Review
List of Review articles
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Two people are silhouetted in a shaft of light as they sit in chairs in a cafe. The Most Successful CIA Operation You’ve Never Heard of
How the agency’s program to circulate banned books helped take down the Iron Curtain.
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A woman gestures with her hands clenched near her face and her eyes closed. Yoko Tawada’s Quiet Radicalism
In a newly translated collection, the Japanese German author probes what it means to live between languages.
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Crew members gather on a dock before the USS Santa Fe as the flags of the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom wave. If AUKUS Is Toast, What Should Australia Do Next?
Amid Elbridge Colby’s review of the submarine deal, three books consider the future of the alliance itself.
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Superman carries a woman through an explosion. Superman the Interventionist
The new movie chafes against Trump-era politics.
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An illustration showing drawn likeness of John Cena, Idris Alba and others on a red and white starburst. Why Must Hollywood Presidents Kick Ass and Take Names?
The French aren’t making action movies about heads of state.
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Hundreds of people gather around a giant doll with pigtails, an orange jumper and red glowing eyes. Why Is ‘Squid Game’ So Popular?
One of the most vicious, violent, and nihilistic works of entertainment ever made is also truly the work of an auteur.
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A giant panda's tongue hangs out while eating. The Expedition That Launched a Century of Panda-Mania
A new book details how the United States helped create a truly political animal.
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The book cover of Michael Luo's Strangers in the Land. The Forgotten Stories of the Chinese in America
‘Strangers in the Land’ illuminates a dark, enduring period of U.S. history.
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A Chechen fighter stands in front of a house destroyed by Russian artillery in central Grozny on Jan. 15, 1995. The Fate of the World’s Forgotten Wars
A new book raises questions about Russia’s bygone fight in Chechnya—and the future legacy of conflicts today.
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A film still from "The Battle for Kyiv." ‘The Battle for Kyiv’ Captures a Desperate Time
Oz Katerji’s film brings back the wild first weeks of war.
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This black-and-white photo shows students and faculty milling about near the front entrance of a large building fronted with limestone columns and a wide stone staircase. The man closest to the camera has just stepped onto a pathway leading onto the quad, shaded by a nearby tree. Can the U.S. Be a Great Power Without Harvard?
Trump’s attacks on American universities come as China seeks to dominate higher education.
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An illustration depicts the lead in the TV show Careme, dressed as a chef, putting a Napoleon shaped hat on a tower of desserts. He flicks whipped cream with his other hand and winks. The French TV Show That Turns Souffle Into Statecraft
“Carême” gives an international audience what it wants: rich food, lusty romps, and Napoleon.
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The book cover for The Party's Interests Come First Xi Jinping’s Family Fortunes
A new biography explores the tangled politics of a revolutionary father.
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A statue of Karl Marx wearing a red scarf on a blue background. Karl Marx’s American Boom
A new book looks at the history of the communist thinker’s reception in the capitalist United States.
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A man wearing a VR headset smiles and poses as he records himself under a large Apple logo on a store behind him. How China Captured Apple
A giant firm and a superpower have become deeply entangled.
