Anchal Vohra
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The Race Is on to Be NATO’S Next Chief
Jens Stoltenberg is set to step down this year, and the jockeying to replace him has already begun. → Read More
What Happened to German Pacifism?
The country’s aversion to war has run up against its own limits. → Read More
Kumar Resigns After Adani Takeover of NDTV India, Citing Free Press Concerns
The country’s richest man has bought its last independent television channel—and made an enemy of its biggest star. → Read More
‘A Pawn in a Cruel Political Game’
Iran is threatening to execute an Iranian Swedish doctor—and human rights activists say the West isn’t doing enough. → Read More
Why Israel Is Afraid of Palestinian Funerals
Shireen Abu Akleh was neither a terrorist nor a dissident. But Israeli authorities treated the journalist’s funeral as a threat to their security. → Read More
Can Lebanon’s Elections Pull the Country Out of an Abyss?
On Sunday, Lebanese go to the polls for the first time since their 2019 uprising. → Read More
Can Saudi Arabia’s Film Industry Take Off?
Big-budget thrillers are now being filmed in the kingdom, but culture clashes could hinder the industry’s success. → Read More
The Islamic State Can't Even Pull off Lone-Wolf Attacks Anymore
But the group is hoping for a resurgence while the West is distracted in Ukraine. → Read More
Is Ukraine’s Endgame a Russian Land Bridge?
That may depend on how much coastal territory Moscow wants—and whether it can hold it. → Read More
Mohammed bin Salman Has Leverage on Biden—and Is Using It
Saudi Arabia’s cooperation on lowering oil prices will come at the cost of the West’s values. → Read More
Ukraine’s Foreign Legion Is Ready for Battle
Thousands of fighters are already flooding into Ukraine from around the world. → Read More
Europeans Are Terrified of Putin’s Nuclear Button
Across Western Europe, people are taking the Russian president’s threats very seriously. → Read More
Rebel-Held Syria Is the New Capital of Global Terrorism
The question of who controls the region around Idlib has become an international problem. → Read More
Water-for-Energy Is Better Than Land-for-Peace
A new deal between Israel and Jordan represents a big step forward from the Abraham Accords. → Read More
Muqtada al-Sadr Is the United States’ Best Hope
The Shiite cleric was once Washington’s bitter enemy in Iraq—and now offers the best chance of securing U.S. interests. → Read More
Sectarian Violence Is Lebanese Elites’ Comfort Zone
Open battle broke out in downtown Beirut this week—and the chances for political justice slipped further away. → Read More
The Taliban’s Sharia Is the Most Brutal of All
The Afghan government is imposing punishments that have no comparison elsewhere in the Islamic world. → Read More
America Isn’t Prepared to Combat the Islamic State in Afghanistan
The jihadi group’s continued rise has left the United States with only bad options. → Read More
Syria's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Other Middle Eastern Jihadis Are Copying the Taliban Model
Islamist groups are hoping that a turn to local jihad will win them international legitimacy. → Read More
Quetta is located near the Afghanistan border. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
The Taliban’s takeover in Kabul has all the makings of a Pyrrhic victory. → Read More