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War Handed Public Space Back to Iran’s Regime
After years of quiet encroachment by ordinary people, the Islamic Republic reclaims the urban landscape.
How China Is Winning the Global AI Race
Cutting-edge U.S. models are too expensive for much of the world.
Vladimir Putin Is Much Weaker Than You Think
Used to outwitting his enemies, the Russian leader is running out of room for maneuver.
Asia-Pacific
The BJP Scores Big in West Bengal
China
China Tests a Rare Tool in Its Sanctions Arsenal
Europe
Britain Leaves Two-Party Politics Behind 
Middle East & Africa
Can a U.S.-Brokered State Budget Help Unite Libya?
Americas
The New Critical Minerals Map
In the Magazine
Current Issue: Spring 2026 magazine
Archives
Three Scenarios for a Post-Trump World
Ten years hence, the world will look very different.
Electrostates vs. Petrostates
China is building a new green bloc, while the United States is doubling down on oil.
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Conservative Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a candidate for the June 28 presidential election, addresses a rally June 26, 2024 in Tehran. -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky standing in front of a a Patriot missile defense system. -
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A photo illustration of a map of the United States sinking into a pool of crude oil.
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A man wearing a harness floats in a spacecraft. ‘Project Hail Mary’ and the Politics of Science Fiction
Even the most entertaining tale carries a political message.
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A vibrant illustration showing a hand dropping saffron threads onto a map of the Persian Gulf, where cargo ships sail. A purple crocus flower and bowls of saffron accent the orange and purple landscape. -
A collage of ten various book covers is arranged against a background divided horizontally into cream and olive green. The covers for New Skin and Babylon, South Dakota are the largest and most prominent in the center. Other visible titles include John of John, Prestige Drama, All Them Dogs, and Glyph. The covers vary in style, featuring abstract graphics, landscape photography, and illustrated portraits. -
Adam Scott as Ohm Bauman in Hokum.
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Donald Trump is sett through an opening as he sits at a desk. Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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An illustration with Donald Trump listening as Marco Rubio leans in with a hand cupped to whisper in Trump's ear. Around the circular images are headshots of four men and one woman. -
An illustration of a large bald eagle perched atop small shipping containers with the flag of Venezuela draped over them, surrounded by oil barrels, soldiers, a fighter jet, a warship, and an oil rig. They are set against an icy landscape and a blue, cloudy sky. -
A military vehicle flies a U.S. flag from a hill overlooking a tall border fence with brush in the foreground.
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An photo collage illustration shows Donald Trump pointing toward buildings with case falling around them. Semiconductor chips also make up the scene. Red bars overlay the cream-colored background behind the photos. -
A picture taken in Goma, on July 25, 2022 shows fire set by protesters burning in front of United Nations Mission for the Stabilisation of Congo (MONUSCO) Headquarters. -
A photo collage illustration shows the back of President Donald Trump in front of three track hurdles. Behind the hurdles are a stack of shipping containers, soccer stadiums and a passport, and a voter in a U.S.-flagged voting booth.
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The Three Soldiers, a public art installation commemorating generations of troops once stationed along Taiwan’s rugged northeastern coastline, is seen in Linshan Cape Beach, northern Taiwan. The Taiwan Evacuation Trap
Washington has no good options for evacuating Americans in a crisis.
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The shells of midrise residential buildings covered in scaffolding rise up against a clear blue sky. In the foreground are colorful tents and booths of vendors lining a street, where cars and vans pass by. -
The book cover for "Call Me Ishmaelle" by Xiaolu Guo. The top half features the title in bold red letters against a blue-lined pattern. Below, a silhouette of a person in a small boat floats on wavy lines above the dark, massive shape of a whale rising from the bottom of the frame. -
A book cover for "London Falling" by Patrick Radden Keefe is pictured against a beige background.
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Soft Power and Charismatic Leadership in German-American Relations, Hendrik W. Ohnesorge, Springer, 852 pp., €214, December 2025. -
A black book cover with yellow and white text and an image of a cooked steak. -
A book cover for "The War That Made the Middle East: World War I and the End of the Ottoman Empire" by Mustafa Aksakal. The top half of the cover has a bright orange gradient background with white text, while the bottom half features a sepia-toned photo of a lone soldier walking through a ruined town.
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A drawn illustration of a Trump whirlwind on a red background Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.
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An illustration shows a golden Cybertruck blasting through a U.S. seal of an eagle holding arrows and laurel.
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An illustration shows a line of large shopping carts facing down a small Donald Trump figure holding two shopping bags. The stars of China's flag are in the upper left corner. -
Soldiers from various NATO allies take part in a military exercise at the Smardan Training Area in Smardan, Romania, on Feb. 19. -
An illustrations shows the silhouette of Donald Trump with a face filled with pricetags.
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