List of Society articles
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A man wearing a baby in a carrier holds an umbrella as he walks by a missile system. Other people mill about in the distance. Taiwanese Missile Units Are Giving Away Their Positions to China
Taiwan’s military hasn’t adjusted to the age of open-source intelligence.
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A factory worker stands near car batteries for Xinwangda Electric Vehicle Battery Company in Nanjing, China, on March 12, 2021. How the United States Can Win the Battery Race
To leapfrog China, Washington should shift away from lithium-ion batteries.
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Two people are seen from behind. The Science of AI Is Too Important to Be Left to the Scientists
Concerted international action will require political will.
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Vache Tovmasyan, Karren Karagulian, Mikey Madison, Sean Baker, and Dennis Lim speak at the "Anora" premiere during the 62nd New York Film Festival in New York City on Sept. 28. The New York Film Festival Offers a Sneak Peek of the Year’s Best
FP’s critic on the movies you’ll shortly devour.
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A group of people of all ages sit on the ground some with fingers extended in V signs as a man takes a picture with a cell phone. Behind them is St. Basil's cathedral. Russia’s Virtual Reality Is Where Conservatives Can Find Their Dreams
The Kremlin has devised a very 21st-century way to gather fellow travelers.
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A group of young people are seen framed by a window as they sit at a table talking and drinking. How Modi’s Rise Divided India’s Young People
Devika Rege’s debut novel “Quarterlife” captures political truths about 21st-century India.
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People hold up their arms in protest on the street. The Common Denominator Behind Africa’s Crises
States are unable to ensure citizens’ well-being, but civil society is fighting back.
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The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is seen from across the Susquehanna River in Etters, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 21. America’s AI Leadership Depends on Energy
Microsoft’s plan to restart Three Mile Island points to the way forward.
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Rizky Ridho (second right) celebrates after scoring the Indonesian team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup Asian second qualifier Group F match between Indonesia and the Philippines in Jakarta on June 11. Indonesia’s Soccer Team Is Going Dutch
A new embrace of colonial legacies has finally put the squad in reach of the World Cup tournament.
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Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guards stand in front of a mural of the Great Wall inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2010. The People’s Republic of China Turns 75
Inside Beijing’s efforts to rewrite its history.
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A monkey like figure in warrior clothing with a weapon. ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Is Full of Monkey Magic
A blockbuster take on China’s favorite story has become a source of national pride.
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A woman is helped through the rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Oct. 11. At least 22 people died and more than 100 were injured in the strike. Israel Is Weaponizing Forced Displacement—Again
In Lebanon as in Gaza, Israel cannot bomb its way into security.
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Four people use shovels during a groundbreaking. Two cranes behind them display a U.S. flag agasinst a blue, cloud-filled sky. ‘Made in America’ Is on the Ballot in Wisconsin
Two visions of trade and economic policy have played out in a key county in the swing state.
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Men stand by a crater where a collapsed building stood following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the neighborhood of Kafaat in Beirut's southern suburbs. ‘The Human Toll Is Staggering’: Aid Groups Triage Yet Another Middle East Crisis
Israel’s invasion of Lebanon has triggered a new wave of displaced people in a region already under record strain.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates sits on a couch with a hand to his head against patterned wallpaper. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Not-So-Radical Departure
The author’s decision to write about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shouldn’t come as a surprise to his longtime readers.