The US struck multiple Iranian cities early on Saturday morning.
And five other questions about the latest conflict in the Middle East, answered.
What does “America First” even mean anymore?
The Iran strikes and the danger of an unbound presidency.
The “nationalist international” binding Israel and India.
A landmark shift — and it’s not just Democrats
Want to threaten Iran? You’re going to need a bigger boat.
January 6, 2021 vs. January 8, 2023
What the United States can learn from Poland’s experience with autocracy.
Is the US really about to attack Iran?
How will Trump get countries to do what he wants without tariffs?
Don’t expect a war to end as quickly this time.
The British royal was once his mother’s favorite. Now, his friendship with Epstein has led to his downfall.
What Brazil got right that America got wrong.
How Finland almost fell to fascism — and didn’t.
Why did the US bomb Somalia more than 100 times last year?
The US shut down a major city’s airport, and nobody is quite sure why.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hanging by a thread.
The Super Bowl performer’s ties to a nascent independence movement are roiling Puerto Rican politics.
We’re about to lose our last nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What does that mean?
He’s teaching some dangerous lessons to China and Russia.
This Iran war may not end as quickly as the last one.
Trump says “time is running out” for Iran’s regime to make a deal.
The Doomsday Clock is keeping time for a world that no longer exists.
Xi Jinping is eliminating the people who might be willing to say no to him.
It’s been more than eight years since the last nuclear explosion. How long will the pause last?
The president’s retreat, explained.
What Mark Carney said in Switzerland, briefly explained.
The Greenland crisis appears to be ending, but the trans-Atlantic relationship may never be the same.
Why the nation’s movies, video games, and toys went global in 2025.
A small but meaningful split among Republicans is emerging.
Satellites are our only insight into the ongoing conflict — and worth protecting.
The Islamic Republic’s current trajectory is unsustainable. But even authoritarian governments sometimes reform.
He’s far from the first president to face this kind of dilemma.
The massacres taking place in an internet blackout.
Is Trump really serious about Greenland?
Protests are sweeping the country. Trump is threatening its leaders. But is the regime really in trouble?
Europeans and Greenlanders are strongly opposed to an American land grab. But their options to stop it are limited.