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World

The rise of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s new far-right prime minister, explained

Italy’s far-right turn has been years in the making.

By Ellen Ioanes

39 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war

On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov saved the world.

By Dylan Matthews

Russia’s mobilization won’t fix its military problems

By Ellen Ioanes September 25

Why Iranian women are risking everything by burning their hijabs

By Jonathan Guyer September 24

The far right is having a moment in Europe. Actually, everywhere.

By Jen Kirby September 24

What Putin’s latest threats mean for the risk of nuclear war

By Jen Kirby September 22

Putin’s nuclear threats and war escalation, explained

By Jen Kirby September 21

The West is testing out a lot of shiny new military tech in Ukraine

By Jonathan Guyer September 21

Russians believe they can win the war. Here are 3 reasons why.

By Daniel Drezner September 20

Biden’s promise to defend Taiwan says a lot about America’s view of China

By Jonathan Guyer September 19

Here’s what we know about the state of Russia’s military

By Ellen Ioanes September 18

Why it’s so hard to rewrite a country’s constitution

By Jesus A. Rodriguez September 17

Can Europe keep supplying Ukraine with weapons?

By Jen Kirby September 17

How Ukraine got the upper hand against Russia

By Sam Ellis September 16

3 takeaways from that Trump judge’s latest order in the Mar-a-Lago case

By Ian Millhiser September 15

China is committing genocide. The world has no plan to stop it.

By Sigal Samuel September 14

The questions over the queen’s role in Britain’s violent empire, explained by a historian

By Caroline Houck September 13

Ukraine’s surprising counteroffensive forces Russian troops to flee

By Ellen Ioanes September 11

How King Charles III might rule

By Jen Kirby September 8

The subtle power of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign

By Constance Grady September 8

Yet another inflation problem

By Siobhan McDonough September 7

New prime minister, same old battles over Brexit

By Jen Kirby September 6

What can the IAEA do in Zaporizhzhia?

By Ellen Ioanes September 3

Why Iraq could be approaching another civil war, explained by an expert

By Jonathan Guyer September 1

Should Russian tourists be held responsible for Putin’s war?

By Jen Kirby August 31

Mikhail Gorbachev and the lonely crusade of changing the system from within

By Dylan Matthews August 31

The rise and rise of GiveDirectly

By Dylan Matthews August 31

The flooding in Pakistan is a climate catastrophe with political roots

By Jonathan Guyer August 30

Six months in, how are sanctions impacting Russia’s economy?

By Ellen Ioanes August 28

Public transit for nine bucks a month? Germany tried it.

By Jen Kirby August 27

Are rap lyrics artistic expressions or confessions? Young Thug and Gunna will soon find out.

By Hady Mawajdeh August 25

How do we know who’s winning in Ukraine?

By Zack Beauchamp August 24

Everything we actually know about the Moscow car bombing

By Caroline Houck August 23

Severe heat and droughts are wreaking havoc across the globe

By Ellen Ioanes August 21

Russia is playing a dangerous game with Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant

By Ellen Ioanes August 20

What could a nuclear war do to the climate — and humanity?

By Bryan Walsh August 17

Salman Rushdie and the enduring risk of political art

By Jonathan Guyer August 16

No one has been held accountable for the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal

By Jonathan Guyer August 15

Afghanistan’s staggering set of crises, explained

By Jen Kirby August 15

After the latest clash with Israel, Gazans’ struggle continues

By Ellen Ioanes August 14

New York’s polio crisis, explained

By Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg August 12

Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death”

By Hady Mawajdeh and Sean Rameswaram August 9