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For Its 80th Birthday, the U.N. Needs More Than a Reset
Going back to first principles has until recently spooked many diplomats.
‘A House of Dynamite’ Isn’t Explosive Enough
Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear thriller is terrifying—but falls short of true provocation.
Even Doomsday Will Divide Us
Megha Majumdar’s “A Guardian and a Thief” interrogates how the have-nots get by in a climate catastrophe.
Plush Power
How Labubu dolls became China’s first contemporary cultural export. 
Asia & the Pacific
Indian Farmers Struggle as Climate Change Warps Landscape
China
China Announces Military Purge Ahead of Fourth Plenum
Middle East & Africa
South Africa Unveils New Energy Policy
Europe
Giorgia Meloni’s Winning Streak
Americas
It’s (Still) Henry Kissinger’s World
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The Rise of Durian Diplomacy
In Asia, soft power rests on a divisive, spiky fruit.
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Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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SHADOW GOVERNMENT:
The End of Development
The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.
Why the World Turned on NGOs
From powerbrokers in the ’90s to pariahs today.
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Why the Democrats Are So Lost
For decades, the party has been mostly counterpunching against the right with no real agenda of its own.
What’s the U.S. Endgame in Venezuela?
Three possible scenarios for Trump and Caracas.
Three Reckonings the Gaza Deal Will Force
After the war ends, Israelis face tough questions about relations with their leaders, the Palestinians, and the United States.
Beijing’s Coded Editorials Reveal Big Economic Plans
People’s Daily has laid out an optimistic scheme for industrial transformation.
Michael Sandel’s Critique of Liberalism
The prize-winning political philosopher on how to engage in morally robust public discourse in the age of Trump.
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In Case You Missed It
A selection of paywall-free articles
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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On Syria’s Coast, Alawite Communities Wait for Justice
Rights advocates say the lack of accountability for massacres in March could have profound consequences.
From Berlin to Baghdad on the Ruins of a WWI Railway
The unfinished line traces a fractured region still beset by competing imperial projects.
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