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An Iraqi soldier stands guard next candles list by people paying their respects to Iran's late president Ebrahim Raisi outside the Iranian embassy in Baghdad on May 20.
An Iraqi soldier stands guard next candles list by people paying their respects to Iran's late president Ebrahim Raisi outside the Iranian embassy in Baghdad on May 20.

Why Iran Believes It’s Winning Against Israel

Tehran has concluded that a regional reordering is underway. The death of the president and foreign minister won’t change that.

Analysis
Ali Vaez, Hamidreza Azizi
The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor, Karim Khan, a bald man in a gray suit and red tie, speaks at a podium during a press conference in Bogota. A blue ICC flag hangs behind him in front of a wood-paneled wall.
The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor, Karim Khan, a bald man in a gray suit and red tie, speaks at a podium during a press conference in Bogota. A blue ICC flag hangs behind him in front of a wood-paneled wall.

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas Leaders

The announcement ramps up pressure on Israel and puts the United States in a new bind.

Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
A cat (L) is seen inside the hazmat suit sleeve of a health worker taking swab samples from residents in Shanghai on June 6, 2022.
A cat (L) is seen inside the hazmat suit sleeve of a health worker taking swab samples from residents in Shanghai on June 6, 2022.

Blocking a Fair WHO Pandemic Accord Endangers Humanity

Without an equitable agreement, including wealthy nations sharing IP with poorer ones, the world is doomed to repeat its COVID-era mistakes.

Analysis
Luke McDonagh
A TV camera is seen behind a man in a robe, hat, and cleric's color. Another man in a dark jacket is at right. They stand in front of a curtain topped with a bank of flowers.
A TV camera is seen behind a man in a robe, hat, and cleric's color. Another man in a dark jacket is at right. They stand in front of a curtain topped with a bank of flowers.

What Raisi’s Death Means for Iran’s Future

The president’s sudden death in a helicopter crash creates uncertainty for the country amid regional turmoil.

Analysis
Jack Detsch
A demonstrator holds up the flags of Israel and the United States during a rally in support of Israel outside the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver on Oct. 15, 2023.
A demonstrator holds up the flags of Israel and the United States during a rally in support of Israel outside the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver on Oct. 15, 2023.

Rift or Rupture?

What the war in Gaza is doing to U.S.-Israeli relations.

Analysis
Aaron David Miller, Daniel C. Kurtzer
Josep Borrell arrives for a summit at the EU Parliament in Brussels.
Josep Borrell arrives for a summit at the EU Parliament in Brussels.

‘We Are Allied, but We Are Not Aligned’

Josep Borrell, Europe’s outgoing foreign-policy chief, on the U.S., China, Ukraine, and Gaza. 

Q&A
Rishi Iyengar
An overview of the court during a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague on Apr. 8.
An overview of the court during a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague on Apr. 8.

Genocide Allegations Are Not a Political Football

Why Turkey’s application to join South Africa’s ICJ case trivializes the charges against Israel.

Argument
Stephan Pechdimaldji
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Hassan Firouzabadi, then head of the Iranian military, look through binoculars during the test firing of short- and medium-range missiles.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Hassan Firouzabadi, then head of the Iranian military, look through binoculars during the test firing of short- and medium-range missiles.

The Day After Iran Gets the Bomb

Scholars and policymakers are still trying to understand what would happen after Tehran acquires a nuclear weapon.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
A security officer interacts with a driver at the Burkina Faso border with Ghana in Paga, northern Ghana, on Dec. 6, 2022.
A security officer interacts with a driver at the Burkina Faso border with Ghana in Paga, northern Ghana, on Dec. 6, 2022.

Could Ghana Be Jihadists’ Next Target?

Long seen as an island of stability, the country shares many of the same vulnerabilities that militants have exploited across the Sahel region.

Dispatch
Eliasu Tanko, James Courtright
Relatives and friends bid farewell to the body of Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa, who was killed in an air strike while working in Khan Younis, Gaza.
Relatives and friends bid farewell to the body of Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa, who was killed in an air strike while working in Khan Younis, Gaza.

After Al Jazeera, Will Israel Target Its Own Media?

Rights groups worry the closing of the Qatari network is just the beginning.

Analysis
Ben Lynfield
U.S. and Israeli rabbis and rabbinical students, joined by peace activists, march toward the Erez crossing on the border with northern Gaza Strip to call for a permanent cease-fire on April 26.
U.S. and Israeli rabbis and rabbinical students, joined by peace activists, march toward the Erez crossing on the border with northern Gaza Strip to call for a permanent cease-fire on April 26.

A Middle East Security Pact Won’t Free Palestine

The Biden administration needs to recognize that the problems lie with Israeli politics.

Argument
Y.L. Al-Sheikh
Indonesians take part in a pro-Palestinian rally at the National Monument park in Jakarta on December 2, 2023.
Indonesians take part in a pro-Palestinian rally at the National Monument park in Jakarta on December 2, 2023.

How Joe Biden Sabotaged the ‘Rules-Based Order’

By denying that Israel has violated international humanitarian law in Gaza, Washington is discrediting itself and the order that it claims to uphold.

Argument
H.A. Hellyer
Pro-Palestinian protesters walk from Columbia University down to Hunter College as protests at area universities and colleges continue on May 6, in New York City.
Pro-Palestinian protesters walk from Columbia University down to Hunter College as protests at area universities and colleges continue on May 6, in New York City.

Are Campus Protesters Heroes or Hypocrites?

As universities take center stage in the debate over Israel’s war in Gaza, the unrest could spell trouble for Biden’s reelection campaign.

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
A man shows children the debris of an intercepted Iranian missile near Arad, Israel, on April 28.
A man shows children the debris of an intercepted Iranian missile near Arad, Israel, on April 28.

Biden’s Escalation Fears Have Dangerous Consequences

Pressuring allies not to retaliate against attacks raises the risk of spiraling conflicts.

Argument
Jakub Grygiel
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan speaks during a UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on July 13, 2023 in New York City.
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan speaks during a UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on July 13, 2023 in New York City.

Biden Should Not Stand in the Way of the ICC

Washington is wrong to accept the court’s indictment of Russian, but not Israeli, leaders.

Argument
Kenneth Roth
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