In Donald Trump’s World, the Strong Take What They Can ( Economist) That will be bad for America—and everyone else. The Dangers of Donald Trump’s Ad Hoc Foreign Policy (Lawrence J. Haas, National ...

Election Deniers Think the Venezuela Attack Is All About 2020 (David Gilbert, Wired) Conspiracy theorists claim the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is proof that the Venezuelan ...

First the Shooting. Then the Lies. (Adam Serwer, The Atlantic) The Trump administration has perfected the smear campaign.

· A Quarter Century After 9/11: Terrorism Trends in the United States and West in 2026 ...

Discovering the Dimensions of a New Cold War (Michael McFaul, Wired) The United States’ plan for dealing with Putin’s Russia and Xi’s China remains ill-defined among a shifting global order. That must ...

DOD released its report on countering extremist activity in the ranks. Andrew Mines writes that the report is timely, as data from research by different organizations provide multiple metrics that ...

Yttrium plays a critical role in everything from aircraft engines to semiconductors. China controls the vast majority of the market—and that’s not changing anytime soon. Even imagining a potential ...

The U.S.-China rivalry is fueling a legal arms race. West Bank Violence Threatens Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan (John Haltiwanger, Foreign Policy) Rights groups say the Israeli government is complicit. How ...

The white-supremacist influencer is laying the groundwork to go even bigger. Pam Bondi Memo’s Quiet Rewriting of Domestic Terrorism Rules (Thomas E. Brzozowski, Lawfare) A leaked directive recasts ...

Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10 and a half years on Friday after admitting he was paid to make pro-Russian speeches in the European Parliament. The case comes amid heightened concerns over Russian ...

Washington wants a free hand for Silicon Valley and Russia investment. The EU is an obstacle—and the far right is an ally. Why Did the White House Write This National Security Strategy? (Benjamin ...

Human rights groups, members of the U.S. government and regional experts increasingly blame the United Arab Emirates for fueling violence in Sudan. Countries are queuing to buy the tools and ...