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A Likud Party election banner hanging from a building shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a caption above reading in Hebrew "Netanyahu, in another league", in  Tel Aviv on July 28, 2019.
A Likud Party election banner hanging from a building shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a caption above reading in Hebrew "Netanyahu, in another league", in Tel Aviv on July 28, 2019.

How Modi and Bibi Built a Military Alliance

India and Israel have strengthened their defense ties in recent years—but a new book makes the relationship sound more sinister than it is.

Actors Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. are seen in RRR.
Actors Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. are seen in RRR.

India’s Global Blockbusters Paint an Incomplete Picture

Online streaming is more representative of the country’s diversity but is becoming a double-edged sword.

A movie billboard poster advertises the German film "All Quiet on The Western Front" (Im Westen nichts Neues) at the Kino International movie theatre in Berlin on September 27, 2022.
A movie billboard poster advertises the German film "All Quiet on The Western Front" (Im Westen nichts Neues) at the Kino International movie theatre in Berlin on September 27, 2022.

Germany’s Oscar Nominee Isn’t Nearly German Enough

The depiction of war in “All Quiet on the Western Front” has put it far out of step with its home country.

Sanitation workers clean the exterior of the Ping An International Finance Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.
Sanitation workers clean the exterior of the Ping An International Finance Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.

‘Money Machine’ Is Missing the Juicy Details of Chinese Banking

Weijian Shan’s new book is notable mostly for what it leaves out.

Black Panther, Captain America and Thor from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Black Panther, Captain America and Thor from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

What the Marvel Cinematic Universe Can Teach Us About Geopolitics

One is a fantasy with roots in World War II. The other boasts Spider-Man.

The unveiling of a bronze statue of Scottish economist, philosopher and author Adam Smith
The unveiling of a bronze statue of Scottish economist, philosopher and author Adam Smith

Why Is Adam Smith Still So Popular?

The 18th-century Scottish economist has come to play a uniquely controversial role in U.S. political and economic life.

A pro-Russia militiaman guards a barricade in front of the flag of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic outside a regional police building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk.
A pro-Russia militiaman guards a barricade in front of the flag of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic outside a regional police building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk.

The Other Ukraine War

A new book examining Russia’s 2014 invasion of eastern Ukraine reveals some uncomfortable truths.

A North Korean Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile lifts off from an undisclosed location near Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 29, 2017.
A North Korean Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile lifts off from an undisclosed location near Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 29, 2017.

When the Same North Korea Policy Fails Over and Over Again

A veteran negotiator explains how Washington’s attempts at nonproliferation floundered.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to the media in New Delhi on Jan. 31.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to the media in New Delhi on Jan. 31.

How India’s Domestic Politics Impede Its Foreign Policy

A new book shows that New Delhi’s own obstacles could slow its ambitions on the global stage.

A soldier takes a coffee break in downtown Colombo, Sri Lanka.
A soldier takes a coffee break in downtown Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Trysts With Sri Lanka’s Ghosts

In the Booker Prize-winning “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida,” the past haunts a country racked by unresolved death.

My Imaginary Country connects Chile's complex history to contemporary revolutionary social movements and the election of a new president.
My Imaginary Country connects Chile's complex history to contemporary revolutionary social movements and the election of a new president.

Idealism Rules in Patricio Guzmán’s Chile

The exiled filmmaker’s latest work is a passionate—if incomplete—account of the 2019 estallido and its aftermath.

An Indian soldier and Pakistani soldier shake hands.
An Indian soldier and Pakistani soldier shake hands.

Why the India-Pakistan Rivalry Endures

A recent book emphasizes domestic politics in the conflict but doesn’t account for the depth of the impasse.

A man dressed as a vampire walks though a hotel lobby in Salem, Massachusetts on October 1, 2022.
A man dressed as a vampire walks though a hotel lobby in Salem, Massachusetts on October 1, 2022.

American Horror Stories Aren’t Just Cinematic

A new history ties the genre to U.S. atrocities—not always convincingly.

Two men in suit sit side-by-side. One is pointing past the camera.
Two men in suit sit side-by-side. One is pointing past the camera.

Argentina’s Junta Trial Was About More Than a Few Good Men

Relying on Hollywood clichés, “Argentina, 1985” offers a pat, sentimentalized view of history.

The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa's Racial Reckoning by Eve Fairbanks (Simon & Schuster, 416 pp., $27.99, July 2022).
The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa's Racial Reckoning by Eve Fairbanks (Simon & Schuster, 416 pp., $27.99, July 2022).

No Justice. No Peace.

Post-apartheid South Africa remains steeped in the “rainbow nation” ideals of reconciliation and forgiveness—but it has never truly reckoned with accountability.

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China, Ukraine, and How Biden Plans to Balance Both

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