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The Illicit World of Sea Cucumbers
How a rare delicacy in Asia drives crime oceans away.
Where Does Russia’s Violent Imperialism Come From?
A new book provides some helpful—if not always spot-on—answers.
The Trauma Plot to Destroy America
A new book examines how narratives about psychological harm have come to dominate public life.
The Good, Bad, and Dangerous in Hegseth’s Pentagon Overhaul
The Trump team’s modern-day Jacobins are coming for the officer corps.
Brazil’s Election
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Half a dozen colorful towels hang from a clothesline, with a person's legs visible beneath them where he stands behind the display. Some of the towels are green and yellow and show Bolsonaro's face; others are mainly red and show images of Lula. Brazil’s Election Won’t Fix Its Biggest Problems
Slow growth and corruption have dogged the right and the left.
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Wearing a shirt that says “My party is Brazil,” Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro gestures to supporters during a rally in São Paulo on Sept. 7. -
A man wearing a straw fedora and a dark blazer holds a clear display case containing a small model missile alongside another man in a dark suit, tie, and ID badge who is helping hold the display. Three other men in formal jackets and suits stand behind them against a green and yellow background. -
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair is seen speaking into microphones in a close-up shot. The microphones take up the bottom of the image, out of focus.
Asia-Pacific
Modi Faces Protest Threat Over Election Commission Scandal
China
How China Managed the Oil Shock
Europe
A Space-Launch Crash Is Coming
Middle East & Africa
Pashinyan Confronts the Karabakh Cause
Americas
America Can Regulate AI—and Still Win the AI Race
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Demonstrators hold signs during an outdoor protest under clear lighting. In the center, a woman wearing a yellow shirt and blue hat walks while carrying a white sign that reads "PEOPLE OVER AI" in purple lettering. Behind her, other individuals hold up large white placards displaying letters that spell out a word, including "E", "O", and "R". A close-up profile of a person wearing a cap is visible on the right side of the foreground. -
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Current Issue: Fall 2026 print
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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 oil painting portrait of a man shown in profile facing left. He wears a dark cap and a reddish-pink tunic over a light collar against a dark background. What Machiavelli Would Say About Trump
The U.S. president offers a guide on how to be a very bad prince.
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A man wearing a dark suit jacket, light blue button-down shirt, and patterned red tie sits on a dark gray couch against a textured dark blue wall. He is looking off to the side with a mild smile, next to a teal pillow. -
A still from Hulu’s television show “Furious” features Emmy Rossum as Alice Black (right) and Scoot McNairy as Danny
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What Machiavelli Would Say About Trump
The U.S. president offers a guide on how to be a very bad prince.
Saudi Arabia Bribed the Wrong People
Riyadh’s bet on Trumpism has failed.
The Twilight of the Francis Fukuyama Era
The famous thinker’s new memoir reveals a fateful political and intellectual blind spot.
Gulf States Are Hedging and Suffering
Neither appealing to Washington nor diversifying security partners nor back-channeling with Tehran is insulating the region from the consequences of war.
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Putin and Trump stand side-by-side in dark suits and red ties on a tarmac. Both men face forward with serious facial expressions, and a large blue-and-white presidential airplane is out of focus in the background. In War, Trump and Putin Are Much Alike
Washington is emulating Moscow’s ways of fighting wars—and helping it in the process.
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A silhouetted person sits indoors reading a book in front of a row of large windows. Low bookshelves lined with books sit below the windows, and stacks of books are visible in the foreground. Through the windows, traditional tiled roofs with grey curved shingles fill the background. -
Book cover titled "Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature" by Emily Wilson. The design features a light-colored background framed by a dark blue border with Greek text. Geometric Greek key patterns surround a stylized illustration of a small boat sailing atop stylized, reddish-brown wave patterns. -
Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America, Rozina Ali, Crown, 464 pp., $32, August 2026
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This article is adapted from Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era by Susan Neiman (W.W. Norton & Co., 240 pp., $27.99, September 2026). -
This Is Also a Love Story: A Reporter’s Search for Goodness in a Cruel World, Sally Hayden, Scribner, 304 pp., $30, June 2026 -
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Visual Stories
U.S. Funding Cuts Fuel Child Recruitment Into Haitian Armed Groups
“Without USAID support, all you have left is the rule of the ganglord.”
What Remains of Rojava
In northeastern Syria, Kurdish leaders continue to fight a rear-guard battle for autonomy.
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A selection of paywall-free articles
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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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