Three people eat lunch by candlelight at a restaurant table.
Three people eat lunch by candlelight at a restaurant table.

‘Strong Roots’ Turns Cooking Into Resistance

A memoir of Ukrainian cuisine seeks to preserve worlds threatened by Russia.

Review
Natalia Antonova
A photo collage illustration shows vintage portraits of two African American women and a hand holding a fountain pen in front of yellow shapes, ink blots, and scrawls.
A photo collage illustration shows vintage portraits of two African American women and a hand holding a fountain pen in front of yellow shapes, ink blots, and scrawls.

The Forgotten Fight for ‘Darker Peoples’ at the Paris Peace Conference

How an alliance between Black American women and Japanese delegates paved the way for modern human rights.

Excerpt
Keisha N. Blain
A photographer takes a photo of a pop art panting of Queen Elizabeth hangin on a wall with an exhibit card displayed next to it.
A photographer takes a photo of a pop art panting of Queen Elizabeth hangin on a wall with an exhibit card displayed next to it.

All the Queen’s Gossips

Two new books explore the tangled world of royal stories and real crimes.

Review
James Palmer
An illustration shows the seal of the United Nations with a shadow across it. Laurel leaves fall onto the ground from the seal as a person sweeps them up.
An illustration shows the seal of the United Nations with a shadow across it. Laurel leaves fall onto the ground from the seal as a person sweeps them up.

The Golden Age of Multilateralism Is Over

And it cannot be revived by China, Europe, post-Trump America, or the global south.

Analysis
Jo Inge Bekkevold
A close-up of a man's face with one eye looking through a gun scope.
A close-up of a man's face with one eye looking through a gun scope.

The Coup That Started in a WeWork

A new documentary about the time a small band of misguided Americans attempted to overthrow the Venezuelan government.

Review
Jordan Hoffman
A man in a suit sits on a table next to a window. A desk is seen behind him.
A man in a suit sits on a table next to a window. A desk is seen behind him.

The Man Who Made the U.N. Cool

A new biography of U Thant shows how his peacemaking abilities helped the United Nations grow and flourish—for a time.

Review
Bronwen Everill
A photo illustration shows Vladimir Putin standing and looking down at a piece of paper with caution tape in front and behind him for a story about sanctions.
A photo illustration shows Vladimir Putin standing and looking down at a piece of paper with caution tape in front and behind him for a story about sanctions.

My Theory Says Sanctions on Russia Won’t Work. So Why Do I Want Them Anyway?

The inventor of the sanctions paradox stress-tests it 25 years on.

Argument
Daniel W. Drezner
Carlos Alcaraz, dressed in pink and magenta, tosses a tennis ball in the air on the U.S. Open's green and blue court.
Carlos Alcaraz, dressed in pink and magenta, tosses a tennis ball in the air on the U.S. Open's green and blue court.

The Economics of the U.S. Open

The origins of tennis still shape the sport—including how much players earn at the major tournaments. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Two soldiers walk along a fence in front of the Berlin wall in a snowy winter scene.
Two soldiers walk along a fence in front of the Berlin wall in a snowy winter scene.

The East-West Contest With No End

The Cold War was tragic, comic, and epic—and it’s still playing out today.

Review
Michael Kimmage
A man writes on the arm of a woman as she looks down at him.
A man writes on the arm of a woman as she looks down at him.

‘Dhadak 2’ Is About Love, Death, and Caste in India

A new film shatters the Bollywood fantasy around romance and family.

Review
Meher Manda
A grid of 12 book covers showing new releases in global fiction.
A grid of 12 book covers showing new releases in global fiction.

The Novels We’re Reading in September

From a North American nail salon to a Korean institute for haunted objects.

Books
Chloe Hadavas, Allison Meakem
An illustration shows a zoomed-in view of the peel of a banana with a Chiquita sticker on it peeling off. Black images on the peel show workers striking, worker gloves and other gear.
An illustration shows a zoomed-in view of the peel of a banana with a Chiquita sticker on it peeling off. Black images on the peel show workers striking, worker gloves and other gear.

Bananas, After the Strike

Labor strife, climate shocks, and Chiquita’s uneasy return mark a new chapter for Panama’s banana industry.

Analysis
Cristina Guevara
A person is silhouetted in front of a white high relief statue of Stalin with other figures around him.
A person is silhouetted in front of a white high relief statue of Stalin with other figures around him.

The Kremlin’s Factory of Resentment

A new history of the Cold War unwittingly exposes Russian distortions of the past.

Essay
Jaroslaw Kuisz
An illustration shows five columns breaking apart from left to right on a digital background.
An illustration shows five columns breaking apart from left to right on a digital background.

Are AI and Democracy Compatible?

Avoiding digital dictatorship may mean rethinking our relationship with machines.

Analysis
Adam Elkus
A historic image of two men stacking a huge pile of United States currency.
A historic image of two men stacking a huge pile of United States currency.

The Future of the Dollar Lies Within

Dollar dominance is here to stay, if the United States can keep it.

Review
Theodore Bunzel
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