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Visitors walk past the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2022.
Visitors walk past the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2022.

Is America Now Merely the First Among Equals?

Emma Ashford on how Washington should navigate a “post-unipolar” world.

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
A person is silhouetted in front of a white high relief statue of Stalin with other figures around him.
A person is silhouetted in front of a white high relief statue of Stalin with other figures around him.

The Kremlin’s Factory of Resentment

A new history of the Cold War unwittingly exposes Russian distortions of the past.

Essay
Jaroslaw Kuisz
A film still shows people running in the street from an attack. A government building and the Taiwanese flag is seen in the background.
A film still shows people running in the street from an attack. A government building and the Taiwanese flag is seen in the background.

Can TV Help Prepare for Invasion?

Taiwan’s “Zero Day Attack” sets an example other threatened states can follow.

Analysis
Elisabeth Braw
Trump sits with his arms wide and palms out as he reaches toward the two men on either side of him at a long table.
Trump sits with his arms wide and palms out as he reaches toward the two men on either side of him at a long table.

A Trump-Brokered Peace Deal in the South Caucasus Is Hopeful but Incomplete

The Armenia-Azerbaijan summit in Washington offered progress, but also serious doubts.

Analysis
Richard Giragosian
An illustration shows five columns breaking apart from left to right on a digital background.
An illustration shows five columns breaking apart from left to right on a digital background.

Are AI and Democracy Compatible?

Avoiding digital dictatorship may mean rethinking our relationship with machines.

Analysis
Adam Elkus
A woman stands behind a sheet of solar panel material, made up of smaller blue rectangles. Her arms are outstretched to either side to hold the panels up. She wears a hair net and a surgical mask as well as a white lab coat. The metal scaffolding of a workshop or factory floor is visible behind her.
A woman stands behind a sheet of solar panel material, made up of smaller blue rectangles. Her arms are outstretched to either side to hold the panels up. She wears a hair net and a surgical mask as well as a white lab coat. The metal scaffolding of a workshop or factory floor is visible behind her.

Trump Cedes the Clean Energy Lead to China

As Washington turns its back on wind and solar, Beijing is racing ahead.

Report
Christina Lu
Moaz Abu Taha and Mariam Abu Dagga, who were killed by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital on Aug. 25, take a selfie in Gaza on Jan. 18.
Moaz Abu Taha and Mariam Abu Dagga, who were killed by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital on Aug. 25, take a selfie in Gaza on Jan. 18.

Why Israel’s War in Gaza Has Been So Deadly for Journalists

Israel is directly targeting media workers, rights groups warn.

Analysis
John Haltiwanger
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine where they held a meeting of the so-called "coalition of the willing"on May 10, 2025 in Kyiv.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine where they held a meeting of the so-called "coalition of the willing"on May 10, 2025 in Kyiv.

Europe Has Willed Itself to Power

How the continent earned a seat at the table that will decide Ukraine’s fate.

Analysis
Michael Kimmage, Linas Kojala
Ecuadorian Vice President María José Pinto, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro speak during the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization summit in Bogota on Aug. 22.
Ecuadorian Vice President María José Pinto, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro speak during the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization summit in Bogota on Aug. 22.

Amazon Summit Shows Scant Progress

A meeting of rainforest countries offers a preview of COP30.

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
U.S. National Guard troops spread mulch around the Tidal Basin near the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 26.
U.S. National Guard troops spread mulch around the Tidal Basin near the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 26.

Trump’s Lethal Landscapers

Is Trump hurting military readiness?

Situation Report
John Haltiwanger, Rishi Iyengar
Men in camouflage military uniforms rake leaves in a park. A canopy of leaves is visible overhead; the grass beneath has patchy brown spots from the late-summer heat.
Men in camouflage military uniforms rake leaves in a park. A canopy of leaves is visible overhead; the grass beneath has patchy brown spots from the late-summer heat.

The Global War on Terror Comes Home to D.C.

Soldiers are a poor tool for remaking societies.

Analysis
Adam Weinstein
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz take part in a meeting in Tirana, Albania.
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz take part in a meeting in Tirana, Albania.

E3 Nations Begin Process to Reimpose Snapback Sanctions on Iran

European foreign ministers hope the threat of sanctions will force Tehran back to the nuclear negotiating table.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Xi and Putin sit in the center of a row of other officials and dignitaries, their heads turned to look at something in the same direction as the camera. Both men wear dark suits. Two other men sitting in the same row wear military dress uniforms and hats that are highly decorated with medals.
Xi and Putin sit in the center of a row of other officials and dignitaries, their heads turned to look at something in the same direction as the camera. Both men wear dark suits. Two other men sitting in the same row wear military dress uniforms and hats that are highly decorated with medals.

China’s Military Parade Is a Powerful Diplomatic Display

Xi Jinping is trying to link past, present, and future.

Analysis
Deng Yuwen
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet on the sidelines of the two-day NATO summit in The Hague.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet on the sidelines of the two-day NATO summit in The Hague.

European Countries Trigger the ‘Snapback’ of Iran Sanctions

France, Germany, and the U.K. ran out of patience with Tehran and are bringing back previously halted U.N. measures.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks on during a press conference in Baghdad on April 26, 2021.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks on during a press conference in Baghdad on April 26, 2021.

Tehran’s Message to Trump: ‘Stop Listening to Bibi’

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the 12-day war, Western sanctions, and a pathway to nuclear talks. This article has an audio recording

Q&A
Ravi Agrawal
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