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Forget Trump. Facebook Should Go After Modi.
Around the world, super influencers have used social media to sow chaos. Facebook’s “Supreme Court” should consider them too.
Big Pharma’s Patent Defeat Shows Corporate America Losing Power
The unloved industry could try to fight Biden—or get behind the global drive to vaccinate.
Claims of Microwave Attacks Are Scientifically Implausible
There’s little evidence for an unknown weapon being behind “Havana syndrome.”
COVID-19 Is India’s Great Leveler
The coronavirus pandemic has flattened the country’s social order and turned its political divisions upside down.
China Is Building Entire Villages in Another Country’s Territory
Since 2015, a previously unnoticed network of roads, buildings, and military outposts has been constructed deep in a sacred valley in Bhutan.
Is Facebook a Failed State?
In deciding what to do about Donald Trump, the platform’s own “Supreme Court” punted.
Report Back Better
The State Department’s yearly human rights report may be the United States’ best tool for fighting sexual violence. Biden needs to get it right.
Extending the Trump Ban Won’t Heal Facebook’s Deeper Sickness
Apple cutting the social media giant off from iPhone user data could force a healthy change.
What the United States Wants From Japan in Taiwan
Biden should be clear about potential wartime plans now or else risk being disappointed by delays in Tokyo.
Can Imran Khan Change the Course of Saudi-Pakistani Relations?
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia’s relationship is walking a fine line.
Stopping Drug Patents Has Stopped Pandemics Before
Loosening property rules over coronavirus vaccines is likely to accelerate—not stifle—the pharmaceutical industry’s creativity.
Robert Menendez Is the Last Hawk on the Left
… But don’t tell him that.
How Netanyahu Learned to Love Israeli Arab Parties
The prime minister who once presented Arab citizens and political leaders as a threat has legitimized them as potential coalition partners.
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The Biden 100-Day Progress Report
We asked 25 experts to grade the administration’s start on foreign policy
Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi Have One Last Job
The U.S. treasury secretary and the Italian prime minister have spent decades shaping this economy. But can they control what comes next?
How Biden Will—and Won’t—Battle the Pentagon
What the new president really thinks about the military—and what the military really thinks about him.
The Most Vital 100 Days Since FDR
Just like Roosevelt, Biden must show that government still works.
America Is Becoming a Social Democracy
The Biden administration is accomplishing what was once thought historically impossible.
‘Minari’ Is About Korean American Faith as Well as Family
The U.S.-Korea relationship has always been shaped by Korean Christianity.
In Kyiv, Blinken Shows a New Face for the U.S.
After Trump, Biden’s top diplomat works to patch up relations with Ukraine—and with beleaguered U.S. diplomats
As U.S. Hardens Line on Beijing, Taiwan’s Stock Rises in Washington
Taiwan doesn’t have a U.S. embassy. But it’s got plenty of influence—and more to come.
Want a Green Future? Let Nord Stream Go.
Sanctions would undermine climate diplomacy.
As Modi’s BJP Stalls, Can the Congress Party Rev Up?
Last week’s elections showed the Hindu nationalist party isn’t invincible, but the opposition will need to change tactics if it wants to stage a comeback.
Can Kamala Harris Resurrect the Alliance for Prosperity?
The vice president’s plan for Central America depends on tackling rising corruption.
Outdated U.S. Policies Are Helping Iran Censor Its Citizens
Unclear guidelines and fear of sanctions are stopping tech companies from selling products that would help Iranians access the internet freely and evade government surveillance.
Voices
Industrial Policy Saved Europe’s Vaccine Drive
The EU got its act together not by banning exports but through classic cooperation with industry.
How Wars End
The shifting nature of war has made peacemaking more difficult. A new kind of back-channel diplomacy can help.
Israel’s Apartheid Doesn’t Make a Difference
A new report about the Israel-Palestine conflict is morally damning—and politically irrelevant.
The U.K. Still Knows How to Punch Above Its Weight
The recent defense review lays out how to be a midsize power in a superpower world.
A FOCUS ON RACE AND FOREIGN POLICY
Why Is Mainstream International Relations Blind to Racism?
Ignoring the central role of race and colonialism in world affairs precludes an accurate understanding of the modern state system.
When Did Racism Become Solely a Domestic Issue?
International relations theorists once explored racism. What has the field lost by giving that up?
Put Racial Justice at Center of the Biden-Harris Transition Plan
The new administration can learn from South Africa’s experience with transitional justice.
As America Seeks Racial Justice, It Can Learn From Abroad
Other countries offer good lessons for acknowledging and redressing past wrongs.
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The Month in World Photos
April brought a devastating COVID surge in India—plus the death of a royal in England, a raging fire in Northern Ireland, and a closely watched verdict in the United States.
When Nature Conservation Goes Wrong
Environmentalists’ intent on saving the planet by protecting natural habitats are creating human disasters of their own.
