A Checkers Player Meets a Three-Dimensional-Chess Master
Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping demonstrated the perils of shortsightedness when playing a long game.
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The Mystery of the Golden Coffin
How did $65 million of allegedly stolen antiquities wind up in two of the world’s greatest museums?
‘That Day, We Realized the Russians Had Come to Kill Us’
Survivors of the siege of Mariupol recall the bombing of its most populated civilian shelter.
China Believes America Will Flame Out
Beijing’s geopolitical restraint is all part of a long game.
Checkmate in Iran
Washington can’t reverse or control the consequences of losing this war.
The Real Cost of Withdrawing U.S. Troops From Germany
The American drawdown is a cultural divorce as well as a military one.
The Iranian Royalists’ Thuggish Edge
MAGA-style tactics and hardball advisers have raised Reza Pahlavi’s profile and divided his potential followers.
No One Knows What to Do About Britain’s Exploding Anti-Semitism
The first step is admitting that the United Kingdom has a problem.
The Real Reason Iran Hasn’t Struck a Deal
The standoff isn’t about hard-liners blocking pragmatists inside Iran, but about both sides believing that they have won the war.
Iran’s Leaders Mostly Want a Deal
Sure, there’s “infighting,” but not along the lines many assume.