, Ian Bremmer
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China-military-readiness-war-us-taiwan-Doug-Chayka-illustration

How Primed for War Is China?
Essay
Michael Beckley, Hal Brands
A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor.
A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor.

No, the World Is Not Multipolar
Essay
Jo Inge Bekkevold
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018.

6 Swing States Will Decide the Future of Geopolitics
Analysis
Cliff Kupchan

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Cardboard figurines depicting U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Fallas festival in Valencia, on March 16, 2022.
Cardboard figurines depicting U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Fallas festival in Valencia, on March 16, 2022.

Nobody Is Competing With the U.S. to Begin With

Conflicts with China and Russia are about local issues that Washington can’t win anyway.

Argument
Anatol Lieven
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow.

The Very Real Limits of the Russia-China ‘No Limits’ Partnership

Intense military cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is a problem for the West. Their bilateral trade is not.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
Soldiers wearing camouflage fatigues visit a makeshift memorial for Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow. The informal memorial is on the side of a street and is covered with flags, photos of Prigozhin, and candles.
Soldiers wearing camouflage fatigues visit a makeshift memorial for Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow. The informal memorial is on the side of a street and is covered with flags, photos of Prigozhin, and candles.

What Do Russians Really Think About Putin’s War?

Polling has gotten harder as autocracy has tightened.

Argument
Christian Caryl
French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping after inspecting an honor guard during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping after inspecting an honor guard during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Can Xi Win Back Europe?

The Chinese leader’s visit follows weeks of escalating tensions between China and the continent.

Analysis
Christina Lu

Books

A photo illustration shows a deflated plastic globe with a pen speared into it.
A photo illustration shows a deflated plastic globe with a pen speared into it.

Where Global Governance Went Wrong—and How to Fix It

International agreements have not balanced our freedoms in the way that they should.

Essay
Joseph E. Stiglitz
The book cover for In the Long Run: The Future as a Political Idea by Jonathan White
The book cover for In the Long Run: The Future as a Political Idea by Jonathan White

Democracy Has Run Out of Future
Review
Ivan Krastev, Leonard Benardo
The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet, Brett Christophers, Verso, 432 pp., $26.07 (that's the price on the affiliate link), March 2024
The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet, Brett Christophers, Verso, 432 pp., $26.07 (that's the price on the affiliate link), March 2024

Can Wind and Solar Solve Climate Change?
Review
Ted Nordhaus
The book covers of Underground Empire and Digital Empires by Henrey Farrell and Abraham Newman and Anu Bradford.
The book covers of Underground Empire and Digital Empires by Henrey Farrell and Abraham Newman and Anu Bradford.

The New Empires of the Internet Age
Review
Daniel W. Drezner
Four book covers of: India Is Broken, Price of the Modi Years, City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh, and Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India.
Four book covers of: India Is Broken, Price of the Modi Years, City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh, and Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India.

4 Books to Understand Modern India
Review
Mukul Kesavan
Table for Two: Fictions, Amor Towles, Viking, 464 pp., $32, April 2024
Table for Two: Fictions, Amor Towles, Viking, 464 pp., $32, April 2024

The World Still Loves (Yesterday’s) America
Review
Jessi Jezewska Stevens
The cover of Fareed Zakaria's book Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
The cover of Fareed Zakaria's book Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present

Is This a Revolution? Or Are People Just Very Ticked Off?
Review
Michael Hirsh

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A man fishes at a port near the Lungmen, a nuclear power plant that has suspended its construction, in New Taipei City.

Taiwan Can’t Shake Its Nuclear Ghosts

The island’s resistance to a dependable—and desperately needed—source of energy has been shaped by a covert history.

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