the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
Updated: 2 weeks 6 days ago
Tue, 09/05/2023 - 01:00
Moscow’s latest escalation came on the eve of its Victory Day, which marks the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany.
Mon, 08/05/2023 - 16:48
How to understand one of the most important elections of 2023.
Mon, 08/05/2023 - 15:49
Beijing is looking for ways to harm its neighbor other than invasion.
Mon, 08/05/2023 - 12:40
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni believes in the racist great replacement theory—and is putting it into in practice.
Sun, 07/05/2023 - 16:00
The opposition could win. But what happens if Erdogan loses?
Sun, 07/05/2023 - 13:00
It ensured that even in the worst-case scenario, Iran would be proliferating from a lower baseline.
Sun, 07/05/2023 - 12:00
Lu Shaye keeps alienating his foreign hosts.
Sat, 06/05/2023 - 13:00
Understanding how politics and law work requires facing the realities of power.
Sat, 06/05/2023 - 12:00
Discussing the Cultural Revolution has become increasingly risky.
Sat, 06/05/2023 - 01:00
Despite having among the highest gun ownership in Europe, the country has not experienced high levels of gun violence in recent years—until now.
Mon, 13/03/2023 - 17:41
Washington needs to quickly ramp up defense production, especially munitions.
Mon, 13/03/2023 - 16:02
Northern Ireland’s thorny border problem may finally have an answer.
Mon, 13/03/2023 - 15:50
If Israel and its supporters want the country to continue receiving U.S. largesse, they will need to come up with a new narrative.
Mon, 13/03/2023 - 11:08
The news comes days after Iran and Saudi Arabia announced they were reinstating ties with China’s help.
Mon, 13/03/2023 - 11:00
Moscow has made economic statistics a central part of its information war.
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 15:00
And why recovering this history matters for understanding the war in Ukraine.
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 11:00
Online streaming is more representative of the country's diversity but is becoming a double-edged sword.
Sat, 11/03/2023 - 15:30
Russia will only democratize when it faces its war crimes in the Caucasus and abandons imperial nostalgia.
Sat, 11/03/2023 - 15:17
The depiction of war in “All Quiet on the Western Front” has put it far out of step with its home country.
Sat, 11/03/2023 - 13:00
Precolonial kingdoms challenge our beliefs about people power and monarchies.
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