Review

Walter Isaacson explores the future of gene editing. But that future is already here, and it’s more than a bit scary.

Two new books examine how an isolated state managed to expand its diplomatic horizons.

How the German government accelerated the 20th century’s economic march toward neoliberalism.

An Oscar-nominated film exposes the crimes of Srebrenica at a time when the perpetrators are still celebrated in Serbia and beyond.

The decline of Israeli democracy holds lessons for the United States.

Emma Southon’s book on murder in Rome depicts a state built on death.

The new Netflix show “Pacific Rim: The Black” finally lives up to the franchise’s internationalist potential.

A new book about a forgotten attempt to resolve World War I sheds light on the struggles facing the West’s diplomats today.

A new book on Trump’s failures underscores just how tough it is to get Beijing right.

A new VR documentary, “Reeducated,” uses illustration and witnesses to overcome secrecy.

The provocative short stories in “Land of Big Numbers” offer a window into ordinary life in China with rich material from a reporter’s notebook.

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s sequel moves from the United States to France but stays revolutionary.