18
Oct
Look on my works, ye mighty
The weekend despatch: Power and risk in the new Washington. A vexing disturbance from the Antarctic seafloor. &c.
14 min read
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17
Oct
Inside the prison state
Feature: What’s it like to live in North Korea? Yumi Kim on heavy repression, secret phone calls, and virtual private networks.
10 min read
16
Oct
The enemies list
Briefing: The U.S. confirms CIA operations in Venezuela. Europe builds a drone wall against Russia. + Turning America’s tax agency against the president’s enemies.
6 min read
15
Oct
Graveyard in the desert
Briefing: A disarmament ultimatum for Hamas. Madagascar’s Gen Z protests topple a government. + A two-year operation to move tens of thousands of bodies—and hide the evidence.
7 min read
14
Oct
No interior daylight
Briefing: The Israeli dead begin returning from Gaza. California goes it alone in regulating AI chatbots. + An unusual solidarity across the American press as they decamp from the Pentagon.
6 min read
13
Oct
Seen in hiding
Briefing: Back to the economic brink for the U.S. and China. Israeli hostages return from Gaza after 738 days. + When a peace prize goes to someone still fighting.
7 min read
12
Oct
What doesn’t kill them
Feature: Is anyone winning the U.S.-China trade war? Kyle Chan on the economic showdown between Washington and Beijing.
11 min read
11
Oct
Can’t get started
Briefing: War halts in Gaza as Israel and Hamas begin prisoner exchanges. Peru removes its president in the middle of the night. + Out now—the weekend despatch.
6 min read
10
Oct
There’s the handshake, then …
The weekend despatch: Agreeing to disagree in the Middle East. Sanctions against the little guys in Europe. &c.
18 min read
10
Oct
The way of Kim Jong Un
How is political upheaval in South Korea affecting North Korea? Soo Kim on what’s driving Pyongyang’s increasing hostility toward Seoul.
10 min read