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An illustration shows a wireframe hand and a full hand with strings tangled between outstretched fingers and a presidential seal snared in the middle.
An illustration shows a wireframe hand and a full hand with strings tangled between outstretched fingers and a presidential seal snared in the middle.

The Artificial General Intelligence Presidency Is Coming

Generative AI was developed largely without government assistance, but its next phase will require government involvement.

Argument
Ylli Bajraktari
The funeral of Hezbollah members Ibrahim Sharaf al-Din, Muhammad Hussein Ali Rabah and Hussein Ali Majid in Beirut, Lebanon on Sept. 26.
The funeral of Hezbollah members Ibrahim Sharaf al-Din, Muhammad Hussein Ali Rabah and Hussein Ali Majid in Beirut, Lebanon on Sept. 26.

Can Israel Kill Its Way to Victory Over Hezbollah?

The group has been degraded but can still inflict serious harm.

Analysis
Daniel Byman
A woman in a headscarf and dark dress sits on steps with her head in her arms crying.
A woman in a headscarf and dark dress sits on steps with her head in her arms crying.

How Beirut Reacted to Nasrallah’s Death

After Hezbollah confirmed its leader had been killed in an Israeli airstrike, all hell broke loose in the streets.

Report
Stefanie Glinski
An Iraqi demonstrator holds a picture of Hassan Nasrallah, late leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, during a protest vigil in Baghdad on Sept. 28.
An Iraqi demonstrator holds a picture of Hassan Nasrallah, late leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, during a protest vigil in Baghdad on Sept. 28.

Charisma and Militancy Powered Nasrallah’s Rise, but He Became One More Corrupt Warlord

The Hezbollah leader’s death will not bring lasting peace for Israel.

Analysis
Thanassis Cambanis
Smoke billows from Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.
Smoke billows from Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.

Hezbollah Leader Killed in Israeli Airstrike, Group Confirms

Hassan Nasrallah’s death marks a dramatic escalation in Israel’s campaign against the militant group.

Report
Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch
Young people march with large portraits depicting Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Young people march with large portraits depicting Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Pinpoint Israeli Intelligence Enabled Strike on Nasrallah in Lebanon

Israel killed the Hezbollah leader, capping a series of stunning operations.

Analysis
Daniel Byman
People gather on a street in Beirut around the rubble of a hole created by an Israeli airstrike. Smoke billows up from the impact site, and some orange flames are visible in it. Battered midrise buildings loom on either side.
People gather on a street in Beirut around the rubble of a hole created by an Israeli airstrike. Smoke billows up from the impact site, and some orange flames are visible in it. Battered midrise buildings loom on either side.

Israel Targets Hezbollah’s Top Leader in Beirut

The strike came just an hour after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations.

World Brief
Anusha Rathi
A man in a white shirt and jacket gestures with both hands as he talks behind a bank of microphones. Solar panels are seen above him.
A man in a white shirt and jacket gestures with both hands as he talks behind a bank of microphones. Solar panels are seen above him.

Hard Truths Come for Germany’s Climate Prophet

Robert Habeck may be deepening the social divisions over environmental policy that he always wanted to overcome.

Excerpt
Cameron Abadi
A grid of six photos atop a map background of Paris. Images from left show two men, one with a saxophone; a man and woman overlooking the Seine; a man and woman in hats dancing; a man and woman walking on a night street; a shirtless man and a woman in a hat with her head in her hands; a man on a Paris rooftop.
A grid of six photos atop a map background of Paris. Images from left show two men, one with a saxophone; a man and woman overlooking the Seine; a man and woman in hats dancing; a man and woman walking on a night street; a shirtless man and a woman in a hat with her head in her hands; a man on a Paris rooftop.

The Americans Before Emily in Paris

From Gene Kelly to Harrison Ford, here are nine movies you can stream set in the City of Lights.

Review
Jordan Hoffman
A composition illustration shows a vintage joystick with a Soviet star atop it against a glitchy background.
A composition illustration shows a vintage joystick with a Soviet star atop it against a glitchy background.

Why Is My Video Game Full of Russian Propaganda?

Gamers have become unwitting agents in a global culture war.

Analysis
Joshua Foust
A crowd of people at Oktoberfest reach for a beer.
A crowd of people at Oktoberfest reach for a beer.

Beer Glorious Beer

From “bitter horse piss” to the gruit ale revival, a new book attempts to account for changing tastes.

Review
Bronwen Everill
A white and gray tabby cat is seen from the side as he walks on the street in front of the front door at No. 10 Downing Street in London.
A white and gray tabby cat is seen from the side as he walks on the street in front of the front door at No. 10 Downing Street in London.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Sept. 21: The U.N. General Assembly begins, the Sudanese army launches a major operation, and Lebanese civilians flee Israeli bombardments.

Quiz
Syd Kuntz
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses parliament during a session to approve his new cabinet appointments in Tehran on August 21, 2024.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses parliament during a session to approve his new cabinet appointments in Tehran on August 21, 2024.

Iran’s New Outreach to the West Is Risky

Masoud Pezeshkian says he wants to rekindle the nuclear deal. The ball is now in the West’s court.

Analysis
Sina Toossi
Israeli troops deploy in an area in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on Sept. 27.
Israeli troops deploy in an area in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on Sept. 27.

Is Confronting Hezbollah or De-Escalating Likelier to Bring Peace?

As the Middle East teeters on the brink of a wider war, Washington is calling for a cease-fire in Lebanon, while Israel seeks a knockout blow.

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 24.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 24.

Latin America Goes to UNGA

The full range of regional politics was on display at the annual United Nations summit in New York.

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
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