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Nov 7 201610 minutes
Iraq Takes On Isis
The battle for Mosul begins—and fractured Iraqi forces will have to pay for every inch
Nov 7 20163 minutes
Moscow Confidential: Private Jets For Dogs
A dissident dishes dirt with the help of tipsters in high places | “Everyone in this arena is in a state of conflict�?
Nov 7 20164 minutes
How Do You Say Déjà Vu In Chinese?
Beijing is heading down a questionable path we’ve seen before: Japan’s
Oct 31 20162 minutes
Even Headstrong Generals Must Answer To Someone
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR CERTAINLY HAD A WAY with Commanders in Chief. Long before he ran afoul of Harry Truman near the end of the Korean War, the self-glorifying Army general was ignoring the orders of President Herbert Hoover. As a young Army chief of st
Oct 31 20163 minutes
Crimea Welcomes A Flood Of Putin Patriots
For Russians, the thrill of annexation has yet to wear off | “Drop whatever you’re doing … and move to Crimea�?
Oct 31 20162 minutes
How To Stay Friends With The Philippines
The U.S. must keep cool amid outbursts by the hotheaded president of its longtime ally
Oct 24 20164 minutes
Beating ISIS—And Saving Iraq
ISIS’S CROWN JEWEL in Iraq for more than two years is all but guaranteed to fall soon to a major military offensive led by Iraqi security forces and bolstered by U.S. advisers and airpower. Retaking Mosul, a city of 1 million that has been a keystone
Oct 24 20162 minutes
The Iran Paradox
Roughly 2,500 years ago, the first great Persian Empire, led by Cyrus the Great, was founded. Over the next several centuries, it grew to dominate a significant portion of the world’s extant population and stretched from western India to the Mediterr
Oct 24 20162 minutes
The Financial World’s Rotten Culture Is Still A Threat—To All Of Us
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A GROUP of economists to confirm reality. Last year, a team of German academics released a study on the effects of major financial crises on politics, examining 800 elections over 140 years in 20 advanced economies. They found that
Oct 24 20162 minutes
Even President Trump Couldn’t Turn Russia Into A Friend Of The U.S.
There have been a lot of column inches devoted to the danger of Donald Trump, if elected, becoming a puppet of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin itself has peddled this vision of the future in its propaganda, both domestically and in Ukra
Oct 24 20162 minutes
U.S.-Russia Tensions Reach Dangerous New Level
EVERY DAY AMERICAN PILOTS fly scores of sorties against terrorist targets in Syria. And on every mission, the pilots watch their instruments for signs that one of the Syrian government’s thousands of surface-to-air missiles, including Russian batteri
Oct 24 20163 minutes
Where The Next Crisis Will Come From
Keep an eye on depressed lenders, shadow banks, and China
Oct 24 20163 minutes
China’s Housing Bubble Wobble
Officials struggle to manage an uneven boom
Oct 24 20163 minutes
Greenwich Lean Time
Too many hedge funds, too much money, and not enough ideas
Oct 17 201612 minutes
The White Helmets Of Syria
As the war worsens, rescue workers risk their lives on the front lines
Oct 17 20161 minute
The Digital Cloud Is Underwater—And Vulnerable
KARL VICK and EMILY BARONE IT WAS A SYMBOL OF PROGRESS, THE first transatlantic telegraph cable paid out from the deck of a ship between Telegraph Field in Ireland and Heart’s Content, Newfoundland. It took four years to lay, and it functioned for t
Oct 17 20161 minute
Molly Crabapple
CHARLOTTE ALTER In a media landscape of tweets, Snaps and Facebook Lives, Molly Crabapple uses pen and ink—and markers and paint and sketchbooks. That’s because Crabapple, 33, is an artist-journalist, sketching from the front lines of conflicts in t
Oct 17 20161 minute
Why Deutsche Bank Is Spooking The Markets
GEOFFREY SMITH “TOO BIG TO FAIL�? IS BACK. A SERIES OF penalties for past misconduct at Deutsche Bank, one of the linchpins of the global financial system, is threatening to ravage shareholders, raising fears about what happens to trillions of dollar
Oct 17 20161 minute
Lotfullah Najafizada
Nikhil Kumar Lotfullah Najafizada, head of TOLOnews, Afghanistan’s largest 24-hour news channel, often sleeps in the station’s compound in the Afghan capital of Kabul. “I don’t want to take the risks I face to my home,�? says the 28-year-old. “It’s n
Aug 8 20162 minutes
Putin Is On A Foreign-Policy Winning Streak
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD TIME TO BE Vladimir Putin. Others can offer evidence to confirm or refute the charge that he’s using cyberweapons to help Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton, but there can be no doubt that he’s enjoying the speculation. American
Aug 8 20163 minutes
A Summer Of Bloodshed Threatens Europe’s Union
“WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF A CIVIL war.�? That’s how Patrick Calvar, head of France’s domestic-security agency, described the jihadist threat to his country in early summer. Just a few weeks later, a man drove a truck through crowds in Nice, killing 84 p
Aug 8 20161 minute
Thais Vote On A New Constitution Under The Military’s Thumb
CHARLIE CAMPBELL THAILAND IS HOLDING A REFERENDUM on a new constitution Aug. 7, but many international observers consider it a farce. The ruling military government has banned independent monitoring of the vote and threatened prison terms of up to 1
Aug 8 20168 minutes
Is Putin Taking Sides?
EVIDENCE THAT RUSSIAN AGENTS HACKED THE DEMOCRATS PUTS CLINTON ON THE DEFENSIVE AND TRUMP UNDER SCRUTINY
Aug 8 20162 minutes
Dilma Rousseff
Brazil’s President was suspended amid charges of manipulating government accounts. She talks about her impeachment trial, political misogyny and why she likely won’t be going to the Olympic opening ceremonies
Aug 1 201613 minutes
The Longest Run
THE FIRST TEAM OF REFUGEE OLYMPIANS WILL BE COMPETING FOR DIGNITY
Aug 1 20165 minutes
Turkey's Long Night Of The Soul
Thousands of Turks take to the streets of Istanbul in the early hours of July 16 to protest the attempted coup
Aug 1 20162 minutes
Another Tragic Day
A week after 5 Dallas police officers were murdered, a gunman goes on a killing spree in Louisiana, leaving 3 officers dead and 3 others injured. While families mourn the lives lost in the line of duty, a heartsick nation seeks unity—and an end to violence
Jul 25 20167 minutes
Seven Lives Lost And A New Reckoning On Race
IT LOOKED, AT FIRST, LIKE A PLACE WE HAD BEEN BEFORE. On the pavement outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, La., two white police officers wrestle a large black man to the ground. Shots ring out, the cell-phone video jumps, another fraught summ
Jul 25 201613 minutes
What A President Needs To Know
Amid the clamor of advisers and the fog of hard calls, some basic requirements remain
Jul 25 20161 minute
Suffering And Squandered Hope In A War-Weary Country
BRYAN WALSH JULY 9 WAS THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of the world’s youngest country, but the citizens of South Sudan had no cause for celebration. Heavy fighting between the government forces of President Salva Kiir and troops loyal to his rival, Vice Pres

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