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Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid arrives to attend a press conference in Kabul.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid arrives to attend a press conference in Kabul.

How Can the West Handle the Taliban?

Regional engagement shows the possibilities—and obstacles—in Afghanistan.

Argument
Jens Vesterlund Mathiesen, Adam Weinstein, Galina Mikkelsen
A large crowd of displaced Palestinians wait to buy bread in Gaza.
A large crowd of displaced Palestinians wait to buy bread in Gaza.

Israel Has Failed to Meet U.S. Gaza Aid Demands, Humanitarian Groups Report

The territory’s humanitarian situation has declined ahead of the Biden administration’s deadline, according to aid groups.

Report
Amy Mackinnon, Alexandra Sharp
A Rohingya man decorates for a wedding at a refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, on Sept. 11.
A Rohingya man decorates for a wedding at a refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, on Sept. 11.

A Future Myanmar Must Include the Rohingya

Pro-democracy forces must do more to publicly condemn and investigate atrocities against the group—no matter who is committing them.

Argument
Joe Freeman
A visitor walks between graves at the May 18 National Cemetery in Gwangju, South Korea, on May 14, 2020.
A visitor walks between graves at the May 18 National Cemetery in Gwangju, South Korea, on May 14, 2020.

Han Kang’s Nobel Is a Win for South Korea’s Democratic Struggle

The novelist focuses on dictatorial atrocities that still shadow Korean politics.

Argument
S. Nathan Park
A woman is helped through the rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Oct. 11. At least 22 people died and more than 100 were injured in the strike.
A woman is helped through the rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Oct. 11. At least 22 people died and more than 100 were injured in the strike.

Israel Is Weaponizing Forced Displacement—Again

In Lebanon as in Gaza, Israel cannot bomb its way into security.

Argument
Lama Mourad, Sarah E. Parkinson
An aerial view of a long line of migrants walking through the jungle.
An aerial view of a long line of migrants walking through the jungle.

How Migration Became a U.S. Foreign-Policy Priority

The Biden administration quietly helped develop a regional strategy to tackle the issue. Can it survive the U.S. election?

Deep Dive
Catherine Osborn
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sit beside each other in upholstered armchairs int the Oval Office of the White House. Biden motions with one open hand as he speaks, and Netanyahu is partly turned in his seat to watch him, smiling.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sit beside each other in upholstered armchairs int the Oval Office of the White House. Biden motions with one open hand as he speaks, and Netanyahu is partly turned in his seat to watch him, smiling.

The White House’s Defense of Israel Is Undermining International Law

The United States tends to hail the ICC when it prosecutes American enemies, but assails the court when it goes after U.S. allies.

Argument
Sarah Leah Whitson
Alberto Fujimori talks into a microphone in the middle of a crowd with his arm raised.
Alberto Fujimori talks into a microphone in the middle of a crowd with his arm raised.

Alberto Fujimori Transformed Peru—for Better and Worse

As president, he defeated the Shining Path guerrillas but also oversaw paramilitary death squads that massacred civilians.

Obituary
Mitra Taj
Four men, three with prosthetic legs, wear bike helmets and t-shirts as they stand in a parking lot, gathered around a bicycle held up by the man second from the right. The sky above is a dim, dark blue; it seems to be either dawn or dusk.
Four men, three with prosthetic legs, wear bike helmets and t-shirts as they stand in a parking lot, gathered around a bicycle held up by the man second from the right. The sky above is a dim, dark blue; it seems to be either dawn or dusk.

Meet the Para-Cyclists Riding for Gaza

The Sunbirds’ story began with tragedy but has evolved into one of resilience.

Dispatch
Jonathan Rashad
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles as he walks outside of one of the red brick-sided buildings at the No. 10 Downing Street complex. Starmer is a man in his early 60s wearing a navy blue suit and glasses.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles as he walks outside of one of the red brick-sided buildings at the No. 10 Downing Street complex. Starmer is a man in his early 60s wearing a navy blue suit and glasses.

How Starmer Can Fix Britain’s Toxic Immigration Policy

The Labour Party must not be blown off course by recent riots and far-right agitation.

Argument
Ismail Einashe
In this black-and-white photo from 1984, Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega is seen in profile as he speaks to a crowd of reporters and citizens at an outdoor press conference. Ortega gestures with one open hand and holds a microphone in the other. Members of the press hold up cameras or jot in notebooks.
In this black-and-white photo from 1984, Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega is seen in profile as he speaks to a crowd of reporters and citizens at an outdoor press conference. Ortega gestures with one open hand and holds a microphone in the other. Members of the press hold up cameras or jot in notebooks.

Is Nicaragua’s Dictatorship Nearing Its End?

How the once-revolutionary Ortega regime may have destined itself to the dustbin of history.

Essay
Max Granger
Israeli soldiers gather during a protest in the town of Beita in the occupied West Bank on July 26.
Israeli soldiers gather during a protest in the town of Beita in the occupied West Bank on July 26.

Why the U.S. Must Lead Sanctions on Israel’s Illegal Occupation

No multilateral sanctions campaign will be effective unless it is backed by the power of the dollar, which dominates global trade and banking.

Argument
Mohsen Farshneshani
Recently released former Russian political prisoners, from left to right, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Andrei Pivovarov, and Ilya Yashin give a press conference in Bonn, Germany.
Recently released former Russian political prisoners, from left to right, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Andrei Pivovarov, and Ilya Yashin give a press conference in Bonn, Germany.

The Russians Putin Traded Away

How several political prisoners without dual citizenship were included in a historic east-west prisoner swap.

Report
Amy Mackinnon
A view from the ground level shows people across a clearing hold rainbow flags during a gay pride rally. The viewer is poised just behind the back of a person standing in front of the demonstrators, viewing them from between that person's two black boots.
A view from the ground level shows people across a clearing hold rainbow flags during a gay pride rally. The viewer is poised just behind the back of a person standing in front of the demonstrators, viewing them from between that person's two black boots.

Russia’s New Queer Purge

A secret court decision is driving the LGBTQ community into exile.

Feature
J. Lester Feder
A person with a small dog stands in front of a blue pond, with snow-topped mountains and a bright blue sky in the background. The person is on a gravel surface surrounded by white fences, with light brown shrubs all around the area.
A person with a small dog stands in front of a blue pond, with snow-topped mountains and a bright blue sky in the background. The person is on a gravel surface surrounded by white fences, with light brown shrubs all around the area.

The Hidden Trade-Offs of Climate Policy

Today’s green dogmas cannot deliver an energy transition that is fast, just, and sustainable—all at the same time.

Argument
Seaver Wang, Ted Nordhaus
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