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Army members in uniform stand on a truck that's going through a crowd.
Army members in uniform stand on a truck that's going through a crowd.

Madagascar’s Crisis Takes a Dangerous Turn

A powerful military unit has seized power after weekends of Gen Z-led protests.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
A reflection of the U.S. Capitol on a glass panel on the ground below shows the white rotunda dome and a U.S. flag, both upside down in the mirrored image, with a partly cloudy sky visible below.
A reflection of the U.S. Capitol on a glass panel on the ground below shows the white rotunda dome and a U.S. flag, both upside down in the mirrored image, with a partly cloudy sky visible below.

Why the Democrats Are So Lost

For decades, the party has been mostly counterpunching against the right with no real agenda of its own. 

Essay
Michael Hirsh
Professor Michael Sandel leads a dialogue on the ethics of artificial intelligence in Harvard’s Sanders Theatre.
Professor Michael Sandel leads a dialogue on the ethics of artificial intelligence in Harvard’s Sanders Theatre.

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.

Q&A
Cameron Abadi
The head of a humanoid robot is seen from below. The head is constructed as from dark metals and plastic, with a visor that looks like ski goggles rather than eyes. A logo where an ear would be says "Z1 Robot."
The head of a humanoid robot is seen from below. The head is constructed as from dark metals and plastic, with a visor that looks like ski goggles rather than eyes. A logo where an ear would be says "Z1 Robot."

Racist AI Fantasies Are Spreading on China’s Internet

Anti-Black videos speak to popular prejudices.

Analysis
Joshua Dummer
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands in Moscow on October 15.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands in Moscow on October 15.

Buying the Hatchet

How arms deals are helping Sharaa to make up with Moscow.

Analysis
Ahmad Sharawi
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The Peace in Gaza Won’t Last

Only the end of Israel’s special relationship with the United States would signal a true end of war.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
A man in a canoe rides past houses in flood water.
A man in a canoe rides past houses in flood water.

How Storms Are Shaping Politics in Southeast Asia

Governments are struggling to forecast and manage bad weather.

Southeast Asia Brief
Joseph Rachman
Lips are suspended from a neon structure with a sign lit up to read "Riyadh Comedy Festival" above it as three women in black gowns sit nearby on armchairs.
Lips are suspended from a neon structure with a sign lit up to read "Riyadh Comedy Festival" above it as three women in black gowns sit nearby on armchairs.

What I Want the Comedians Who Went to Saudi Arabia to Know

There were only eight executions during the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

Argument
Taha al-Hajji
María Corina Machado flexes her bicep while speaking into a microphone wearing a white t-shirt with a long sleeve emblazoned with Venezuela's flag colors.
María Corina Machado flexes her bicep while speaking into a microphone wearing a white t-shirt with a long sleeve emblazoned with Venezuela's flag colors.

Will Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Stick With Trump?

María Corina Machado has embraced the U.S. president’s military buildup in the Caribbean.

Analysis
Christopher Sabatini
A container ship is seen from directly above, at the port in Qingdao, China. It is heading toward the left of the image and flanked on its right by a smaller vessel. The containers on the main ship look rectangular from this angle and are brightly colored in shades of orange, red, white, and blue. The water beneath the vessels looks like a dark, almost emerald green.
A container ship is seen from directly above, at the port in Qingdao, China. It is heading toward the left of the image and flanked on its right by a smaller vessel. The containers on the main ship look rectangular from this angle and are brightly colored in shades of orange, red, white, and blue. The water beneath the vessels looks like a dark, almost emerald green.

China’s Rare-Earth Flex Sends the United States Scrambling

Beijing’s new export controls take a page from Washington’s playbook.

China Brief
James Palmer
A wide view shows players from two teams playing on a basketball court with a crowd of thousands of people in the surrounding arena seating. A jumbotron with a video of the game hangs overhead.
A wide view shows players from two teams playing on a basketball court with a crowd of thousands of people in the surrounding arena seating. A jumbotron with a video of the game hangs overhead.

The NBA’s Long Road Back to China

A soft-power breakthrough amid an escalating hard-power rivalry.

Analysis
Rishi Iyengar
Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza cease-fire and hostage exchange deal arrive at Nasser Hospital.
Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza cease-fire and hostage exchange deal arrive at Nasser Hospital.

Israeli Forces Fire on Palestinians in Northern Gaza

The incident comes days after a cease-fire went into effect in Gaza.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Vendors wait for customers at the Panjiayuan flea market in Beijing on June 3.
Vendors wait for customers at the Panjiayuan flea market in Beijing on June 3.

Beijing’s Coded Editorials Reveal Big Economic Plans

People’s Daily has laid out an optimistic scheme for industrial transformation.

Analysis
Lizzi C. Lee, Shengyu Wang
Supporters cheer as former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2024.
Supporters cheer as former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2024.

How to Understand MAGA and America’s New Right

Commentator Emily Jashinsky on COVID and a yearning for culture, religion, and roots. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
A man in a red hat drives a motorbike with a woman passenger in a black bandana by a billboard in Iranian national colors on a busy street.
A man in a red hat drives a motorbike with a woman passenger in a black bandana by a billboard in Iranian national colors on a busy street.

Tehran’s Dual Strategy for Surviving Snapback

Unity at the top, repression below.

Analysis
Saeid Golkar
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