5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (510+ words) Analysis: Will Trump Destroy the Deep Oceans? Most of the nodules are situated in international waters like the CCZ, where the depth of the ocean protects them from sedimentation and where the chemistry of the water speeds growth. (Most of…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago   (459+ words) When the writer V.S. Naipaul traveled across India decades ago, he famously described the country as a land of a million mutinies, fracturing into myriad localized particularities, each subcaste and interest group with its own sectarian voice. Recent events in India,…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago   (944+ words) On June 30, Nadiem Makarim, a prominent Indonesian tech entrepreneur, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on corruption charges stemming from his time as Indonesia’s education minister. Makarim’s case is the highest profile in a string of investigations under President Prabowo…...

11+ hour, 9+ min ago   (642+ words) Essay: America’s Cosmic Bet on AI The United States is betting the house on winning the artificial intelligence race with China. As David Sacks, who recently stepped down from his position as the Trump administration’s AI czar, pointed out in…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1119+ words) Dispatch: What Remains of Rojava “If America had stuck to its political position, we wouldn’t have lost a meter of land,” Hamo stated, his low voice emerging from behind a thick mustache. “It’s not a secret,” he went on, that…...

1+ day, 35+ min ago   (341+ words) Review: The Architecture of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide, Eyal Weizman, Penguin Press, 416 pp., $38, July 2026 Maps from the “Cartography of Genocide” interactive site showing, from left, destroyed infrastructure, attacks on aid, and attacks on hospitals in…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (451+ words) A monthly guide to FP’s book reviews, excerpts, and reading recommendations A five-part masterclass in IR theory with Harvard Professor Stephen M. Walt Argument: A Patchwork Approach to AI Regulation Is Best—for Now The Illinois law joins earlier legislation…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (861+ words) World Brief: Iran Denies Peace Talks After the United States Cancels Military Strikes Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at rumors of U.S.-Iran peace talks, Red Cross access to Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, and a dangerous heat…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (803+ words) Analysis: China’s Quiet Bet on Methanol Is Paying Off China is an electric vehicle giant, with companies such as BYD and Geely dominating global markets. But a lesser-known technology is also part of that clean transport story: methanol-powered flexible-fuel vehicles....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (395+ words) A monthly guide to FP’s book reviews, excerpts, and reading recommendations A five-part masterclass in IR theory with Harvard Professor Stephen M. Walt Analysis: Europe’s Dangerous Hesitation on Its Own Air Defense Understanding the conflict four years on. In tactical…...