World

New York’s polio crisis, explained

How a polio case in New York — and genetic evidence of under-the-radar spread — affects US risk and global eradication efforts.

By Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg

Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death”

The WNBA superstar has been sentenced to nearly a decade in a Russian penal colony for drug possession. But a prisoner swap might mean she’s free much sooner.

By Hady Mawajdeh and Sean Rameswaram

Where in the world are Russians going to avoid sanctions?

By Jonathan Guyer August 9

The US and China might not get over the Taiwan crisis

By Ellen Ioanes August 6

How can the US bring Brittney Griner home?

By Jonathan Guyer August 5

The drama over Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan travel plans, briefly explained

By Jonathan Guyer August 4

The only way to “win” the war on terrorism is to end it

By Jonathan Guyer August 3

The US spends billions on foreign aid. But it doesn’t know how much good our money is doing.

By Siobhan McDonough August 1

The attack on a prison holding Ukraine POWs, explained

By Tory Lysik July 31

What think tank drama tells us about the US response to Russia’s war

By Jonathan Guyer July 29

What the strong dollar means for you

By Madeleine Ngo July 28

Biden’s latest global infrastructure plan is all about competing with China. That’s a problem.

By Muizz Akhtar July 28

Why Russia is abandoning the International Space Station

By Rebecca Heilweil July 26

Sri Lanka’s new president is already cracking down on protests

By Ellen Ioanes July 23

Why the WHO finally declared monkeypox a global public health emergency

By Keren Landman July 23

Europe’s gas crisis is here

By Jen Kirby July 21

The UK’s next prime minister will be one of these two people

By Jen Kirby July 20

It’s so hot in Europe that roads are literally buckling

By Neel Dhanesha and Benji Jones July 20

Europe is burning like it’s 2052

By Umair Irfan July 19

What Biden wanted in the Middle East — and what he actually got

By Jonathan Guyer July 19

Sadhguru, the spiritual leader with ties to Will Smith and Modi, explained

By Sonia Paul July 18

Biden sought to end endless wars. So what’s the military doing in Somalia?

By Jonathan Guyer July 18

Why the US doesn’t want Turkey to invade Syria

By Ellen Ioanes July 17

How can Sri Lanka move forward?

By Ellen Ioanes July 16

Sri Lanka’s protests are just the beginning of global instability

By Jen Kirby July 16

Sri Lanka’s organic farming disaster, explained

By Kenny Torrella July 15

Biden arrives in a Saudi Arabia where human rights violations go far beyond Khashoggi’s murder

By Jonathan Guyer July 15

The race to replace — and escape — Boris Johnson

By Jen Kirby July 14

What Joe Biden and Israel’s prime minister have in common

By Zack Beauchamp July 14

Biden says he wants a two-state solution. Why is he silent on Israeli settlements?

By Jonathan Guyer July 14

A needed nuclear option for climate change

By Bryan Walsh July 12

Protests force Sri Lanka’s leaders to resign

By Ellen Ioanes July 9

Shinzo Abe wanted to make Japan a “normal country” — as he saw it

By Bryan Walsh July 8

Boris Johnson was a winner, until he wasn’t

By Jen Kirby July 7

Is this the political end for Boris Johnson?

By Jen Kirby July 6

How China’s relationship to Hollywood has shaped the movies

By Alissa Wilkinson July 6

Inside Ukraine’s lobbying blitz in Washington

By Jonathan Guyer July 5

Xi Jinping asserts his power on Hong Kong’s handover anniversary

By Ellen Ioanes July 2

Why America’s allies are worried about the end of Roe

By Jen Kirby June 30

Finland and Sweden’s historic NATO bids, explained

By Jen Kirby June 28

What Biden wants to achieve in Europe — and whether he’ll get it

By Jonathan Guyer June 27

What’s the best way to help extremely poor people? After 20 years, the evidence is in.

By Sigal Samuel June 24

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