A grid of 12 book covers with 10 smaller and two larger.
A grid of 12 book covers with 10 smaller and two larger.

A Pair of Haunting New Scandinavian Novels

Plus, more international fiction releases.

Books
Chloe Hadavas, Allison Meakem
A group of people stand arm in arm and sing joyfully. They hold flags that read "No" decorated with a rainbow.
A group of people stand arm in arm and sing joyfully. They hold flags that read "No" decorated with a rainbow.

How Chile Was Persuaded to Vote ‘No’ to Dictatorship

Revisiting Pablo Larraín’s feature film about the advertising campaign that sent Pinochet packing.

Review
Jordan Hoffman
A couple in Louvre heist Halloween costumes walk through the London Underground in London on Oct. 31.
A couple in Louvre heist Halloween costumes walk through the London Underground in London on Oct. 31.

Why Thieves Like to Steal Art

Suspects are being held in the Louvre heist, but artifacts are still missing. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
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Climate-change-fiction-recommendations-homepage2

5 Novelists on Their Favorite Climate Fiction

Sometimes, literature meets the moment better than diplomacy.

Review
Amitav Ghosh, Jessi Jezewska Stevens, Megha Majumdar, Eric Puchner, Madeleine Thien
Peter Magyar takes a selfie with a woman in a puffer coat. They are standing in a crowd of people.
Peter Magyar takes a selfie with a woman in a puffer coat. They are standing in a crowd of people.

The Man Who Could Topple Orban

How Peter Magyar went from a former Fidesz insider to Hungary’s most popular politician.

Profile
Lili Rutai
An illustration shows a pyramid of tomatoes at a market with a woman at left and a shouting man with hands to his face at right. behind them is a street scene with pyramids in the distance.
An illustration shows a pyramid of tomatoes at a market with a woman at left and a shouting man with hands to his face at right. behind them is a street scene with pyramids in the distance.

The Surprising History of Egypt’s ‘Crazy Tomatoes’

How an ordinary ingredient became a symbol of collective complaint.

Excerpt
Anny Gaul
Three book covers.
Three book covers.

The Forgotten Visionary of U.S. War in Latin America

Lucius Shepard’s hallucinogenic stories anticipated Trump’s war fantasies.

Argument
James Palmer
A man in a dimly lit, gothic laboratory stands gazing up at a large, mechanical contraption resembling a crucifix with a human figure attached.
A man in a dimly lit, gothic laboratory stands gazing up at a large, mechanical contraption resembling a crucifix with a human figure attached.

Del Toro’s Netflix ‘Frankenstein’ Feels Like a Classic

The Mexican director has finally made the movie he’s dreamed about since childhood.

Review
Jordan Hoffman
The book Great Power Diplomacy by A. Wess Mitchell atop a stack of books behind a black paper tear.
The book Great Power Diplomacy by A. Wess Mitchell atop a stack of books behind a black paper tear.

Add This to the Canon of Great Diplomacy Books

A. Wess Mitchell’s tour through two millennia of diplomacy is catnip for foreign-policy wonks. This article has an audio recording

Review
Keith Johnson
A group of young people walk down a road past Soviet tanks. One person holds up a small flag of Czechoslovakia.
A group of young people walk down a road past Soviet tanks. One person holds up a small flag of Czechoslovakia.

Moscow’s Shadow Looms Over Bratislava

Russia’s historic role remains central to the debate over Slovak foreign policy today.

Analysis
Frankie Vetch
Two men pose in front of a brown sculpture of a headless Mao Zedong kneeling with one hand over his heart. The man on the left holds the sculpted severed head of Mao. The man on the right leans against the statue’s base and smokes a cigarette.
Two men pose in front of a brown sculpture of a headless Mao Zedong kneeling with one hand over his heart. The man on the left holds the sculpted severed head of Mao. The man on the right leans against the statue’s base and smokes a cigarette.

China Is Stamping Out Dissident Art

Curators, painters, and performers are facing jail or exile.

Analysis
Shannon Van Sant
Dewy sits at a desk, before a sign that reads: "CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM: SEND A MESSAGE BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN." Behind him is also a map of the Eastern Bloc with an image of the Statue of Liberty.
Dewy sits at a desk, before a sign that reads: "CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM: SEND A MESSAGE BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN." Behind him is also a map of the Eastern Bloc with an image of the Statue of Liberty.

We’ve Forgotten What ‘Soft Power’ Is

Internationalists are mourning the loss of soft power. Do they even know what that means anymore? This article has an audio recording

Argument
Suzanne Nossel
Four camouflage military vehicles with missiles perched on their surfaces are seen from above on a lined concrete lot.
Four camouflage military vehicles with missiles perched on their surfaces are seen from above on a lined concrete lot.

Is the U.S. Ready for War With China?

U.S. military planners are caught in an impossible dilemma. This article has an audio recording

Excerpt
Franz-Stefan Gady
A tight shot of a a Labubu character's face.
A tight shot of a a Labubu character's face.

Plush Power

How Labubu dolls became China’s first contemporary cultural export.  This article has an audio recording

Argument
Bobby Ghosh
Two people dressed in military gear in the cockpit of an airplane, flying above cloud cover.
Two people dressed in military gear in the cockpit of an airplane, flying above cloud cover.

‘A House of Dynamite’ Isn’t Explosive Enough

Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear thriller is terrifying—but falls short of true provocation.

Review
Megan DuBois
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