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Europe’s Best Bet for Protecting Postwar Ukraine
With U.S. commitment in question, armed neutrality is the most feasible option.

DOGE’s Victims Could Be Europe’s Gain
Vast U.S. human capital is now available. Europe—and the future trans-Atlantic relationship—could benefit.

Trump’s Trade War Roils a Key Voter Base
American farmers risk becoming “collateral damage” of the U.S. president’s go-to foreign-policy tool.

Turkey Wants to Be a European Power Now
Ankara is preparing to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine—and to deepen ties with the EU.
Asia & the Pacific

Can South Korea Join the Frontier AI Race?
China

China Faces PR Challenge in Zambia
Middle East & Africa

Tigray Power Struggle Risks Ethiopia-Eritrea War
Europe

How to Negotiate With Putin
Americas

Will Milei’s Charm Offensive Work on Trump?
In the Magazine

America Is Locked in a New Class War
Money and education no longer explain voting patterns.

Trump Is Ushering In a More Transactional World
Countries and companies with clout might thrive. The rest, not so much.

Updates: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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Hollywood Has a New China Problem
‘Ne Zha 2’ shows audiences are growing tired of formulaic Western films.
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The Periodic Table of States
The org chart for a post-Westphalian world.

The Cost of Ignoring Geopolitics
Like Napoleon and the Ming dynasty, Europe is paying the price for strategic blindness.

What I Got Wrong About Trump’s Second Term
I didn’t entirely see this coming. Here’s why.

Russia Is Only Winning Inside Trump’s Head
As Russians will tell you, the reality on the ground looks very, very different.

The Novels We’re Reading in March
From a killing in the West Bank to horror in a postapocalyptic convent.
In Case You Missed It
A selection of paywall-free articles

America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up
Industrial policy and subsidies are nothing new and can be useful. But shutting off from the world will have consequences.
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Visual Stories

The Mood on the Front Line, Three Years On
Ukrainian troops watch with anxiety as the United States moves closer to talks with Russia over the war.

How Tourism Trapped Tibet
The region is becoming a theme park for the Chinese nation.