STATE OF THE WORLD
Occasional dispatches on the latest news, events, and ideas
Crimes of Starvation
In conflicts around the world, food and hunger are used as tools of war. What's the role of international law in addressing human-inflicted starvation?
Thailand’s “Land of Checkpoints”
In Bangkok, the Israel-Hamas War threatens to curdle domestic tensions.
Waiting for Nasrallah
The secretary-general of Hezbollah has not yet delivered a clear intent to open up a second front in the war in Gaza. But a wider war is still possible.
Germany’s Crackdown on Civil Liberties
The Israel-Hamas war has exposed tensions about who has the right to assemble and speak freely in the country.