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Emily St. John Mandel explores what follows U.S. collapse, plus more fiction in September.
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Why the U.S. right should rediscover the virtues of a global legal order.
View ArticleWhat Was the War on Terror?
A defining period in U.S. foreign policy has ended, but it remains misunderstood.
View ArticleMilei Renews Argentina’s Falklands Push
Buenos Aires is taking advantage of fraying ties between the United States and Britain.
View Article25 Years After 9/11, What Are We Failing to Imagine Now?
The counterterrorism community struggles with how technology might be applied to novel use cases.
View ArticleThe Republican Origins of Medicare for All
A plan that a GOP senator proudly championed in 1970 is today seen as radical.
View ArticleIran’s Proxy Strategy Is Never Coming Back
Iran’s long-running security strategy hasn’t survived the current war.
View ArticleThe World’s Only Real Hope of Maintaining Order
A proposal for a new international system that is at once centralized and regionalized.
View ArticleThe U.S. and China Don’t Need an AI Grand Bargain
The countries can cooperate—even without trust or consensus.
View ArticleSouth Korea Should Help Defend Ukraine’s Skies
Seoul can prove itself a genuine partner to Europe, not just an opportunist.
View ArticleEurope Needs a Real Policy on Israel-Palestine
As U.S. opinion shifts, Europe has an opportunity to be a player, not just a payer.
View ArticleCan Trump Make Americans Mine Again?
The United States lacks the people to power its critical mineral ambitions.
View ArticleAre Yemen and Saudi Arabia Returning to All-Out War?
Houthi strikes risk adding a new front to the Iran conflict.
View ArticleBerlin Is Shedding Light on the Gray Zone
Are European countries finally ready to publicly call out Russian sabotage?
View ArticleWhy Is China’s Officer Corps So Sprawling?
Not every People’s Liberation Army general commands troops.
View ArticleA New Engine of Development
The era of easy growth is over, but rich and poor countries can still join forces.
View ArticleHow to Write Better Rules for Global Finance
The importance of a “common good” compass.
View ArticleHow to Survive in a World Without Rules
Self-help is becoming more vital in a vicious world.
View ArticleSoutheast Asia’s Subtle Shift on Taiwan
An erratic United States and a rising China have the region recalibrating.
View ArticleGerman Democracy, as We Knew It, Is Over
A far-right state election victory is ushering in the end of the country’s postwar political system.
View ArticleHow Could Iran Happen? An Autopsy.
The president’s war on the “deep state” led directly to his debacle in the Middle East.
View ArticleWhy Germany Isn’t Punishing Russia Harder
Domestic politics constrains Berlin’s ability to respond to an attempted drone attack.
View ArticleWhat India Gets Out of BRICS
Ahead of the group’s leaders’ summit, New Delhi is pulling out the stops.
View ArticleIran Launches Massive Attack on Global Shipping
Such assaults put the Strait of Hormuz under growing pressure as global crude prices skyrocket.
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