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World Politics

2023’s big summer movie season, explained

The dark — and often misunderstood — nuclear history behind Oppenheimer, explained by an expert

By Jonathan Guyer July 24

Why Europe is so angry about Biden’s signature climate bill

By Alex Yablon July 24

Thailand’s democracy could still move forward — even without Pita

By Ellen Ioanes July 22

How bad will things get now that Russia has quit its grain deal with Ukraine?

By Jen Kirby July 20

Why ultra-green Germany turned its back on nuclear energy

By Markham Heid July 19

Sudan’s mass grave is the latest development in a brutal conflict

By Ellen Ioanes July 15

What Ukraine did — and didn’t — get from the NATO summit

By Jen Kirby July 12

The Biden’s administration’s remarkably unambitious approach to Israel

By Jonathan Guyer July 11

After all that, Turkey will support Sweden’s NATO bid

By Jen Kirby July 10

Biden’s Eurotrip, briefly explained

By Li Zhou July 10

So is Turkey finally going to let Sweden into NATO?

By Jen Kirby July 10

What the Dutch parliament collapse reveals about European migration

By Ellen Ioanes July 8

The US’s controversial decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, explained

By Jen Kirby July 7

What the siege of Jenin signals about the future of Israel and Palestine

By Jonathan Guyer July 6

The troubling court decision roiling Guatemala’s elections, explained

By Li Zhou July 5

France’s protests over a police killing, briefly explained

By Nicole Narea July 5

What Egyptian hip-hop says about the country a decade after the military coup

By Jonathan Guyer July 3

Wagner’s real money never came from diamonds and gold

By Ellen Ioanes July 2

Brazil bars Bolsonaro from political office for eight years

By Ellen Ioanes July 1

What the Wagner rebellion might mean for Russia’s war in Ukraine

By Jen Kirby July 1

Prigozhin said he was just being a patriot. Do Russians agree?

By Jonathan Guyer June 28

What’s going on with Vladimir Putin after the mutiny?

By Jen Kirby June 26

Aleksandr Lukashenko, the dictator who took credit for ending Wagner’s mutiny, explained

By Nicole Narea June 26

The far right’s gains in the Greek election, briefly explained

By Li Zhou June 26

Why Guatemala’s first-round elections were so surprising

By Ellen Ioanes June 26

Russia’s wild weekend and the Wagner group’s march to Moscow, explained

By Ellen Ioanes June 26

Why strikes might disrupt your summer Eurotrip

By Jen Kirby June 25

Prigozhin’s coup attempt unleashes chaos on Russia

By Jen Kirby June 24

Why the US is selling India so many weapons

By Jonathan Guyer June 23

Just how close are Russia and China?

By Jonathan Guyer June 21

The world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyes

By Zack Beauchamp June 21

Here’s what’s at stake in Blinken’s trip to China

By Ellen Ioanes June 18

Mali’s referendum can’t guarantee a democratic transition

By Ellen Ioanes June 17

Why are there still American troops in Syria?

By Jonathan Guyer June 15

A guide to understanding the Ukrainian counteroffensive

By Jen Kirby June 12

Boris Johnson’s out, and the Tories are at war

By Ellen Ioanes June 10

Why the PGA Tour merged with LIV Golf

By Jonathan Guyer June 8

Why the Ukraine dam destruction is a massive disaster — now and in the future

By Jen Kirby June 8

Can the West keep supplying Ukraine with enough artillery?

By Jen Kirby June 6

The deadly train collision in India, explained

By Ellen Ioanes June 3

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