This week, I unpack Germany’s political upheaval, talk to historian Nicole Hemmer and reporter Molly Ball about Trump’s unencumbered power, and answer your questions on the Russia-North Korea axis, Japan’s new government, and COP29. Plus, your weekly rec from my dog Moose.Let’s get to it.- IanWant to understand the world a little better? Subscribe [...]
America’s next chapter is being built now. Bank of America is mobilizing $250 billion over the next 18 months to help finance the infrastructure behind it.
Last month, India's Defense Ministry announced that it was nearing a deal with France to purchase 114 Rafale fighter jets and, even more importantly, to collaborate on the development of the next generation of military aircraft. It's a good deal for India, fulfilling a key supply need in its air force and boosting its domestic defense industry, [...]
In the 25 years since 9/11, the US has pursued counterterrorism operations in dozens of countries around the world. Brown University’s Cost of War Project tracked operations in nearly 80 countries between 2021 and 2023, or roughly 40% of countries worldwide. In most countries where the US conducted operations, it trained or assisted local security [...]
Palestinian youth look at a new Israeli settlement from the Palestinian village of Duma, near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 24, 2026.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Middle powers take on Israeli West Bank settlements The UK, Canada, and France announced sanctions on exports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, later joined by nine additional European countries. In a speech announcing the sanctions – which have significant cross-party support in the UK – Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband condemned [...]
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