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Israel Wants an Unstable Iran. Does Trump?

Plus: Anthropic’s standoff With the Pentagon; the Thailand-Cambodia conflict; and more

Mar 4, 2026

France’s nuclear overhaul

Plus: A turning point for Mexico’s security landscape, and more

Mar 3, 2026

The Economic Toll of the War in Iran

Plus: The remaking of China’s economy, and anti-Americanism in France

Mar 2, 2026

Diplomacy wasn’t given a chance

Plus: Gen Z vies for power in Nepal, and assessing the El Mencho raid

Feb 28, 2026

Trump’s tariff debacle, a new global referee for AI, and more

Plus: All of this week's coverage

Feb 27, 2026

Afghanistan and Pakistan Descend Into ‘Open War’

Plus: A tale of two Trumps, and new survey findings from Venezuela

Feb 26, 2026

Modi’s Israel Visit Highlights an ‘Ideological Convergence’

Plus: AI’s new referee, and the Epstein files’ global fallout

Feb 25, 2026

Spat of the Union

Plus: The outlook for the ELN conflict, and U.S. commercial diplomacy with Africa