Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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Military personnel on the streets of Yangon, Myanmar on on December 28, 2025. A Rigged Election Is No Reason to Reengage Myanmar
Washington’s outreach to Myanmar’s junta is shortsighted.
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Two women wearing puffy coats walk across a rocky landscape toward a mountain draped with a low cloud. Greenland’s Filmmakers Are Ready to Tell Their Own Stories
A burgeoning movie industry seeks to give the island an international voice.
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A grid of multiple book covers part of new fiction releases out in January. World-Historical Murder Mysteries
Plus, more international fiction releases in January.
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Charli XCX performs onstage with social media influencers during the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025. Are We Really Living in a Global Monoculture?
A new book argues—unconvincingly—that there is a “blank space” where culture used to be.
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Dozens of people mill about on a street lined with low-rise buildings and strewn with debris at night. Debris includes tipped-over shopping carts, rolls of toilet paper, and bottles and cans; someone has started a fire in the middle of one pile. Iran’s Currency Crisis Could Be the Regime’s Downfall
Economic disaster has put vast crowds in Tehran’s streets.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz arrives for a Security Council meeting concerning the situation in Venezuela, in New York. 2026 Is Already Challenging the U.N.
The Trump administration’s mix of aggression and withdrawal is testing the international body.
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J.D. Vance dressed in a green parka gestures while standing in front of a snowy plateau. Greenland’s Rare Earths Aren’t All That
The island may not be the treasure trove that some U.S. officials think.
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A reporter dressed in a grey suit holds a microphone in front of three large, camouflage ballistic missiles on transports. China’s Quiet Retreat From North Korean Denuclearization
How Beijing’s gamble could backfire.
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A black-and-white photo shows a snowy field with Finnish soldiers crossing it at various distances. The soldiers are bundled against the cold, and many carry rifles and wear cross-country skis or snowshoes. Russia’s Threats Against Finland Are Disturbingly Familiar
Echoing its anti-Ukraine propaganda, the Kremlin is wielding history in a psychological war.
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An illustration shows Donald Trump from the nose down with a red oil rig as a tie. The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Makes No Sense
Even a generous reading results in a heap of contradictions.
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People visit a new shopping mall in Beijing's Tongzhou district on Dec. 26, 2025. Can Xi Jinping Make China Spend?
The leadership knows lack of domestic demand is a problem—but may not have the tools to fix it.
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Danish navy vessel Lauge Koch patrols the waters off the capital of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025. Trump’s Greenland Threats Paper Over a Lack of Arctic Strategy
U.S. efforts to counter Russia and China need allies, not targets.
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Artwork is displayed in a glass case depicting U.S. President Donald Trump wearing traditional Greenlandic snow goggles and clothing (a white puffy jacket) while digging up minerals with a kayak paddle. Trump’s Greenland Fixation Curdles Into a Crisis
Could the president really be so reckless that he would risk undoing America’s strongest alliance?
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Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed receives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 1, 2024. The Saudi Arabia-UAE Dispute Is About More Than Just Yemen
The divide is forcing countries across the region to take sides.
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A Lebanese army convoy heads to an abandoned tunnel said to have been used by Hezbollah outside the southern village of Zibqin, Lebanon during a press tour on November 28. Lebanon Is Disarming Hezbollah. The U.S. and Israel Can Do More to Help.
The Lebanese Armed Forces have a unique opportunity to assert meaningful sovereignty over their country.
