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The Panda Party’s Almost Over
Three of Washington’s most beloved residents are heading back home, ending an era amid frostiness in U.S.-China relations.

The Rule of Law Strikes Back
This week showed that world leaders aren’t immune to legal accountability.

Turkey’s Halt on Iraqi Oil Exports Is Shaking Up Global Markets
A diplomatic deadlock over a 50-year-old pipeline agreement is wreaking havoc in the region—and beyond.

Welcome to the West’s Olaf Scholz Era
Germany’s chancellor represents—for better or worse—the future of progressive politics.

Russia Doesn’t Want a War in Niger
Moscow relishes being a player in Africa, but committing to another foreign war wouldn’t serve its interests.

Why We Should Not Bet on a Peaceful Russia
The idea that a deal with Moscow will bring peace in Ukraine is based on very flimsy assumptions.

How the Opposition Won Guatemala’s ‘Free but Unfair’ Election
The Seed Movement got lucky, but it also made its own luck.

China Wants to Run Your Internet
The world’s decentralized internet is coming under competition.

BRICS Invites Six New Countries to Join the Bloc
Expansion of the economic alliance furthers its efforts to counter Western dominance.

The GOP’s Debate on Ukraine Takes Center Stage
Even without Trump in the room, the Republican Party’s biggest foreign-policy fight is over Ukraine.

Biden Puts U.S.-China Science Partnership on Life Support
The collapse of a landmark agreement would deal another blow to already fraught U.S.-China research collaborations.

Wagner’s Brand Was Built on Extreme Violence
In death, Yevgeny Prigozhin got a taste of his own messaging medicine.

What’s Next for the Wagner Group?
The infamous Russian mercenary group finds itself without a leader, but still with a mission.

A Dead Prigozhin Won’t Stop Tales of a Weak Putin
Interpretations of the Wagner saga are more imaginative than analytical.

Biden’s Trilateral Summit Was Aimed More at Pyongyang Than Beijing
China gets the headlines, but Kim Jong Un is the threat.