Saudi Arabia’s ongoing war in Yemen does more to highlight the kingdom’s isolation than its power.
Yemen’s War Is Redrawing the Middle East’s Fault Lines
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Women Leading Relief Efforts in Nepal
Women-led groups in Nepal are leading earthquake relief and recovery efforts in the country, including in decision-making where women are often excluded.
The 1.5 Million Man March
China has its vanishing girls. North Korea has its disappeared prisoners. And America has a generation of missing, jailed, and dead black men.
The Apology Olympics
Japan wants a “normal” foreign policy. Its neighbors want apologies for wartime atrocities — and an assurance that Japanese militarism is a thing of the past.
China’s Offering a World Bank Alternative — and U.S. Allies Are Signing Up
Beijing is only too happy to offer an alternative to Western-dominated international finance. What’s more surprising is that leading Western economies are signing up.
The Case for a Robot-in-Chief
It’s time to stop relying on human presidents.
How the U.S. Contributed to Yemen’s Crisis
Washington’s support for Yemen’s former dictatorship — and of Saudi efforts to sideline the country’s nonviolent pro-democracy movement — helped create the current crisis.
Obama’s Triple Crown
Obama’s no peace president, but he’s won important diplomatic victories. Will they survive the 2016 election?
Yemen and the Congress of Reaction
The Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen has more in common with 19th-century Europe than the 21st-century Middle East.
Foreign Agents
Some international NGOs promote universal norms and values while others advance the interests of governments. Is it possible to create space for one kind without the other?