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AI Isn’t a Revolution—Yet
Just as British people did with steam power, the American public can shape how this technology spreads.
Russia the Disruptor
How Moscow broke with the West—and unleashed a more chaotic world.
Fame, Fortune, and Murder in 1960s France
What a scandal involving movie star Alain Delon can—and can’t—tell us about French society.
Is Netflix’s ‘The New Stanford Prison Experiment’ for Real?
The creators of “Is It Cake?” set out to answer the question of whether power corrupts.
Asia-Pacific
Bangladesh Measles Outbreak Is a ‘Warning Sign’
China
Why Party Plenums Matter So Much to Xi
Europe
‘I Welcome Their Hatred’
Middle East & Africa
What Life Is Like by the Strait of Hormuz Right Now
Americas
U.S. Allies Have Midterm Fever
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How to Survive in a World Without Rules
Self-help is becoming more vital in a vicious world. 
The World’s Only Real Hope of Maintaining Order
A proposal for a new international system that is at once centralized and regionalized.
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A black-and-white photo of a crowd marching down a city street lined with tall buildings. Several individuals carry large rectangular placards displaying portraits of political figures labeled with text such as "OUR LEADER STALIN" and "OUR LEADER LENIN." Why Putin’s Defenders Are Increasingly American
Like Joseph Stalin’s Western fans, they use a vicious foreign regime to grind their axe at home.
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The Iran War Has Changed the World Forever
Some dramatic long-term consequences are just beginning to come into view.
Why Is France Perpetually Rioting?
Protest and radicalization are the answer to an authoritarian, centralized state.
Myths of Battlefield Triumph Are Destroying the U.S. Military
Bad strategy long predates Pete Hegseth and his obsession with “lethality.”
NATO 3.0 Is a Dangerous Gamble
The Trump administration’s plans threaten to undercut both pillars of deterrence at once.
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A yellow flag waves in the foreground over a damaged city street, where people gather amid mounds of dirt, rubble, and destroyed buildings under a clear blue sky. Is Israel a Good Ally?
A new book details how the country slayed Washington’s foes.
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Book cover for Americans Without Borders by Julia Harte. The cover features a collage-style design in shades of teal, orange, mustard yellow, and brown. Bold yellow text across the top reads "AMERICANS WITHOUT BORDERS" above black and white photographs of three individuals. On the lower right, black text reads "The Radical Activists Who Fought for US Ideals Abroad While Facing Political Persecution at Home".
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Book cover of Our Hearts Burned for Home: Uyghur Militants in Syria's Civil War by Emily Feng. -
The Italian Job: A Memoir of an American Reporter in Rome, Jason Horowitz, Celadon, 352 pp., $29.99, October 2026. -
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Mapping Global Impunity
Press freedom setbacks are largely driving deteriorating scores around the world.
U.S. Funding Cuts Fuel Child Recruitment Into Haitian Armed Groups
“Without USAID support, all you have left is the rule of the ganglord.”
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A creative illustration against a pale yellow background showing a garden planter containing a dense green hedge. Five human arms emerge from the hedge, with four of the hands holding small flags of China, Russia, the United States, and the European Union, while the fifth hand holds the flag of India. Hedging Is the New Normal
For the foreseeable future, successful statecraft will depend on hedging.
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A Cameroonian construction worker, employed by a Chinese firm, works at the Kribi Deepwater Port in Cameroon.
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