2024 in Photos: How the First Months Unfolded
A look at some of the most memorable events of 2024, including a deadly earthquake in central Japan, the relocation of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, a rat hole in Chicago, and much more
How Trump Can Win the Peace in Ukraine
To safeguard U.S. interests, the next president must be clear-eyed and tough on Russia’s attempts to exploit negotiations.
Assad’s Opponents Are Building a New Order
What comes next won’t be easy, but it could be extraordinary.
How Trump Could End the War in Ukraine
What matters most is Ukraine’s genuine independence, its security, and its reconstruction.
The End of a 13-Year Nightmare
In the first days of Syria’s freedom, the country’s citizens appear to be behaving like traumatized, decent people worthy of their liberty.
Top 25 News Photos of 2024
Powerful images from the past 12 eventful months
Top 25 News Photos of 2024
Powerful images from the past 12 eventful months
How Russia Could Maintain a Foothold in Syria
Moscow can seek to preserve its most important assets in Syria through cooperation with an Alawite autonomous zone—if that community moves quickly to establish one.
Photos: Syrians Celebrate the Fall of Assad
Images of Syrians at home and in other countries, celebrating the end of the Assad regime
The Syrian Regime Collapsed Gradually—And Then Suddenly
Assad’s fall offers the possibility of change.
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
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.