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The potential failure of the FCAS — billed as a European sixth-generation fighter aircraft — should be a moment of refle...
11/26/2025

The potential failure of the FCAS — billed as a European sixth-generation fighter aircraft — should be a moment of reflection in Europe regarding its plans for a European defense industry.

Read more in Ulrike Franke’s latest column:

The potential failure of the FCAS project should be a moment of reflection in Europe regarding its plans for a European defense industry.

As regional and international powers struggle to broker a durable peace in Sudan, the RSF—a foreign-backed militia with ...
11/26/2025

As regional and international powers struggle to broker a durable peace in Sudan, the RSF—a foreign-backed militia with a history of genocidal violence—is consolidating its control over a region roughly the size of France.

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As foreign actors struggle to broker peace, paramilitary forces are consolidating control over a region roughly the size of France.

Saudi Arabia can’t even afford MBS’s follies, let alone the investment into the U.S. he promised Donald Trump, Frederick...
11/25/2025

Saudi Arabia can’t even afford MBS’s follies, let alone the investment into the U.S. he promised Donald Trump, Frederick Deknatel writes.

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Saudi Arabia can’t even afford Mohammed bin Salman’s follies, let alone the investment into the U.S. he promised Donald Trump.

Everyone is worse off in a trade war. But in relative terms, the negative impacts of protectionism are unevenly distribu...
11/25/2025

Everyone is worse off in a trade war. But in relative terms, the negative impacts of protectionism are unevenly distributed by gender, with men often coming out ahead, Hilary Matfess writes.

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While tariffs make everyone worse off, the negative impacts are unevenly distributed by gender, with men often coming out ahead.

The drama surrounding Nexperia, a Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker, represents another nail in the coffin of Europe’s dedic...
11/25/2025

The drama surrounding Nexperia, a Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker, represents another nail in the coffin of Europe’s dedication to free trade and global integration.

Read more in Mary Gallagher’s latest column:

The dispute with China over Nexperia represents another nail in the coffin of Europe’s dedication to free trade and global integration.

Germany’s ruling coalition agreed to a new conscription framework, suggesting the country may finally be ready to confro...
11/24/2025

Germany’s ruling coalition agreed to a new conscription framework, suggesting the country may finally be ready to confront Europe’s new geopolitical reality.

On closer inspection, however, the move doesn’t provide much grounds for optimism, Moritz Graefrath writes.

While Germany’s decision has been widely praised, it raises concerns about the country’s commitment to European security.

President Claudia Sheinbaum’s reaction to the recent protests in Mexico City revealed a deeper vulnerability than is vis...
11/24/2025

President Claudia Sheinbaum’s reaction to the recent protests in Mexico City revealed a deeper vulnerability than is visible in her high approval ratings.

Read more in James Bosworth’s latest column:

This month’s protests, and Sheinbaum’s reaction to them, reveal where her weaknesses may appear in the coming year.

Though ubiquitous in foreign policy discussions, “the West” is rarely examined or defined. So what is “the West”? That’s...
11/21/2025

Though ubiquitous in foreign policy discussions, “the West” is rarely examined or defined. So what is “the West”? That’s not so easy to pin down.

Read more in Paul Poast’s latest column:

Though there are many ways to define the West, modern policymakers have a fairly precise idea of who it includes.

Almost a year after ousting the Assad regime, governing a nation fractured along ethnic and sectarian lines remains Pres...
11/21/2025

Almost a year after ousting the Assad regime, governing a nation fractured along ethnic and sectarian lines remains President Sharaa’s greatest challenge, as recurring outbreaks of communal violence continue to cast a grim shadow over Syria’s security landscape.

Read more in Siddhant Kishore’s in-depth article:

Recurring outbreaks of communal violence continue to cast a shadow over the country’s post-Assad transition.

Latin America is in the throes of a dramatic political shift, with voters in multiple countries moving decidedly to the ...
11/20/2025

Latin America is in the throes of a dramatic political shift, with voters in multiple countries moving decidedly to the right, disenchanted with the performance of leftist governments.

Read more in Frida Ghitis’ latest column:

Of the roughly dozen countries swept up by Latin America’s original Pink Tide, only four are in the hands of the left today.

In the past two years, advanced AI tools have turbocharged the speed and complexity of both offensive and defensive cybe...
11/20/2025

In the past two years, advanced AI tools have turbocharged the speed and complexity of both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities. A recent attack on Anthropic represents just the beginning of a new era, Kat Duffy writes.

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The breakneck pace of AI advances means the future is consistently arriving ahead of schedule—for better and for worse.

Chronic respiratory diseases are the world’s fourth-leading cause of death. But as Mie Hoejris Dahl writes, even though ...
11/19/2025

Chronic respiratory diseases are the world’s fourth-leading cause of death. But as Mie Hoejris Dahl writes, even though most of those deaths are preventable, the issue remains underprioritized by policymakers.

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Chronic respiratory diseases are the world’s fourth-leading cause of death yet remain underprioritized by policymakers.

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