What a Chinese crackdown on corruption meant for Beijing’s high‑end restaurant market
In 2012, the Chinese Communist Party introduced new rules on officials’ spending – and the local restaurant trade suffered.
When a president settles his own lawsuit to create a fund for allies, fundamental questions about justice arise
Donald Trump’s suit against the IRS and the settlement creating a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate his allies raise important moral and constitutional issues.
How debate about gender identity could undermine global efforts to protect victims of violence
The US and some voices at the UN are calling for a narrow interpretation of gender to align with sex assigned at birth. That could leave vulnerable groups at risk.
Seeing women govern encourages support for women in politics – with no apparent backlash among men
After the main Namibian party started alternating candidates between men and women, female representation in the National Assembly nearly doubled.
Donkeys are a symbol of endurance for Palestinians – they are also a target of settler violence and care
From violence to rescue, settler practices involving donkeys are increasingly entangled with Palestinian dispossession.
Meloni and Trump’s cooling relationship marks the failure of an EU‑MAGA middle ground
Italy’s right-wing leader was once seen as Trump’s main ally in Western Europe – but not so anymore.
Cheers! Welcome to the Nepalese village where everybody knows how to distill
Chang, a refreshing, low-strength brew, and arak, its stronger relative, have long been part of Tibetan rituals.
Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters
Tehran and Washington look to different rules to govern their conduct in the key choke point.
Russia’s pared‑down Victory Day parade tells a story: Away from the pomp, war in Ukraine is not going to Putin’s plan
Moscow’s influence is Eastern Europe has been slipping of late, including with the loss of a stalwart ally in Hungary. The battleground, as ever, remains Ukraine.
Foreign aid’s hidden benefit: Recipients are more likely to pay the generosity forward
A study found that South Koreans who received donated US vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic were more in favor of their government giving to other nations.