Global

America’s Alliance System Will Face One of Its Biggest Tests Yet

The outcome of a U.S.–South Korea defense negotiation could transform America’s global footprint.

• Uri Friedman
• 7:00 AM ET

The Impossible Future of Christians in the Middle East

An ancient faith is disappearing from the lands in which it first took root. At stake is not just a religious community, but the fate of pluralism in the region.

• Emma Green
• 5:00 AM ET

Even in Parts of England That Rely on the EU, European Elections Are a Circus

The focus during the campaign in the pro-Brexit South West is on the zany candidates, not the issues.  

• Jon Allsop
• 1:00 AM ET

He Was Branded the ‘American Taliban.’ Now He’s Getting Out of Jail.

John Walker Lindh was the first American to face charges related to the War on Terror. Dozens have followed.

• Kathy Gilsinan
• May 22, 2019

Europe’s Far-Right Leaders Are Using Facebook to Transcend Borders

Captioned in English, sponsored by the Hungarian government, promoted to social-media users in Greece: A video about a Belgian politician represents a new trend in the spread of illiberalism.

• Yiannis Baboulias
• May 22, 2019

Britons Can’t Help but Make the European Elections All About Brexit

If the U.K. left the EU as planned, it wouldn’t take part in this week’s elections. But nothing about Brexit has gone as planned.

• Yasmeen Serhan
• May 21, 2019

Why Protesters Keep Hurling Milkshakes at British Politicians

“Milkshaking” is only the latest trend in Britain’s tradition of edible projectiles as protest.

• Yasmeen Serhan
• May 20, 2019

The Trade War Is Just the Beginning

Tariffs aren’t changing China’s mind. So get ready for more tariffs.

• Matt Peterson
• May 20, 2019

Macron and Salvini: Two Leaders, Two Competing Visions for Europe

The French and Italian politicians see different futures for the continent. Both face tests in this week’s European Parliament elections.

• Rachel Donadio
• May 20, 2019

The Partisan Divide on How to Read the Intelligence on Iran

Adam Schiff lays out his worries on the intelligence, but the Trump administration is pushing back.

• Mike Giglio and Kathy Gilsinan
• May 18, 2019

To China, All's Fair in Love and Trade Wars

China has more leverage in its trade war with the U.S. than you think.

• Michael Schuman
• May 18, 2019

How I. M. Pei Shaped a Change-Resistant Paris

Parisians hated Pei’s pyramid when it first opened. It is now as synonymous with the Louvre as the Mona Lisa.

• Rachel Donadio
• May 17, 2019

The U.S. System for ‘Skilled’ Migrants Is Broken

Obtaining an H-1B visa was always complicated. Now it’s even harder to get one.

• Krishnadev Calamur
• May 17, 2019

In an Echo of the Iraq War, the U.S. and Europe Are Split on Iran

The Trump administration has applied “maximum pressure.” European leaders want “maximum restraint.”

• Yasmeen Serhan
• May 16, 2019