Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

IN THE SPOTLIGHT The Trump administration risks opening a dangerous new front in the battle of real-world consequences for online action

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 29 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Volodymyr Zelenskyy is floating a major concession on one of the thorniest issues in the complex negotiations between Ukraine and Russia

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 26 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT By blocking an approved segment on a controversial prison holding US deportees in El Salvador, the editor-in-chief of CBS News has become the main story

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 24 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT A bovine outbreak coupled with ongoing governmental frustrations is causing major problems for French civil society

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 19 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Central Europe is losing ice faster than anywhere else on Earth. Global warming puts this already bad situation at risk of becoming even worse.

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 16 December 25

Speed Read The wrongfully deported man has been released from an ICE detention center

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 12 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Fresh off her first solo state visit to Laos, Princess Aiko has become the face of a Japanese royal family facing 21st-century obsolescence

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 10 December 25

Speed Read Kids under age 16 are now barred from platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Reddit

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 10 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT As negotiators attempt to end Russia’s yearslong Ukraine invasion, lawmakers across the EU agree to uncouple gas consumption from Moscow’s petrochemical infrastructure

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 8 December 25

Speed Read He will serve 27 years in prison

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 26 November 25

Speed Read Both cases could potentially be brought again

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 25 November 25

IN DEPTH The alleged relationship between deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump has become one of the most acute threats to the president’s power

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 24 November 25

Speed Read The deal ‘must fully uphold Ukraine’s sovereignty,’ the countries said

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 24 November 25

Speed Read This ‘drove home just how slapdash’ the case is, said The New York Times

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 20 November 25

Speed Read The president rebuked an ABC News reporter for asking Mohammed bin Salman about the death of a Washington Post journalist at the Saudi Consulate in 2018

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 19 November 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT A wave of brazen attacks on Palestinian communities in the West Bank has prompted a rare public outcry from Israeli officials

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 13 November 25

Speed Read Both countries have suspended intelligence sharing with the US over the bombing of civilian boats suspected of drug smuggling

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 12 November 25

UNDER THE RADAR The iconic tech giant is jumping into the AI game with a bold new initiative designed to place people first in the search for digital intelligence

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 7 November 25

Speed Read The storm ravaged the island of Cebu

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 5 November 25

The Explainer With tens of thousands dead and millions displaced, one of Africa’s most severe outbreaks of sectarian violence is poised to take a dramatic turn for the worse

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 31 October 25

Speed Read He will now be known only as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 31 October 25