The Trump administration’s motivations for going to war in Iran remain in question. But amid all the debates over the state of the Iranian nuclear program and the condition of the regime, one crucial ...

For six months, the war with Iran was disruptive but manageable. The Strait of Hormuz was largely closed to maritime traffic, blocking a transit route for roughly 20 percent of the world’s liquefied ...

This hard-line stance appeals to the majority of Israelis, who do not think that Palestinians are interested in negotiations or diplomacy. Surveys have repeatedly shown that Israelis overwhelmingly ...

The United States began bombing Iran on February 28 with the goal of destroying the country’s nuclear program, its missile program, and even its government, only to fail spectacularly at each ...

Across Latin America and the Caribbean, voters worried about rising crime have elected populists who promise to impose order and security in their countries. Some observers have read this development ...

The Brazilian presidential election, which kicks off with a first round of voting on October 4, gives citizens a choice between radically different visions of politics. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, ...

The bombardments have become so intense that, in recent weeks, Ukrainians have been posting a grim joke on Instagram and TikTok: “Thank God I live in Kyiv, so I do not have to plan for the future.” ...

Over the last half millennium, societies around the globe competed to divide up the world’s land. Nearly every square inch of soil outside Antarctica is now owned and tucked within national borders.

As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Washington this week, the Taiwan Strait, the waterway that has long been a flashpoint between the two countries, has seemed ...

When will the war in Iran end? American officials claim that the answer is soon. “I think the war is going to end immediately after the [November] election,” declared U.S. President Donald Trump in ...

AI appears to offer autocrats two ways to resolve this long-standing dilemma. First, it means they can now easily monitor and discipline their followers in real time. A change in a local official’s ...

Japan’s current strategy benefits the United States. Tokyo is not moving away from its alliance with Washington or seeking strategic autonomy; instead, it is increasing the durability of U.S. power in ...