Review
List of Review articles
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Juergen-habermas-riccardo-vecchio-illustration-3-2 The World Still Needs Habermas
The German philosopher is starting to outlive his liberal legacy.
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This undated photo shows a rat in the a Are Rats Actually That Bad?
The rodent’s reputation, revamped.
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Four men in short-sleeved polo or button-up shirts walk past the skyline of Shanghai. How Big Is CCP Inc.?
China’s sovereign funds are huge, powerful—and clumsy.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz joke before a group photo during the G-7 summit in Savelletri, Italy, on June 14. Modi Still Has Great-Power Ambitions for India
A new book traces the evolution of New Delhi’s quest for elusive global status.
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The cover image from the Criterion Collection version of The Parallax View, starring Warren Beatty. The Paranoid Movies That Captured Post-Watergate America
The proverbial tinfoil hat was once the purview of counterculture hippies.
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Taiwanese missile boats and smaller craft maneuver on the sea during a military drill in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Will Taiwan’s Future Be Settled in Washington?
‘The Boiling Moat’ is more interested in American arguments than the country itself.
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A red sky with two Soviet soldiers silhouetted in the foreground. The Hidden Critique of U.S. Foreign Policy in ‘Red Dawn’
Forty years ago, Hollywood released a hit movie with a surprisingly subversive message.
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The book cover of Look Away by Jacob Kushner Germany’s Far-Right Surge Isn’t New
The country’s failure to confront deadly extremists in the early 2000s should be a warning.
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A worker pushes a cart among shelves lined with goods at an Amazon warehouse in Brieselang, Germany. Are We Really Toiling in Amazon’s Fields?
A critique of “technofeudalism” loses the plot.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9. Are Putin’s Nuclear Threats Working?
A new book examines the past and present of Russian thinking on deterrence.
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A U.S. Marine uses a U.S. flag to cover the face of a statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. Why Did America Stumble Into a Trap in Iraq?
A new history offers a sharp but limited critique.
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The view from above a group of people as they lay on scorched, dry ground. No, It’s Not Too Late to Save the Planet
Doomism robs people of the agency and incentive to participate in a solution to the climate crisis.
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A main in a suit and helmet holds a British flags in each hand as he hangs from a zipline in front of a ferris wheel. Is Britain All That Special?
British politics may be bad, but they’re not unusual.
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People look at their phones as they stand in line at an Apple store. Immediacy Ruined Our Politics
How our economy and culture became ever less mediated—and corroded our collective life.
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Many characters from Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga in the desert on a motorcycles. The New ‘Mad Max’ Makes the End of the World Fun Again
The fifth film in George Miller’s franchise deserves to be the blockbuster of the northern summer.
