Elon Musk has disrupted Silicon Valley, the electric car industry, and the U.S. government. His next target: democracy itself.
A New Far-Right American Party?
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Europe & Central Asia
Trump’s Trillion Dollar NATO Gambit
The president thinks that militarizing Europe is a good thing. He’s wrong.
Mark Rutte and the Death of Logic
The costly NATO spectacle in The Hague is dangerous proof of how easily diplomacy can become a dirty word.
Labubu’s Rise Mirrors Declining Faith in US Leadership
Europeans are increasingly giving the thumb’s down to Trump’s America.
War at the Top
Musk vs Trump would make a great opera–or cage match–but it also reveals the limits of corruption.
Musk’s Deadliest Legacy
Gutting USAID will cause millions of deaths from disease and starvation. But it’s not too late to change course.
Waters of Geopolitics: Why Is the Indus River System So Violently Contested?
In the end, which is thicker, blood or water?
The Far Right’s Tipping Point
What can progressives learn from the victory of the far right in Poland?
Trump Dreams of Minerals: in Ukraine and Greenland
Trump wants to keep the US in, China out, and everyone else down.
Siege Politics: Netanyahu’s Crisis-Driven Grip on Power
Even mild criticism produces splenetic reactions from the Israeli leader.