Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump, right, gestures to Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Washington Might Be Ready to Bargain With Beijing
The United States may be accepting the reality of Chinese power.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan acknowledge the crowd after an event in Gyumri, Armenia, on May 5. Can Armenia’s Democracy Prevail?
Unconditional Western support for the incumbent prime minister could backfire.
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An armed Israeli soldier stands guard near children standing by closed shop doors. Three Concrete Steps to Advance Palestinian Freedom
Legal reform and structural change may lack flair, but they can improve the situation on the ground.
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Iranian women watch the "Si-o-Se Pol" bridge (33 arches bridge) on Zayandeh Rud river in Isfahan 13 July 2002. The World Keeps Asking Iran the Wrong Question
Even before the Islamic Republic, the country has always wanted the same thing.
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A view of a street in Tehran, Iran, on May 12. The Myth of Zero Enrichment
Tehran regards Washington’s demand as tantamount to unconditional surrender, but there may yet be a way forward.
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A still image from the “AI Iran” YouTube channel, captured on May 18. Iran Is Winning the Vibe War
Disinformation experts need a new framework in the era of AI slop.
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Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, stands in front of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system during his visit to a military training area on June 11, 2024 in Mecklenburg, Germany. Ukraine Has a New War Strategy—and It’s Working
A year ago, the Ukrainian government decided to take the fight directly to Russia. It hasn’t looked back since.
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President Trump frowning slightly against a clear blue sky with an American flag out of focus behind him. Iran Could Be Trump’s Greatest Failure
A lot of things have gone horribly wrong—and it’s not over yet.
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Flags of Israel and Somaliland fly alongside each other at the entrance to a fruit farm between the capital city of Hargeisa and Port city of Berbera in Somaliland on February 19. The Gulf’s African Aftershocks
How the Iran war is deepening proxy conflicts around the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.
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A woman is seen from behind with her neck craned to look at a large screen affixed to a four-story building with big windows. On the screen, Trump and Xi stand side by side and shake hands. Trump’s China Pragmatism Is Welcome
Rivalry with Beijing is inevitable. Economic rupture would be disastrous.
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A black and white photograph from a low angle shows a smiling man in a suit reaching out to shake hands with several people. His arm is extended toward the camera, and the hands of three other people in suits enter the frame from the sides, reaching back toward him. The background features a clear sky and the top of a manicured hedge. How California Politics Set the National Tone
Ronald Reagan honed his right-wing conservatism in the Golden State.
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A midwife in a white uniform with an orange belt sits outdoors, leaning forward to examine a newborn baby held by a woman in a yellow shirt and colorful patterned skirt. They are seated in a sunlit, dirt clearing surrounded by trees and a traditional thatched-roof building in the background. There Is a Solution to the Global Health Care Crisis
Cuts in foreign aid have been devastating. Countries have a window to step in and craft plans for success.
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A medium close-up of two young boys standing in a tropical jungle. The boy in the foreground wears round glasses and a tan undershirt with suspenders. The boy behind him has curly hair, wears a tan button-down shirt, and holds a long, forked wooden staff. Other boys are visible in the blurred background. A ‘Lord of the Flies’ for Our Time
This is the perfect project for the creator of ‘Adolescence.’
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A man walks past a mural depicting a football and a flag of Curaçao in Willemstad, Curaçao, on April 10. The 156,000 and the 1.4 Billion
What Curaçao figured out about World Cup soccer that India still hasn’t.
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A man pushes his bike through debris in Bucha, Ukraine, on April 6, 2022. War Is an International Crime. Why Does It Go Unpunished?
A sweeping legal history reveals how the international community failed to live up to the promises of Nuremberg.