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85 Reports
Chaos Is Iran's New Normal: Inside a Regime Ruling by Fear
After the deadliest crackdown in its 47-year history, Iran's government has restored quiet but not stability. Why the Islamic Republic is in deep trouble.
China's Former Justice Minister Tang Yijun Jailed for Life: What His Fall Reveals
Tang Yijun rose to run China's legal system and fell to a life sentence for bribery. Inside the case, the theories, and Xi's widening purge.
China's National Unity Law: How Beijing Is Assimilating 135 Million People
China's new National Unity Law targets 135 million ethnic minorities through Mandarin-only schooling, settlement, and a vague legal mandate enforcing conformity.
How Christian Zionists Came to Shape American Foreign Policy on Israel
Inside the evangelical movement that, more than AIPAC, drives US policy on Israel, Jerusalem, and the West Bank, and the cracks now forming in it.
Could the Shah Return? Reza Pahlavi and the Fight to Replace Iran's Islamic Republic
With Khamenei dead and protests sweeping Iran, exiled prince Reza Pahlavi is suddenly a serious option. But can a transition survive the Revolutionary Guards?
Cuba on the Brink: How Maduro's Capture Severed Havana's Lifeline
After U.S. forces seized Maduro and choked off Venezuelan oil, Cuba faces its worst crisis in decades. Inside the energy collapse, exodus, and what comes next.
Denmark's Zero-Immigration Policy: How a Left-Wing Government Built Europe's Toughest Asylum Regime
How Denmark's Social Democrats adopted Europe's most restrictive immigration and asylum policies, why they worked politically, and what comes next.
Did Trump Just Break the Central Bank? The Powell Subpoena and Fed Independence
The DOJ subpoenaed the Fed and threatened Jerome Powell with indictment over rate policy. A look at whether American central bank independence can hold.
Did Trump Just Break the Federal Reserve? Inside the Powell Subpoena Crisis
The DOJ has subpoenaed the Fed and threatened Jerome Powell with indictment. Inside the test of whether American central bank independence can hold.
Why Donald Trump May End Up Saving Global Centrism
Why disruptive populists like Trump reliably usher in a backlash of stability — and the worldwide signs a centrist turn has already begun.
Europe's Plan for Dealing With Trump Backfired. What Comes Next?
A year of flattering Trump produced only tariff threats and a Greenland crisis. Now Europe confronts the question it spent decades avoiding: what leverage does it have?
Everyone's Ignoring the West Bank: Settlers, Raids, and a Collapsing Authority
Since October 7th the West Bank has been squeezed from every side: armed settlers, mass military raids, and a Palestinian Authority that can no longer govern.