Good to Know: The U.S. and its military alliances
A closer look at what the U.S. gains from forming defense pacts.
If Biden wants to work with Mexico on migration and asylum, he might start talking to Mexican NGOs
The administration wants to encourage asylum seekers to stay in Mexico rather than continue traveling north
Will the pandemic spark a religious revival in the Muslim world?
A new survey measures economic stress and religiosity levels in five countries
Saudi Arabia just lifted Qatar’s 43-month blockade. How did this rift end?
A new agreement appears to cover these three points
Greek and Turkish ships are playing chicken at sea. There’s already been one crash.
Here’s why international law doesn’t offer clear-cut solutions
More voting by mail would make the 2020 election safer for our health. But it comes with risks of its own.
It’s not clear whether “at-home voting” can be ramped up nationwide by November.
Saudi Arabia is launching an oil price war. That’s risky.
Without oil revenues, the monarchy could be in trouble