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What happens if Trump successfully pushes our closest allies away?What happens if Trump successfully pushes our closest allies away?
Politics

Maybe Europe doesn’t need the US anymore.

By Sean Collins
World Politics
Is Trump about to hand Ukraine to Russia?Is Trump about to hand Ukraine to Russia?
World Politics

He’s talking to Putin and fighting with Zelenskyy. Is Kyiv’s nightmare scenario finally unfolding?

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
I work in global health. Trump ditching the World Health Organization might be the wake-up call it needs.I work in global health. Trump ditching the World Health Organization might be the wake-up call it needs.
Future Perfect

Here’s what Trump gets right — and wrong — about the WHO.

By Jess Craig
Politics
How to stop Trump’s power grabHow to stop Trump’s power grab
Politics

Trump isn’t inevitable. Here’s a plan to keep democracy intact.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Trump’s peace talks with PutinTrump’s peace talks with Putin
Politics

The Logoff explains a major shift in foreign policy.

By Patrick Reis and Joshua Keating
Politics
This Trump policy didn’t work in his first term. He’s trying again.This Trump policy didn’t work in his first term. He’s trying again.
Politics

Why steel and aluminum tariffs are back — and might stick.

By Eric Levitz
World Politics
Why Trump’s plan to “clean out” Gaza actually mattersWhy Trump’s plan to “clean out” Gaza actually matters
World Politics

People in the Middle East aren’t laughing at the president’s proposal.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
What’s behind Trump’s colonial dreams?What’s behind Trump’s colonial dreams?
Politics

What Trump wants in Gaza and elsewhere is recolonization.

By Bryan Walsh
The Highlight
The world has entered the third nuclear ageThe world has entered the third nuclear age
The Highlight

Nuclear guardrails are falling apart — and Donald Trump is about to retake the launch codes.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
You’re wrong about DeepSeekYou’re wrong about DeepSeek
Future Perfect

What the hot new Chinese AI product means — and what it doesn’t.

By Kelsey Piper
Future Perfect
Inside Trump’s purge at the agency that saves millions of livesInside Trump’s purge at the agency that saves millions of lives
Future Perfect

USAID has become a testing ground for dismantling government agencies, agency employees tell Vox.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
DeepSeek is bad for Silicon Valley. But it might be great for you.DeepSeek is bad for Silicon Valley. But it might be great for you.
Technology

The DeepSeek saga that’s transforming AI, explained

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
The Doomsday Clock is running out of timeThe Doomsday Clock is running out of time
Future Perfect

Are we really 89 seconds away from annihilation?

By Bryan Walsh
Today, Explained podcast
How Greenland feels about Trump, explained by a GreenlanderHow Greenland feels about Trump, explained by a Greenlander
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Greenland: not for sale, but open for business.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
World Politics
Did Israel “win” the post-October 7 war?Did Israel “win” the post-October 7 war?
World Politics

Hamas survived, but Iran is reeling. How 15 months of destruction changed the Middle East.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
How much credit does Trump really deserve for the Gaza ceasefire?How much credit does Trump really deserve for the Gaza ceasefire?
Politics

Trump’s role in the Israel-Hamas negotiation, explained.

By Andrew Prokop
World Politics
What it will really take to end the war in UkraineWhat it will really take to end the war in Ukraine
World Politics

Trump wants a ceasefire. The problem is that Russia thinks it’s winning.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
What’s in the Gaza ceasefire deal? And can it last?What’s in the Gaza ceasefire deal? And can it last?
Politics

The agreement that hopes to end the Israel-Hamas war, explained.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
The real danger of Trump’s Greenland gambitThe real danger of Trump’s Greenland gambit
World Politics

What happens when you treat the world like a game of Risk.

By Joshua Keating
World Politics
Justin Trudeau is resigning. Here’s what comes next.Justin Trudeau is resigning. Here’s what comes next.
World Politics

A cost-of-living crisis and conflict in the Liberal Party mean the resignation’s not a surprise.

By Ellen Ioanes
World Politics
The past 24 hours in South Korea’s chaotic politics, explainedThe past 24 hours in South Korea’s chaotic politics, explained
World Politics

South Korea’s impeached president avoided arrest — for now.

By Ellen Ioanes
World Politics
The New Orleans attack shows that ISIS hasn’t gone away. It’s changed.The New Orleans attack shows that ISIS hasn’t gone away. It’s changed.
World Politics

The “caliphate” is history. But ISIS is still a threat.

By Joshua Keating
25 things we think will happen in 2025
Future Perfect

From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.

By Dylan Matthews, Bryan Walsh and 4 more
Jimmy Carter’s legacy: A disappointing presidency, a remarkable post-presidency, explained
Politics

Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in US history, dies at 100.

By Dylan Matthews
The high-tech future of assisted suicide is here. The world isn’t ready.
Politics

A “suicide pod” in Switzerland roils the right-to-die debate.

By Marin Cogan
Future Perfect
9 actually good things that happened in 20249 actually good things that happened in 2024
Future Perfect

It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.

By Bryan Walsh
Climate
Climate change is pushing some governments to the breaking pointClimate change is pushing some governments to the breaking point
Climate

One country offers a glimpse into the future of warming and unrest.

By Umair Irfan
Today, Explained podcast
Can Trump get a Gaza ceasefire?Can Trump get a Gaza ceasefire?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

The president-elect is pushing Hamas to free Israeli hostages by January 20.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Noel King
World Politics
The horrifying rape case roiling France, explainedThe horrifying rape case roiling France, explained
World Politics

Gisèle Pelicot’s husband drugged and assaulted her for a decade. She demanded a public trial.

By Li Zhou
World Politics
Gisèle Pelicot’s marital rape case shocked the world. It echoes a quieter revolution in the US.Gisèle Pelicot’s marital rape case shocked the world. It echoes a quieter revolution in the US.
World Politics

A marital rape case in France reverberated around the world. This is how it happened.

By Marin Cogan
Future Perfect
The drone hysteria is a glimpse of the futureThe drone hysteria is a glimpse of the future
Future Perfect

Thousands of people were convinced they were seeing drone swarms. Get used to it.

By Bryan Walsh
World Politics
How a tiff over tariffs exposed the Canadian government’s fragilityHow a tiff over tariffs exposed the Canadian government’s fragility
World Politics

Simmering tensions between Justin Trudeau and former ally Chrystia Freeland erupted Monday.

By Ellen Ioanes
Trump 2.0, explained
How Trump could gut the refugee programHow Trump could gut the refugee program
Trump 2.0, explained

A second Trump presidency could be even worse for refugees than the first.

By Ellen Ioanes
How China could try to strangle Taiwan without firing a shot
World Politics

The Taiwan invasion everyone fears might never happen. Here’s what could take place instead.

By Joshua Keating
Today, Explained podcast
Assad is gone. Will Syrian refugees go home?Assad is gone. Will Syrian refugees go home?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

The big decision facing millions of Syrian refugees, explained.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Future Perfect
What really mattered in 2024What really mattered in 2024
Future Perfect

The stories that will endure from a wild year.

By Kelsey Piper
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court wades into the Israel-Palestine conflictThe Supreme Court wades into the Israel-Palestine conflict
Supreme Court

What could possibly go wrong?

By Ian Millhiser
World Politics
After 13 years of war, Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has been defeated. What comes next?After 13 years of war, Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has been defeated. What comes next?
World Politics

How the Assad regime collapsed slowly, then all at once.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
Mexico just put animal welfare into its national constitutionMexico just put animal welfare into its national constitution
Future Perfect

These reforms are a big win for advocates, but what happens next will be crucial for animals’ rights.

By Sam Delgado
World Politics
How the Syrian rebels’ surprise offensive shocked the worldHow the Syrian rebels’ surprise offensive shocked the world
World Politics

The world had moved on from Syria — but Syrians had other ideas.

By Joshua Keating