| Michael Bluhm & John R. Deni

This way comes

Can Europe defend itself? John R. Deni on troop shortages, mismatched equipment, and the cost of security in a time of war.
12 minute read

Specter

What’s the risk of the U.S. presidential election actually being stolen? Richard H. Pildes on facts and fears in a polarized democracy.
9 minute read
| Magdalena Cerdá & Gustav Jönsson

Staying alive

Why are fewer Americans dying of drug overdoses? Magdalena Cerdá on what we know and don’t know about the the U.S. opioid crisis’s fourth wave.
7 minute read
| Michael Bluhm & Alex Vatanka

Coming home to roost

How much is Iran driving the conflict in the Middle East? Alex Vatanka on the Islamic Republic’s relationship with Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis—and the tension between its ideology of revolution and instinct for self-preservation.
10 minute read
| Andy Horowitz & Gustav Jönsson

Category 5

How are changes in hurricanes changing American life? Andy Horowitz on the stakes and urgency of adapting public policy to environmental reality.
7 minute read
| Michael Bluhm & Lucan Way

Legion of doom

Why is collaboration intensifying among the world’s most powerful autocracies? Lucan Way on what unites and divides China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
9 minute read
| Daniel Bessner & Gustav Jönsson

Entanglements

Who actually runs U.S. foreign policy? Daniel Bessner on why elections come and go without major changes in American grand strategy.
9 minute read
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