The World | Opinion

China’s push to develop alternative proteins is not a threat to America. It’s good for the planet.

By Jacob Dreyer

Israel has decimated Hezbollah’s senior leadership and military infrastructure.

By Colin P. Clarke

How the president-elect could change the Middle East — for the better.

By Thomas L. Friedman and Derek Arthur

There are the same dark subplots here that have made the position of other incumbent governments so precarious.

By Fintan O’Toole

Avian influenza might mutate to enable human-to-human transmission.

By David A. Kessler

In her memoir, Angela Merkel doesn’t take the chance to make amends.

By Melanie Amann

Three giant, shifting tectonic plates will have profound implications for the new administration.

By Thomas L. Friedman

Many Americans voted for border security. Try living right across from China.

By Vickie Wang

An unexciting campaign mirrors young Uruguayans’ lack of enthusiasm for democracy.

By Guillermo Garat

How big will the Trump administration go, and how quickly?

By Dara Lind