Biden Can’t Paper Over the West’s Disunity
The U.S. and Europe tout a revitalized alliance, but the president’s visit to Brussels masks deeper disagreements.
A Month of War Has Transformed Ukraine
Recent images of the war and resistance in Dnipro, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Odessa, Kyiv, and more
How Western News Is Getting Around Putin’s Digital Iron Curtain
As Vladimir Putin asserts control over his country’s media space, many outlets are fighting back.
Why the U.S. Finally Called a Genocide in Myanmar a ‘Genocide’
America used the word human-rights activists have long argued applies to the campaign against Rohingya Muslims.
Photos of the Week: Sloth Rescue, Moon Rocket, Ukraine Crisis
A beaver released in London, an earthquake in Japan, a motorcycle club in Libya, a spring-break concert on a Texas beach, a humpback whale in Antarctica, and much more
Why We Should Read Hannah Arendt Now
The Origins of Totalitarianism has much to say about a world of rising authoritarianism.
What Happened to Hong Kong?
The city was once lauded for controlling the coronavirus’s spread. But this month, it recorded one of the highest death rates in the world.
Animals Can Be Refugees Too
Images of some of the refugee cats and dogs of Ukraine being cared for as family members, and brought to safety
Putin Needs an Off-Ramp
The question for world leaders is how to ensure the Russian president is defeated while nevertheless providing him with a route out of the crisis.
The War in Ukraine Is Just Beginning
Conflicts, though typically started easily, can be brutal, intractable, and difficult to end.
Photos of the Week: Mud Bath, Sled Dogs, Ukraine Crisis
A flock of sheep in Paris, demonstrations to mark International Women’s Day, an evacuated bear in Ukraine, skijoring in Colorado, a robot exhibition in Tokyo, and much more
‘I Know the Government Fell, but I Never Fell’
Women who served in the Afghan military are pleading for help, as Taliban fighters are hunting them down.
Scenes From the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Images of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games after six days of competition
For the West, the Worst Is Yet to Come
Perhaps the Ukraine crisis has saved the West from its pettiness and division. But the bigger picture is far more depressing.
Winners of the 2021 World Nature Photography Awards
Some of the top images from the 14 categories of nature photography featured in this year’s competition
China’s Russia Risk
How Beijing manages its relations with Moscow will help define it as a great power.
Putin’s Strategic Error
The Russian leader is creating the very Western alliance he feared.
Ukrainian Refugees Say Goodbye to Home and Family Members
Images of Ukrainian families fleeing the violence of the Russian invasion and bidding farewell to their homes and some of their family members who are staying to fight
Venezuela’s Train to Nowhere
A story of a train project illustrates the rot that inevitably develops behind a charismatic leader’s cult of personality.
What a Decade-Old Conflict Tells Us About Putin
One can trace a straight line from the overthrow of Libya’s dictator Muammar Gaddafi to today’s devastating war in Ukraine.
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