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An Underwater Shadow War Is Raging
A new book examines a hugely consequential conflict happening mostly out of sight.
Europe Can Flag Ships to Keep the Black Sea Open
The price of deterring Russia is accepting a share of the risk.
Nostalgia and Tonic
Gin branding offers an unexpected window into the invention of tradition. 
The Empty Classrooms of ‘American Hagwon’
Min Jin Lee’s third novel struggles under the weight of its sociological questions.
Asia-Pacific
USAID’s Destruction Left Nepal Dangerously Exposed
China
The Limits of China’s Surveillance State
Europe
The Plan to End the Ukraine War
Middle East & Africa
Algeria’s New Bid for Regional Influence
Americas
Uruguay Bucks Regional Migration Trend
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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 photograph of a gray-haired man in a tweed jacket sitting at a small wooden table by an open window. He is looking down while reading a book held in both hands. Outside the multi-paned window, potted plants rest on the sill, and stone buildings with a church spire are visible in the background. Arnold Toynbee’s Chinese Century
A forgotten historian enjoys a strange afterlife in Beijing.
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Matteo Salvini, Silvio Berlusconi, Georgia Meloni, and Maurizio Lupi standing on a stage holding hands aloft in solidarity during an event with a large sign in the background. -
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China Doesn’t Need to Invade Taiwan to Control It
A bloodless political victory may be far harder for Washington to handle.
To Understand France’s Unrest, Look Back to 1982
François Mitterrand’s U-turn decades ago holds lessons for today.
Everyone Got Pete Hegseth Wrong
The secretary of defense is now the most influential senior official in the Trump administration.
What Xi Actually Thinks of Trump
China’s president has likely concluded that the U.S. under Trump has lost its way.
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A black-and-white photograph of two men in suits and coats standing indoors, looking closely at paper documents held in their hands. How JFK Helped Pave the Way for Trump’s Crackdown on Dissent
Warnings about transnational radicalism are rooted in the same accusations that sought to silence a renowned reporter decades ago.
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Book cover titled "Traumatized: The NEW POLITICS of PUBLIC SUFFERING" by Catherine Liu. The background features a blue line illustration of a classical male torso with three small red drops falling from distinct points pierced by spears. -
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Book cover featuring yellow and white text centered on a dark grey vertical rectangle. The title "In the Realm of the Last Man" is written in yellow, followed by "A Memoir" in white, the author's name in large white text, and a subtitle at the bottom in smaller white text. -
This article has been adapted from American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in its Long War with Washington by Keir Giles (Hurst, 224 pp., September 2026). -
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Visual Stories
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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