What We Should Have Learned From the War on Terror What We Should Have Learned From the War on Terror
And what it can teach us about the future of the crisis in Ukraine.
Oct 21, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg
Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes
As jaws drop around the world over the resignation of the UK’s shortest-lived prime minister, life here is getting considerably worse by the day.
Oct 20, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run. Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run.
The dream of the game-changing home run has shaped our approach to so much, from sports to geopolitics—most significantly, our ability to solve problems through reason and diplomac...
Oct 20, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte
Amid Inflation and Corporate Windfalls, French Workers Are Rising Up Amid Inflation and Corporate Windfalls, French Workers Are Rising Up
The increasing cost of living and the government’s heavy-handed response to a strike at oil refineries is pushing people into the streets, and the discontent isn’t going away.
Oct 19, 2022 / Cole Stangler
Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War
NATO and Russia are both choosing this fraught moment to hold nuclear exercises.
Oct 18, 2022 / Matt Bivens
China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images
Both countries pose major challenges to US foreign policy, but understanding their differences is crucial to reforming the global system.
Oct 18, 2022 / Feature / Jake Werner
Letters From the October 31/November 7, 2022, Issue Letters From the October 31/November 7, 2022, Issue
Principled jurisprudence… Accountability for Ghouta…
Oct 18, 2022 / Letters / Our Readers
The Saudi Regime Isn’t Afraid of Joe Biden The Saudi Regime Isn’t Afraid of Joe Biden
Despite widespread disgust at Saudi perfidy, odds are that crackpot realism will once again trump human rights—or even the national interest.
Oct 17, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Is the West’s Romance With Paul Kagame Finally Ending? Is the West’s Romance With Paul Kagame Finally Ending?
The crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has worsened, and Rwanda’s government is largely to blame.
Oct 14, 2022 / James North
Nuclear Power Is a Dead End. We Must Abandon It Completely. Nuclear Power Is a Dead End. We Must Abandon It Completely.
Even given Europe's energy crisis, the case against nuclear power has never been so conclusive—and so important.
Oct 13, 2022 / Paul Hockenos