Diplomacy, great-power rivalry and the fate of global institutions — the political forces that shape war and peace in the international order.
As alliances harden and back-channels shrink, the world's largest economies are negotiating less and posturing more. What the breakdown of routine diplomacy means for the year ahead.
Vetoes, walkouts and stalled resolutions have left the world's peacekeeping bodies struggling to respond. Inside the crisis of multilateralism.
Restrictions meant to isolate a handful of states are rerouting supply chains and creating new economic blocs. The unintended consequences are global.
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