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What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Feb. 7: Bangladesh, Barbados, and Thailand vote; Netanyahu goes to Washington; and Bad Bunny wows with his Super Bowl halftime show.
Park Chan-wook’s Murderous Comedy of Corporate Manners Is a Masterpiece
‘No Other Choice’ shows a man’s world collapsing—with deadly results.
The Problem With Representative Democracy
What if elections aren’t the be-all and end-all?
The Demise of the Washington Post Is a Global Problem
What Jeff Bezos’s actions signal to news outlets around the world.
Migration Can Provide the Manpower for European Defense
Creating a pathway to citizenship in return for military service will help Europe stand on its own.
What Takaichi’s Triumph and Starmer’s Slump Say About Global Democracy
From Britain to Japan, “keep calm and carry on” is getting buried.
Does Germany’s Trump Policy Make Sense?
Friedrich Merz has his own strategy for dealing with the U.S. president, but the verdict is not yet in.
The Human Toll of Trump’s Cuba Policy
Washington wants political change in Havana. Ordinary people are paying the price.
Arms Control Was Once Trump’s Signature Issue
What is needed in this multipolar nuclear era is a president with the vision of his younger self.
EU Don’t Need U.S.?
Munich readies itself for a European defense renaissance.
An Epic Feud Threatens Mideast Stability at a Delicate Moment
The UAE and Saudi Arabia rivalry also matters for Trump’s plans to transform the region.
The EU Lacks Market Competitiveness—and Its Leaders Know
But European officials remain divided on how best to address U.S. unpredictability and Chinese competition.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Relationship With High Society
Why the elites kept calling even after the sex crimes conviction.
‘All the President’s Men’ Is 50—and Still Remarkable
This film makes cold calling names from the phone book look as thrilling as Indiana Jones outsmarting the Nazis.
The Puzzling Passivity of Russians
Repression alone cannot explain the vast protest gap between Moscow, Tehran, and Kyiv.