India Has a Fake-Jobs Problem
Employment fraud in the country is neither new nor small, but its prospects have never looked brighter.
Will Someone Take Charge?
Fatherhood coupled with pandemic restrictions reminded me that security is not just about personal safety from violence or terrorism.
‘We Tried to Warn You’
Links between online misinformation and real-world violence were always a problem “over there.” The Capitol Hill riot shows otherwise.
The Undoing of China’s Economic Miracle
The country’s paramount leader is turning away from reforms that helped it grow and develop. That will have consequences beyond its borders.
Isn’t She Good—For a Woman?
How the feminist passion for Artemisia Gentileschi’s life story risks overwhelming her artistic talent
The Populists Finally Breaking With Trump
For some of the president’s most like-minded allies, the insurrection on Capitol Hill was one step too far.
Is This How Greatness Ends?
Some of the American mystique has gone, even if the raw power remains. That is what makes the scenes in Washington not simply pathetic, but important too.
Eradicating a Democracy Movement
Mass arrests in Hong Kong show both the power of an organized opposition and the authorities’ fear of it.
Britain Failed. Again.
The country has gone into lockdown once more. The current set of restrictions has more troubling reasons than the last.
‘I Believe That the U.S.A. Can Be the Crucial Player’
To oust Europe’s last dictator, Belarus’s opposition leader said her country needs the world to “be braver.”
Why Britain’s Brexit Mayhem Was Worth It
The country appeared willing to throw away a huge chunk of trade over a minor industry. But national life has to be about more than simple calculations of GDP.
Photos: A Little Midwinter Fun and Beauty
Recent images of people across the Northern Hemisphere enjoying themselves in the middle of this winter
2020 Seen Through the Lens of Justin Sullivan
A look at some of the stories brought to us by photojournalist Justin Sullivan over the past year
Where Nationalism Has No Answers
The Indian government’s efforts to dismiss protests by farmers as “anti-national” are falling flat.
Photos of the Week: Patagonian Eclipse, Canal Skating, Sydney Surf
Santa in a snow globe in Seattle, an orangutan returned to Indonesia, Fashion Week in Senegal, a gingerbread town in Norway, and much more
2020: The Year in Volcanic Activity
Out of an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes, about 50 erupt every year, spewing steam, ash, toxic gases, and lava.
When You Live Next to an Autocracy
How does a country balance its values and its interests when it shares a border with China?
The World’s Most Important Body of Water
More than most, four men shaped the oft-cited “strategic tensions” over the South China Sea.
John le Carré Knew England’s Secrets
He revealed more about the country’s ruling class than any political writer of his era.
Hopeful Images From 2020
I’ve made it an annual tradition to compose an essay of uplifting images from the past 12 months—an effort to seek out and recognize some of the joy and kindness present in the world around us, even in the midst of a truly awful year.