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Is the United States on the Verge of Military Intervention in Cuba?
Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro. 
China’s Fallen Generals Are Getting Unexpectedly Harsh Punishments
Chinese President Xi Jinping is raising the floor for punishing purge targets.
Xi’s Flurry of Post-Trump Diplomacy
The Chinese president may be preparing for a rare and momentous trip to Pyongyang.
The Next Pandemic Will Come From a Conflict Zone
The latest Ebola outbreak underscores a central flaw with the global preparedness model.
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Senior military officers sit in the audience before U.S. President Donald Trump addresses them at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. The Book About the U.S. Military That Everyone Should Be Reading Now
Kori Schake’s ‘The State and the Soldier’ is the discussion on civilian control of the military that this moment requires.
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Antony Starr as Homelander in season 5 of The Boys. -
Alia Shawkat as Fayruz in Atropia. -
A medium close-up of two young boys standing in a tropical jungle. The boy in the foreground wears round glasses and a tan undershirt with suspenders. The boy behind him has curly hair, wears a tan button-down shirt, and holds a long, forked wooden staff. Other boys are visible in the blurred background.
Asia-Pacific
How the West Misreads Modi’s Success
China
Why China Is Cracking Down on Elite Education
Europe
Georgia’s Dogs Are Disappearing
Middle East & Africa
Mali Strikes Rebel-Held Kidal as Insurgency Worsens
Americas
Donald Trump’s Incredibly Reckless Second Term
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference during a peace summit on Ukraine in Anchorage. -
U.S. President Donald Trump waves after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. -
A view of a street in Tehran, Iran, on May 12. -
A still image from the “AI Iran” YouTube channel, captured on May 18.
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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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A man pushes his bike through debris in Bucha, Ukraine, on April 6, 2022. War Is an International Crime. Why Does It Go Unpunished?
A sweeping legal history reveals how the international community failed to live up to the promises of Nuremberg.
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American conservationist and biologist George Schaller makes notes on the skull of a Marco Polo sheep during his expedition to the Wakhan Corridor of northeastern Afghanistan. -
A photo illustration shows a close-up shot of a red gift box topped with a large, shiny red satin bow. Attached to the ribbon is a white square gift tag featuring a black line-art icon of a globe within a rectangular frame. In the soft-focus, blurred background, the face of a smiling person is visible behind the gift. -
A book cover of "The Blood Countess" by Shelley Puhak.
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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. -
The book cover for "Defending Taiwan" by Eyck Freymann. The title is written in large gold serif font at the top against a dark, cloudy sky. The central image features the a Taipei skyscraper against a twilight city skyline with mountains in the distance. Small white text to the right of the tower reads, "A STRATEGY TO PREVENT WAR WITH CHINA," and the author's name is printed at the bottom. -
The cover of "How Africa Works" by Joe Studwell.
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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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