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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media following a two-day government cabinet retreat at Villa Borsig on October 1, 2025 in Berlin.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media following a two-day government cabinet retreat at Villa Borsig on October 1, 2025 in Berlin.

Germany Loves to Hate Friedrich Merz

Germany’s chancellor is doing far better than everyone seems to think.

A framed portrait photograph covered with broken glass tilts to the right on an off-white wall, showing Munir wearing a formal army uniform. A silver flag pole with a pike on top stands in the foreground.
A framed portrait photograph covered with broken glass tilts to the right on an off-white wall, showing Munir wearing a formal army uniform. A silver flag pole with a pike on top stands in the foreground.

Pakistan’s 27th Amendment Upends Its Nuclear Command

A constitutional reform throws restraint, deterrence, and regional stability into question.

French Minister of National Education Elisabeth Borne, Minister of Labor and Employment Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, and High Commissioner for Vocational Education and Training Eric Garnier visit the Campus of Trades and Qualifications of Excellence in Evry-Courcouronnes, France, on May 19.
French Minister of National Education Elisabeth Borne, Minister of Labor and Employment Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, and High Commissioner for Vocational Education and Training Eric Garnier visit the Campus of Trades and Qualifications of Excellence in Evry-Courcouronnes, France, on May 19.

The Welfare State Saved Capitalism. Now It Can Save European Democracy.

A growing skepticism of social spending risks undermining a post-war pillar of Europe’s stability.

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with both hands as he stands next to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. All wear formal attire.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with both hands as he stands next to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. All wear formal attire.

USMCA Deal Comes Up for Review

Trump has kept Canada and Mexico guessing about whether he will renew the trade agreement.

Palestinians fill containers with water at a collection point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 23.
Palestinians fill containers with water at a collection point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 23.

The Challenges of Providing Humanitarian Aid

Organizations working in Gaza and Sudan say their jobs have become harder than ever.

An image from a video posted on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela on Dec. 10.
An image from a video posted on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela on Dec. 10.

Trump Ramps Up the Pressure on Maduro

The U.S. seizure of an oil tanker near Venezuela marks a new escalation in the White House’s regime-change ambitions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to speak at the Kremlin in Moscow in this photo supplied by Sputnik.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to speak at the Kremlin in Moscow in this photo supplied by Sputnik.

Putin Has Already Won

He’s exposed fatal divisions in the “West” even as Russians still back his Ukraine invasion.

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with farmers in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Dec. 8.
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with farmers in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Dec. 8.

Trump’s National Security Strategy Is a Blueprint for the Demise of the West

The White House’s agenda may not be coherent, but it is deeply dangerous.

A close view of the back of a helicopter.
A close view of the back of a helicopter.

Two Cheers for the National Security Strategy

Trump’s new document gets much right and a few things wrong.

Guests look at a model of the largest data center in the UAE under construction in Abu Dhabi as the Stargate initiative, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft, and OpenAI, during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)
Guests look at a model of the largest data center in the UAE under construction in Abu Dhabi as the Stargate initiative, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft, and OpenAI, during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

The Geopolitics of Sovereign Wealth Funds

Countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are investing capital right when the world values geopolitical swing states. This article has an audio recording

A man is seen from behind carrying shopping bags as he walks along a dim street at night. Smoke or fog billows around him, reflecting bright glares from streetlights.
A man is seen from behind carrying shopping bags as he walks along a dim street at night. Smoke or fog billows around him, reflecting bright glares from streetlights.

Russia’s Blackout Warfare Needs a U.S. Counter

Deterring Moscow’s assault on Ukraine’s energy will pay off across Europe.

South Koreans walk past missile replicas at the Korean War Memorial on Feb. 28, 2019 in Seoul.
South Koreans walk past missile replicas at the Korean War Memorial on Feb. 28, 2019 in Seoul.

Nuclear Policy Must Learn to Live With Disagreement

From climate to AI, other fields have bridged deep divides.

An illustration shows Donald Trump and Xi Jinping standing atop two adjoining stairways. Trump looks away and raises a fist. Xi looks toward Trump smiling next to a Chinese flag.
An illustration shows Donald Trump and Xi Jinping standing atop two adjoining stairways. Trump looks away and raises a fist. Xi looks toward Trump smiling next to a Chinese flag.

3 Lessons China Learned From the United States

America’s greatest export was never democracy or consumer culture. It was the template for global power itself.

A woman looks out of a window with a child beside her (but only the top of the child's head is visible).
A woman looks out of a window with a child beside her (but only the top of the child's head is visible).
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the press as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the press as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13.

Where Do U.S.-India Ties Stand?

Officials still seem to be working toward a trade deal, but it won’t be a silver bullet.

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