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What we're still watching, 25 years later
What We're Watching

What we're still watching, 25 years later

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the health toll continues to mount, the trials aren't over, and millions remain displaced.

What America got right–and wrong–in the post-9/11 era
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What America got right–and wrong–in the post-9/11 era

9/11 was a dividing line in American history. Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper weighs in on what the country learned (or failed to learn) from the post-9/11 era.

The AI risks being ignored
Quick Take

The AI risks being ignored

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down why the AI risks dominating the headlines may not be the ones worth worrying about.

The cascading consequences of 9/11 for America and the Middle East
Analysis

The cascading consequences of 9/11 for America and the Middle East

Osama bin Laden was killed and al-Qaeda dismantled, but the wars he provoked left the Middle East less stable and America’s standing in the region diminished.

Former top US official regrets Iraq becoming a ‘magnet’ for terrorism
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Former top US official regrets Iraq becoming a ‘magnet’ for terrorism

If Michael Chertoff has one regret from his tenure in the Bush administration, it's Iraq.

The global geography of terrorism is shifting
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The global geography of terrorism is shifting

Since 9/11, the most dramatic shift in the number of terrorist attacks has been toward sub-Saharan Africa.

The Strait Escape | Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz | image shows a map with arrows and location hotspots depicting ways exporters are bypassing the Strait of Hormuz
Analysis

The Strait Escape

Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz.

A U.S. military aircraft takes off from an unknown location
What We're Watching

US and Iran expand the war, Uruguay may say bienvenidos to Cubans, the final straw for Merz might be…a baby?

Egypt said two ships were hit with a drone in the port of Damietta on Wednesday, just 40 miles from the exit of the Suez Canal, the first attack in the country since the war began.

A building damaged by earthquakes that hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 25, 2026.
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Deadly earthquakes rock Venezuela, Iraq reportedly threatens OPEC-xit, Anthropic claims Chinese firm is stealing from its model

At least 164 people were killed and nearly 1,000 were left injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening.

Iraqi Kurdish migrants’ perilous journey
Hard Numbers

Iraqi Kurdish migrants’ perilous journey

300 Iraqi Kurds were captured by Libyan militias in the North African country last summer

Hard Number: US holds up cash for Iraq
Hard Numbers

Hard Number: US holds up cash for Iraq