Photos of the Week: Santa Wink, Krampus Run, Panda Pose
Christmas decorations across Germany, lake-effect snowfall in Ohio, a brief clash between soldiers and civilians in South Korea, sumo wrestlers in London, and much more
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The Folly of Ignoring Syria This Long
Leaving frozen conflicts unattended is not only shortsighted but potentially catastrophic.
Putin Decides That Stalin’s Victims Were Guilty After All
Authorities in Moscow once exonerated people who were tortured, imprisoned, and killed during the Soviet era. The current president wants to undo that.
America’s Lonely Future
What happens when the nation takes a zero-sum approach to the world?
South Korea’s Warning for Washington
Even botched plots to seize power damage democratic institutions and norms.
Why Syria Matters to the Kremlin
It is not just a military outpost. It is a cornerstone of Russia’s claim to great-power status.
The Fall of Aleppo Was Oddly Familiar
Syria, like Iraq, allowed itself to become a tool of Iran, and therefore never developed a competent state.
How to End the War in Gaza
The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah holds lessons for both Israel and the United States.
2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Every day until Wednesday, December 25, this page will present a new, incredible image of our universe from one of two space telescopes.
What Trump Doesn’t Understand About the Military
Politicizing the U.S. armed forces won’t just hurt democracy. It will make the military weaker.