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The Shadow of the Next Pandemic Looms in a Virus Hotspot
Low vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the risk of diseases spreading and adapting undetected.

Beijing Battles Deflation Amid Skyrocketing Debt Crisis
Driving consumer prices up may be hard after zero-COVID ravaged the nation’s economy.

What’s Next for Imran Khan’s Party?
With Pakistan’s popular opposition leader jailed ahead of election, his supporters must find a way forward.

How Sisi Ruined Egypt
The coup leader-turned-president promised Egyptians prosperity, but the country is flat broke.

Pakistan’s Military Won’t Loosen Its Grip
Imran Khan’s conviction shows why the country may be fated to hybrid rule.

Africa After Prigozhin Is an Opportunity for the West
Despite Moscow’s best attempts at controlling the narrative, there exists a power vacuum in the region—and a need to rethink alliances.

Will Niger’s Neighbors Intervene?
ECOWAS has threatened armed intervention but a lack of popular support in Nigeria and bellicose rhetoric from Mali and Burkina Faso could make the bloc think twice.

Latin America Tackles Deforestation at Amazon Summit
But divisions among members continue to plague cooperation on everything from climate change to oil drilling.

Record Flooding Highlights Rural-Urban Divide in China
The decision to protect Beijing by diverting water prompts widespread anger in Hebei province.

Sam Altman Has a Plan to Tame the AI He Unleashed
Worldcoin trades cryptocurrency for eyeball scans, creating a global ID database and scaring the willies out of privacy experts.

Niger’s Coup Is a Turning Point for Africans
The crisis has created a truly geopolitical moment for intra-African politics.

Why the Wagner Group Won’t Leave Africa
The mercenary group is a product of the system Putin built, and he can’t dismantle it without undermining Moscow’s global influence.

Military Intervention in Niger Is Bound to Fail
Nigeria has understandable security concerns, but using force to dislodge Niger’s junta could spark a refugee crisis and regional war.

Niger’s Junta Readies for Possible War Against ECOWAS
Whether the bloc will keep its word and militarily intervene in Niger is still to be seen.

NATO’s Northern Flank Has Too Many Weak Spots
Key alliance members are failing to uphold their obligations in the face of Moscow’s unflagging interest in the High North.