Americas

Some politicians have called student protesters a threat. Instead, they are providing us all with an education in democracy.

A new film focuses on politics, but the economic impact would be huge.

Argentina wants to become a NATO partner—and Colombia seeks to join BRICS+.

Just three U.S. states receive one-third of all defense contract awards.

As vote-buying corrupts the country’s politics, the West African nation could learn from Taipei’s effective crackdown on the practice.

But the fact it took so long to pass has some worried about future support.

A new book lays claim to interpreting the former president’s global legacy—and has a plan for what a second term could accomplish.

New measures to punish Iran, Venezuela, and Russia could raise crude prices and hurt Biden in an election year.

Beijing’s bullying tactics have pushed Wellington into Washington’s welcoming arms.

A new book unwittingly makes the case that they can’t.

Cyberspace has upended the old world order.

U.S. allies intercepted hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles, and then Israeli forces counterattacked in a limited strike—but the threat of regional war remains.

From fintech to AI, investors are enthusiastic about the region’s growth potential.

Domestic far-right terrorism has been increasingly internationalized—and requires a coordinated response.

The U.S. president can’t stop Israel from retaliating against Iran, but he can choose whether to help Israel manage the consequences.

Calls to curb U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza over the humanitarian crisis risk being upended by Israel’s pressing security needs.

HBO’s new miniseries displays an undeniably American nonchalance toward power.

The nightmare scenario is extra terrifying because of its dreamy lack of logic.

Squabbles over Ukraine aid obscure broader consensus among the party’s two major wings.

The world has let this Caribbean country down for centuries. Will anything change now?

AMLO’s “hugs, not bullets” approach was more slogan than strategy. Can his successor do better?

The latest flurry of U.S. diplomacy shows how the president is all about “minilateralism.”

The U.S. remains an outsider to the maritime treaty it presses on others.

Earthquake or not, building semiconductor factories off the island has become a global imperative.

As the leaders of Japan and the Philippines present a united front with America, China is getting stronger, too.

Both Democrats and Republicans recognize the need for a more realist approach to Maduro’s government.

Beijing’s experiences are a road map for both opportunities and traps.

Donald Trump’s threats to cut all spending can spur actual changes.

Beijing’s political leadership isn’t likely to listen to friendly advice from foreign investors or criticism from foreign officials.

Three uncomfortable questions still hang over the U.S.-Japan alliance.

The U.S. treasury secretary blasted Beijing’s industrial overcapacity, but it’s a tough message to carry off convincingly.

In future wars, U.S. generals want to send robots to face the enemy’s first bullets.

“Shogun” and “3 Body Problem” show U.S. pop culture can thrive without putting Westerners front and center.

Rebuilding could cost billions.

In their 100th column, Matt and Emma revisit clashes over Taiwan, Ukraine, Iran—and how to deter an alien invasion.

The forum has prevented backsliding elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere.

But Washington and its partners are working to change that.

If New Delhi and Washington leave frictions to fester, they could ultimately derail future cooperation.

The industry’s “digital trade” strategy seeks to preemptively constrain governments.

Jens Stoltenberg has led NATO through a decade of war, chaos, and Trump. What comes next?

Colombo has demonstrated its own brand of strategic autonomy on issues from Russia’s war in Ukraine to China’s global footprint.

CNN reporter Jim Sciutto on the return of great-power conflict.

The White House backed an AI red-teaming exercise last year. The results are in.

A joint international task force could quickly mobilize an emergency system to clear shipments through the Rafah border crossing.

Growing Russian, Chinese, and Iranian influence in the Sahel is testing Washington’s clout in an increasingly strategic continent.

Countries have used the body’s impasse over conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine to advance their own interests.

Washington prepares for a worst-case scenario of attacks on critical infrastructure.

The president’s abrupt resignation suggests uncertainty, but it should not sow doubt about Hanoi’s economy or engagement with the world.

Brazil’s earlier intervention not only failed to secure the Caribbean nation—it is also linked to Bolsonaro’s militarization of government.

What the bestselling novels of Amor Towles reveal about global nostalgia—and American anxieties.

The scramble for critical minerals is heating up under the sea, but lawmakers fear the United States could be left behind.

On a whirlwind tour through Brazil, the French president showed that he seeks fraternité with the global south.

In 1991, President George H.W. Bush outraged Israeli leaders by conditioning aid and placing U.S. interests first.

The United States has intervened in past Mideast wars, but this one is different.

The vessel that hit Baltimore’s Key Bridge is more than three times as large as its biggest counterparts 50 years ago.

The chaos enveloping the island is not new—but the Haitian people can chart another path, as they have done before.

The censure isn’t likely to rein in Beijing’s cyberespionage campaigns.

They saved millions of lives but absolved countries from fixing core problems.

Washington now has to treat Tehran as a de facto nuclear power.

In a new book, Fareed Zakaria explores how much the times are a-changin’. At risk, he says, is the entire global system.

The canny marketing of imports from vodka to basketballs transformed the U.S.-China trade relationship.

The economics work, but the politics can be troubling.

The U.S.-led resolution signals a subtle shift in the Biden administration’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war.

The special relationship does not benefit Washington and is endangering U.S. interests across the globe.

The country is experiencing its worst economic crisis since the end of the Cold War.

There are real issues—but they go far beyond one app.

A new resolution on safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence was endorsed by all 193 member countries.

A close look at the foundations of U.S. influence—and the lack of it.

The chair of the Federal Trade Commission makes the case for competition in an increasingly consolidated world.

This summer’s summit needs to be much more than just a 50th anniversary celebration.

It’s past time to put legal guardrails in place to prevent catastrophe.

The Oscar-winning film leaves out Oppenheimer's hopes for nuclear containment.

How our era of plenty has created the global problems that plague us today.

The country risks becoming an “open-air jail,” Haiti’s former foreign minister warns.

Journalist Mina Al-Oraibi on how the Arab world perceives White House policy on Israel, Hamas, and the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

As Ukrainian forces brace for a new Russian offensive, Kyiv urgently needs supplemental military aid and ammunition.

As Biden and Trump gear up for a rematch, rifts are emerging within both Democratic and Republican ranks.

The Inter-American Development Bank is piloting new lending practices for the green transition.

What the $7.3 trillion plan says about the U.S. president’s priorities.

The calls for renewed U.S. global leadership are getting louder. They’re as mistaken as they ever were.

China hawks’ next target is Gen Z’s favorite app.

If Congress fails to pass a national security supplemental funding bill, Ukraine will be getting fewer bullets.

Pretending otherwise will doom any intervention before it has begun.

The country’s descent into turmoil is a case study in political ineptitude.

An estimated 10 percent of coronavirus patients will need long-term care.

The bill coming to a vote this week would force the app’s Chinese parent company to divest—or risk a U.S. ban.

Holding a credible vote is far more complex than simply scheduling it.

The Global Fragility Act could aid unstable regions—if funded properly.

Venezuela’s socialist government is cracking down on other leftist parties.

As universities shed scholars, key learning disappears.

A postgame analysis with Susan Glasser.

The Manhattan Project was, in many ways, the largest project ever undertaken by the U.S. state.

The president delivered one of the most politically significant State of the Union addresses in memory.

Lawmakers still think the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv is too small, and diplomats can’t get close enough to the front lines.

And the West isn’t ready for it.

Neighboring Caribbean countries pushed Washington to support a leadership transition in Port-au-Prince.

Biden must rally support for U.S. efforts on two major wars.

The former president’s inflammatory comments could have the positive effect of forcing European leaders to contribute more to their continent’s defense.

A muddled approach to espionage has been a disaster.

The Republican gadfly—and former U.S. ambassador and national security advisor—warns that Trump 2.0 will be even worse and more chaotic than the original.