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The central goal of the war is nowhere near a resolution.
Bombing all of Iran’s bridges and power plants would be illegal.
How they’re using AI at the lab that created the atom bomb.
Trump signaled that he’s ready to wrap up the conflict, but that may not be up to him.
It may not be possible to TACO out of this one.
The spiraling conflict is a lifeline for Russia’s leader.
How long can Iran keep shooting missiles? How long can everyone else keep shooting them down?
An Iranian Kurdish leader says his people are ready to rise up, but need more US support.
Having a nuclear weapon has never looked more appealing.
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could usher in a new age of assassination.
What does “America First” even mean anymore?
Should we trust Claude to stop a missile attack?
The most important AI story of the year (so far), explained.
Want to threaten Iran? You’re going to need a bigger boat.
Don’t expect a war to end as quickly this time.
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.
We’re about to lose our last nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What does that mean?
One big reason why Trump has been losing the youngest voters.
This Iran war may not end as quickly as the last one.
It’s been more than eight years since the last nuclear explosion. How long will the pause last?
The Greenland crisis appears to be ending, but the trans-Atlantic relationship may never be the same.
He’s far from the first president to face this kind of dilemma.
Europeans and Greenlanders are strongly opposed to an American land grab. But their options to stop it are limited.
Trump’s new approach to Latin America is a lot like America’s old one.
Regime change, MAGA-style.
The five biggest questions about a massive military buildup.
Shutting off the internet? Detonating a nuke in space? None of the options are very appealing.
The fixation on Greenland once looked eccentric. Now, it seems like the distillation of his whole foreign policy.
A black market has been growing for years. This escalation puts a new spotlight on it.
DNA synthesis is going global. The biosecurity rules aren’t keeping up.
“Fog of war” is the least of it.
According to Trump’s new national security strategy, America is done with “democracy promotion”…except in Europe.
For this administration, war crimes are a feature, not a bug.
An end to the war in Ukraine may not be possible as long as Russia’s president is still in power.
Venezuela and the new war on terror, explained.
What makes this plan different from all the others?