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One Question Looming Over the Gaza Deal: Why Now?
An outline of the agreement had been on the table for months.
Ukraine Is Hitting Russia Where It Hurts: Its Oil Refineries
Kyiv’s two-year offensive against Russian oil facilities has intensified, eating away at Moscow’s energy revenues.
The Iran Challenge Is Big. The Solution Must Be Bigger.
A regional nuclear condominium can bring security and prosperity to all sides of the Gulf.
Asia & the Pacific
Pakistan Courts Trump With Port Offer
China
Beijing Has Forgotten Wartime Lessons
Middle East & Africa
What’s Behind Africa’s Sweeping Gen Z Protests
Europe
Turkish Cypriots Go to the Polls. Will It Matter?
Americas
‘Trump 2028’ Is No Joke
Trump’s Approach Just Might End the War in Gaza but the Next Stage Is Harder
Lasting agreements require sustained focus, not just theatrics. 
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How Military Leaders Should Respond to Trump’s Norm-Busting
There’s no shame in getting fired when it is not for cause.
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Jason Momoa wears a large headdress and traditional Hawaiin attire.
Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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From left, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
SHADOW GOVERNMENT:
The End of Development
The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.
The Development Economist Who Wasn’t
Once dismissed from the field he helped found, Albert O. Hirschman feels newly relevant.
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Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans
Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.
The Chinese Public Is Obsessing Over a Perceived Celebrity Cover-Up
The death of actor Yu Menglong has started a cycle of censorship and rumor.
How a U.S. Government Shutdown Could Impact Washington’s Foreign Policy
Thousands of national security employees will continue working through the shutdown, but there are broader implications.
Who Is Japan’s First Female Prime Minister?
Sanae Takaichi’s ultranationalist agenda will stir up the region.
The Novels We’re Reading in October
Historical fiction set in ancient Britain and 20th-century Puerto Rico.
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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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Visual Stories
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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