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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House.

Sharaa’s White House Visit Marks a Reshaping of the Regional Order

Trump is courting the jihadi-turned-statesman to secure a new ally in the Middle East.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A couple wade through a flooded street as Super Typhoon Fung-wong hits Bulacan, the Philippines, on Nov. 9.
A couple wade through a flooded street as Super Typhoon Fung-wong hits Bulacan, the Philippines, on Nov. 9.

Why Extreme Weather Hits Southeast Asia So Hard

The Philippines has been battered by back-to-back typhoons.

Southeast Asia Brief
Joseph Rachman
The USS Gravely is seen in the waters off of the Port of Spain.
The USS Gravely is seen in the waters off of the Port of Spain.

Latin America’s Disjointed Reaction to Trump’s Drug Boat War

The region is facing historic levels of fragmentation, one expert said.

Analysis
John Haltiwanger
Mounted riot police stand by around the National Congress where security was reinforced due to a protest against President Michel Temer, in Brasilia, on August 2, 2017.
Mounted riot police stand by around the National Congress where security was reinforced due to a protest against President Michel Temer, in Brasilia, on August 2, 2017.

Violence Is the Heart of Brazilian Politics

An extraordinarily deadly police raid in Rio was anything but an aberration.

Argument
Felipe Krause
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik hold a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on September 9.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik hold a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on September 9.

Trump Deals a Blow to Bosnia

Lifting sanctions on Milorad Dodik is a win for Putin and instability at Europe’s expense.

Argument
Elmira Bayrasli
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 24.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 24.

Will Israel Wreck the U.S.-Syria Romance?

By embracing Sharaa, Trump hopes to bring Syria into the U.S. order.

Analysis
Marc Lynch
D66 leader Rob Jetten is pictured looking happy as he walks in a government building.
D66 leader Rob Jetten is pictured looking happy as he walks in a government building.

Millennial Leaders Won the Dutch Elections

A quiet generational shift is transforming politics.

Argument
Stan Veuger
A Russian security officer in a dark uniform and fur hat stands in front of the metal bars of the defendants' cage with a serious expression on his face. Behind him, in the cage, are three men—Sergunin, Liptser, and Kobzev. Sergunin wears a black hoodie, Liptser a white shirt, and the third a blue button-up shirt. The scene takes place in a Russian courtroom; Liptser and Kobzev are craning their necks to see around the guard and into the room.
A Russian security officer in a dark uniform and fur hat stands in front of the metal bars of the defendants' cage with a serious expression on his face. Behind him, in the cage, are three men—Sergunin, Liptser, and Kobzev. Sergunin wears a black hoodie, Liptser a white shirt, and the third a blue button-up shirt. The scene takes place in a Russian courtroom; Liptser and Kobzev are craning their necks to see around the guard and into the room.

In Putin’s Russia, Even Lawyers Aren’t Safe

Human rights defenders worry that the line between them and the people they represent is beginning to blur.

Report
Anna Conkling
Two men hold up clear boxes. One looks through the box, another tilts it on its side. In front of them is a dais with a microphone. Behind them red drapes.
Two men hold up clear boxes. One looks through the box, another tilts it on its side. In front of them is a dais with a microphone. Behind them red drapes.

Sharaa’s Democratic Test

The Syrian president, who visits the White House on Monday, just oversaw his first election.

Dispatch
Fin de Pencier
An aerial drone photo shows a wind power off-grid hydrogen production project at a hydrogen energy technology company in Liaoning Province, China, on July 30.
An aerial drone photo shows a wind power off-grid hydrogen production project at a hydrogen energy technology company in Liaoning Province, China, on July 30.

China Is Already Pulling Ahead on the Next Energy Supply Chain

Low-emission hydrogen is quickly becoming the latest frontier for geoeconomic competition.

Analysis
Jane Nakano, Mathias Zacarias
Members of the media take photographs of framed portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump flanking an image of former U.S. President Joe Biden's signature along "The Presidential Walk of Fame" on the wall of the colonnade outside of the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 25.
Members of the media take photographs of framed portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump flanking an image of former U.S. President Joe Biden's signature along "The Presidential Walk of Fame" on the wall of the colonnade outside of the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 25.

Why Does the U.S. Set Presidential Term Limits?

The 22nd Amendment was nothing but an act of vengeance against Roosevelt, Reagan believed.

Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer
A young protestor adds a tire to a burning barricade.
A young protestor adds a tire to a burning barricade.

The Power of Gen Z-Led Uprisings

From Madagascar to Nepal, young people are emerging as a powerfully disruptive force.

The Reading List
Chloe Hadavas
A seated Sen. Adam Schiff gestures with his hands as he speaks in the Senate daily press gallery.
A seated Sen. Adam Schiff gestures with his hands as he speaks in the Senate daily press gallery.

In Unprecedented Times, Congress Evades Responsibility

On constitutional matters of war powers and tariffs, Republican lawmakers have abandoned the field to Trump.

Report
Rachel Oswald
U.S. President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban meet at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban meet at the White House.

Orban Seeks Exemption From U.S. Penalties on Russian Oil Imports

Hungary hopes that flattering Trump will keep Russian energy flowing to the country.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A man in a suit stands below a golden symbol of Africa on the wall. Five green flags are to his left.
A man in a suit stands below a golden symbol of Africa on the wall. Five green flags are to his left.

Africa Needs a Continental Body With Teeth

The African Union has become a back-scratching club of heads of state.

Argument
Howard W. French
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