Why China Won’t Stop the Fentanyl Trade
The opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year has become a source of political leverage that Beijing won’t easily give up.
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No One Was Supposed to Leave Alive
Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration say they were tortured during their four months in CECOT.
The Dispute Behind the Violence in Syria
A strong central government in Damascus appeals to Trump but not to his allies in Israel.
Iran Has a Mass-Deportation Policy Too
Afghan migrants never had it easy in Iran. Now they’re being expelled en masse.
The Wheels Are Falling Off Netanyahu’s Government
The Israeli leader has been alienating his allies and is spiraling toward early elections.
Putin Needs to Believe He Can’t Win
The way to get a peace agreement is to change the battlefield.
Notes From an Israeli Pacifist
Too Israeli to be a victim and too resistant to be a patriot—I’m in exile, even when I’m at home.
The Jubilation in Israel Is Premature
The military strikes on Iran were impressive, but they haven’t brought the war to an end.
The Precarious Position of Iranian Jews
The remnants of an ancient community face a new age of anxiety after decades of uneasy coexistence with the mullahs’ regime.
He Spent His Life Trying to Prove That He Was a Loyal U.S. Citizen. It Wasn’t Enough.
How Joseph Kurihara lost his faith in America