Ishaan Tharoor

July 26, 2024
The Beginning of the End for the Maduro Regime?
For the span of a generation, Venezuela’s opposition has toiled fitfully and, at times, ineffectually to claw back power from an increasingly autocratic regime entrenched...
July 23, 2024
Netanyahu Goes to Washington
The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to Washington, hopes were high for peace — or, at least, one particular vision of it. It was September 2020,...
June 28, 2024
The Twilight of Macronism
The French far right is poised to become the largest party in France’s parliament, if polls surrounding the two-stage snap election starting Sunday are accurate.
June 10, 2024
A Right-Wing Europe Is Here To Stay
For years, we’ve talked about a seemingly inexorable trend: Little by little, Europe’s far right was gaining ground and nudging its way closer to power.
April 24, 2024
The U.S. Is in Retreat in a Crucial Part of the World
For boosters of U.S. security interests in Africa, the past few days carried grim tidings.
April 9, 2024
The Fallacy of the ‘West Versus the Rest’ Worldview
In the shadow of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, a certain shorthand emerged.
April 1, 2024
China Decries U.S. ‘Bullying.’ but, To Many, China Is the Bully.
At a regional security forum in the southern Chinese island of Hainan, Beijing laid out its vision for Asian peace and prosperity. But many onlookers interpreted the remarks made by...
March 5, 2024
Biden’s Rift With Netanyahu Grows Wider
No one’s particularly happy with President Biden’s approach to Israel’s war in Gaza.
January 29, 2024
Ukraine’s Hopes for Victory Over Russia Are Slipping Away
It’s hard to ignore the sense of desperation in Ukraine’s corridors of power.
January 23, 2024
Germany’s Surging Far Right Provokes a Reckoning
Over the weekend, it seemed a nation’s conscience had stirred into action. In cities across Germany, anti-fascist demonstrators took to the streets, protesting against the...

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