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As the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning Man
Like a struggling swimmer, he may take desperate measures to stay afloat.
Is Hezbollah Now More an Obligation Than an Asset to Tehran?
How the war has shifted Iran’s relationship with its proxies.
The Art That Created Colonialism
A new exhibition examines how Western art and colonial aggression made each other possible.
This Industrial Revolution Is Not Like the Last One
Policymakers’ approach to automation won’t work for AI.
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How China’s Rise Upended Climate Politics
As the West debated a green energy future, Beijing was building it. 
The U.S.-Israel Alliance Isn’t Special Anymore
A joint war against Iran might be its apex.
Asia-Pacific
Will Pakistan’s Iran Gamble Pay Off?
China
China’s De-Dollarization Drive Has Hit a Wall
Europe
Poland, Ukraine, and the Ongoing Battle Over the Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Middle East & Africa
Will Kenya’s Ruto Finally Reconcile with the Country’s Somali Minority?
Americas
Colombia Swings to the Right
The 2026 World Cup
How the tournament intersects with today’s geopolitics.
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Set against a slightly out-of-focus Philadelphia skyline, a few dozen soccer fans sit and stand on folding bleacher seats at a stadium, a few of them waving their fists, a few others pointing down out of frame toward the field. The Strange Logic of World Cup Ticket Prices
Aging stars and local fans dominate as Europeans stay home.
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Two hands are seen gesturing at a soccer ball in the middle of several stacked shelves of balls in different colors and designs. The ball indicated is mostly black and has the word "GERMANY" printed on it along with a small German flag insignia. -
A person in skeleton face paint and black body paint celebrates with raised arms. They wear an elaborate headpiece featuring large green, white, and red ribbons, a red rose decoration, and two soccer balls styled into the hairdo with vibrant green braided extensions. In their right hand, they lift a gold trophy against a blurred outdoor background. -
Two legs wearing white cleats and white socks with three black stripes dribble a soccer ball on turf.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference during the G-7 leaders' summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, on June 17. -
A US military armoured fighting vehicle drives along a highway outside Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on February 22. -
An illustration in a detailed woodcut style depicts a large tornado swirling violently under a dark, heavy blanket of storm clouds. Caught in the outer winds of the vortex are two historical flags on broken poles: a Confederate battle flag on the left and a historical American flag with a circle of stars on the right. Swirling in the debris field below the flags are several silhouettes of rifles and pistols scattered by the force of the storm against a light tan background. -
A man in a suit stands at a podium alongside four towering humanoid robots.
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1-Trolling-politics-foreign-policy-illustration A Brief History of Political Trolling
What was once a fringe style of provocation is now a ubiquitous weapon.
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A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair, reading a French magazine titled "LA RECHERCHE." He has thin hair, a thoughtful expression, and is wearing a dark, long-sleeved button-down shirt. On the wall behind him hangs a framed painted portrait of a young man with dark hair, and above that, a portion of a larger, dark abstract painting is visible. -
A line of commuters walking in profile against a cloudy sky, with a large, historic suspension bridge featuring two prominent towers softly blurred in the background. One person holds a brown umbrella. -
A Soviet propaganda poster featuring the profile portraits of four bearded and mustached men, aligned in a diagonal row from left to right, looking toward the right against a dark red backdrop. Below them, a large, diverse crowd of people in various traditional and working-class outfits march forward, carrying several large, waving red flags with Cyrillic text. At the very bottom, a bold banner displays a line of red Cyrillic text on a white background.
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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 in a blue suit and white dress shirt kicks a soccer ball mid-air on a green grass field. In the background, a referee in a yellow shirt, a young boy in a red uniform, and another player in a red kit look on, alongside bystanders standing near a red tent and net structures. When the Beautiful Game Meets the Ugliest Ego
A recent history of the World Cup suggests the tournament can triumph over Trump.
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Book cover with a dark blue background. At the center is an illustration of a map of Europe with torn, overlapping pieces of paper. The author's name, "DIMITAR BECHEV," is written in yellow block letters in the top left corner. The title, "THE SCRAMBLE FOR EUROPE," is printed in large white capital letters across the lower half, followed by a two-line subtitle: "Russia, China, and Turkey Challenging Regional Order" in smaller yellow text at the bottom.
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Book cover featuring a background photo of a lush green rolling hillside under a cloudy sky, bordered by a dense pine forest at the top. A large, stylized red poppy flower is centered in the foreground. The title "THE VILLAGE ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD" is printed in large, white, blocky capital letters across the top, with a subtitle in white cursive script below it. The author's name, "HERTA MÜLLER," is split on either side of the flower stem in large white text. -
A close-up shot of the American flag. In the background is a container ship with green and brown shipping containers. -
A book cover with the title "THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR" with the subtitle "500 Years of the World’s Most Powerful Money" by Brendan Greeley. In the center, a collage of overlapping historical currency including coins and paper currency. A modern U.S. one-dollar bill anchors the bottom of the stack.
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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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An illustration collage featuring a profile portrait of a man in a suit on the right side. The left side shows a stylized orange silhouette of his head containing the Great Seal of the United States. The background consists of a dark map of the Middle East with various locations labeled, including Turkey, Syria, Israel, and Iran. The overall color palette uses dark tones with high-contrast red and white accents. -
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