Note: Everything is under control
Everything is under control. The Chinese Communist Party is expanding its clampdown on Muslims, with Beijing now surveilling and destroying
The madman theory
How serious are Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats? Sergey Radchenko on what the Russian president is really saying—and what Western leaders are hearing.
The new art of war
What do Russia’s recent wins on the battlefield mean for the conflict in Ukraine? Robert Hamilton on the high-tech transformation of warfare—and the inevitability of a high-pressure deadlock.
Note: In five years, bear right
In five years, bear right. In elections across Europe this week, voters from the EU’s 27 member states moved
You never know
You never know. Voters in India delivered a surprising rebuke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party
Note: Scream to a whisper
Scream to a whisper. Today, Hong Kong’s High Court found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of “subversion.” Their case marks
Note: A series of violent events
A series of violent events. On May 23, an armed gang attacked a U.S. Christian missionary group in Haiti,
The 27 musketeers
Why can’t Europe’s leaders agree about Europe? Mujtaba Rahman on their disunity in facing the continent’s biggest political and security problems.
Note: Quiet streets
Quiet streets. Flying in foggy blizzard conditions through the mountains of northwest Iran, a helicopter carrying the country’s president,
Bitter friends
What does the U.S. hold on sending bombs to Israel mean for the two countries’ relationship? Steven Cook on the new politics of an old alliance.
