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Ghalibaf stands behind a crowded podium featuring dozens of colorful microphones from various international and local news organizations, including AFP, CGTN, and IRN. Behind him is a large digital screen displaying the Iranian flag. Iran’s Peace Negotiator Is His Country’s Trump
Mohammad Ghalibaf’s long rise was fueled by populist imagery, real estate corruption, and ruthlessness.
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Larijani, a man in his 50s, is seen in profile as he stands during prayers with his eyes closed. He wears a black shirt with a black suit jacket. Iran’s Wartime Leader Isn’t a Dealmaker
Ali Larijani has a pragmatic temperament—but a worldview shaped by the system he now leads.
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A woman in a black top with a large broach against a blue background. Britain’s New Spy Chief Has a New Mission
Blaise Metreweli is revamping the legendary MI6 for an era of conflict in Europe.
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A man wearing a suit poses for a close-up picture. Iran’s Crown Prince Has Become Indispensable
How Reza Pahlavi went from teenaged exile to symbol of his country’s future.
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A man poses in front of a wooden bookcase with glass shelving filled with different types of film cameras. Jafar Panahi Has His Eyes on the Future
Iran’s most celebrated director asks what a world after the Islamic Republic might look like.
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Dmitriev, a man with white but balding hair in a suit and wearing glasses, stands next to a young soldier in an ornate dress uniform and helmet. The younger man is giving Dmitriev the side-eye. Putin’s Unlikely Envoy to Washington
Kirill Dmitriev is a prominent purveyor of the Kremlin’s line—but real power may lie elsewhere.
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Machado looks directly into the camera, smiling, as she holds one hand over her heart. She wears rosary beads and stands among a crowd of people beneath a blue sky with a few scattered white clouds. The Voice of Venezuela’s Opposition
María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize—but the fight for democracy is far from over.
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Peter Magyar takes a selfie with a woman in a puffer coat. They are standing in a crowd of people. The Man Who Could Topple Orban
How Peter Magyar went from a former Fidesz insider to Hungary’s most popular politician.
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Steve Witkoff attends the Republican National Convention in 2024. The Metternich of the Bronx
Witkoff’s diplomacy has spectacularly failed, but he is likely to continue to play a major role.
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Pierre Poilievre speaks in front of a Canadian flag. Can a Conservative Win Back Canada?
Pierre Poilievre’s path to power looked assured—until Donald Trump returned.
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Merz, a man in his 60s wearing glasses, a suit jacket, and a checkered shirt, gestures with one finger as if fielding questions. Behind him are out-of-focus figures standing on a hilltop. Germany’s New 1990s Chancellor
The fall and rise of Friedrich Merz.
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A man with a mustache and bow tie gestures with his fist. The Last China Hand
Jerry Cohen has spent a lifetime trying to understand the People’s Republic.
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A double exposure portrait of a man with glasses in a suit against a blue sky with the edge of a beige brick building at right. The man is in his 30s, bald, and wears a dark suit with a tie. A Palestinian Who Holds Many Truths
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib has emerged as a voice of unique clarity in the zero-sum debate over Israel-Palestine.
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Tulsi Gabbard in a red suit jacket sits on a small blue couch with her hands clasped on her knee. Behind her are golden circular wall hangings with words in a foreign text on them. A small table with a lamp is on one side, on another an ottoman with a plant atop it. The Transformation of Tulsi Gabbard
Her political journey from progressive darling to MAGA champion.
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A woman in a white jacket and dark shirt raises her hand and smiles as a crowd gathers around her. The New Face of Turkey’s Opposition
In Istanbul’s most conservative borough, a secular woman is charting the path to a post-Erdogan future.
