The book cover for Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
The book cover for Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare

America’s Economic Warfare Is Sowing Its Own Demise

A new book provides insight into the unintended consequences of U.S. sanctions.

A grid of 12 fiction book covers out in February 2025.
A grid of 12 fiction book covers out in February 2025.

The Novels We’re Reading in February

From a British techno-dystopia to Berlin’s underground.

A sign with lettering in Hebrew and English stands atop rocky ground. The sign reads "Private Road No Entry." A truck can be seen on the road in the distance.
A sign with lettering in Hebrew and English stands atop rocky ground. The sign reads "Private Road No Entry." A truck can be seen on the road in the distance.

How Israel Deceived the U.S. and Built the Bomb

Newly declassified documents reveal how Israel operated under the noses of U.S. inspectors.

A photo collage illustration shows characters from the movies nomicated for best foreign film atop a red carpet with golden film strips intermingled.
A photo collage illustration shows characters from the movies nomicated for best foreign film atop a red carpet with golden film strips intermingled.

The Best International Films at the Oscars

Find out why the frontrunner is so controversial—and why everything about Latvia’s entry is a miracle.

A man in glasses and a suit and tie looks skeptical. Other people and buildings are out of focus behind him.
A man in glasses and a suit and tie looks skeptical. Other people and buildings are out of focus behind him.

Britain’s Machiavellian Answer for Trump

Why the British government tapped its “prince of darkness” as its new U.S. ambassador.

Tourists walk next to the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens.
Tourists walk next to the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens.

The Clash Over Civilizations

A recent book reveals the premodern world as one of mobility and interaction—but it was not without parochialism.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas.

What Drives Elon Musk?

His wealth, political power, and support for far-right parties are setting off alarm bells.

A blurred scene shows people at desks. Above them are several television screens.
A blurred scene shows people at desks. Above them are several television screens.

The Dirty Business That’s Stopping Climate Change

Commodity traders are among the financial world’s most ruthless actors—and now they’re at the center of climate policy.

Factory workers form a picket line outside an auto plant in Louisville, Kentucky.
Factory workers form a picket line outside an auto plant in Louisville, Kentucky.
A person wearing a red shawl and an ornate skirt with beads and ornamentation holds a golden object as she poses for a photo in front of Tibetan prayer wheels. A photographer points a camera toward her.
A person wearing a red shawl and an ornate skirt with beads and ornamentation holds a golden object as she poses for a photo in front of Tibetan prayer wheels. A photographer points a camera toward her.

How Tourism Trapped Tibet

The region is becoming a theme park for the Chinese nation.

A mosaic wall shows the top of a head with the green, white, and black stripes and three red stars of the Syrian independence flag painted over it.
A mosaic wall shows the top of a head with the green, white, and black stripes and three red stars of the Syrian independence flag painted over it.

Hope Won in Syria

The miracle of the revolution is alive after Assad’s fall.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, wearing a suit, ducks under a tank as military officials in camouflage gear walk with him.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, wearing a suit, ducks under a tank as military officials in camouflage gear walk with him.

Don’t Talk About the War

The German political establishment has no idea what war looks like today—and doesn’t want to know.

Palestinians riding on a cart are refected on a mirror in the shape of the map of Palestine in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on February 7, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group.
Palestinians riding on a cart are refected on a mirror in the shape of the map of Palestine in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on February 7, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group.

Israelis and Palestinians Both Lost Their Futures

As the war’s smoke clears, both societies are moving backward.

Rectangular strips of white paper with numbers on them hang vertically.
Rectangular strips of white paper with numbers on them hang vertically.

Don’t Let Autocrats Erase the Internet

Preserving digital archives is a crucial weapon in discrediting and defeating authoritarian regimes.

A Daily News newspaper in a rack with the headline: Fjord to Trump: Drop Dead with the subhead: Denmark mocks Don's desire to buy Greenland.
A Daily News newspaper in a rack with the headline: Fjord to Trump: Drop Dead with the subhead: Denmark mocks Don's desire to buy Greenland.

Can the United States Actually Purchase Greenland?

Trump wants it from Denmark, but it’s Greenlanders who will decide.

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