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Why Candace Owens Went to Russia
The stars of MAGA’s conspiracy podcast wing are posting about the glories of Moscow—and laundering Kremlin narratives.
Park MacDougald
Niall Ferguson on Cold War II and the Rise of Anti-History
A live conversation on global conflict, historical revisionism, and why this moment feels eerily familiar.
Aaron MacLean
1HR 16M
Is Ukraine Winning Without U.S. Help?
Trump’s three-day ceasefire shows the limits of U.S. influence on Ukraine.
Aidan Stretch
The Terrorist Mind
There is literary and historical precedent for the normalizing of terrorism.
Gary Saul Morson
Iran Is Drowning in Its Own Oil
Without the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian regime is running out of places to store oil, and it could have disastrous consequences.
Amit Segal
The Strategic View from the Baltic Sea with General Michael Claesson
The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces assesses the future of U.S.–European alliances.
Aaron MacLean
48M
Niall Ferguson: This Is How the Iran War Goes Global
As Trump sends the Marines to the Strait of Hormuz, he is opening strategic opportunities for China and Russia. Other choke points may soon be at risk.
Niall Ferguson
Ancient Wisdom: The Stories Bubbe Told
My grandmother hated Russia and loved America. ‘Los Angeles is mine!’ she would announce, gesturing around her small duplex. That apartment represented…
Sarah Flick
Foreign Lobbying Is Booming in Trump’s Washington
Business has never been better for lobbyists paid to push the agendas of foreign countries and companies, but critics say the surge undermines Trump’s…
Gabe Kaminsky and Frannie Block
The Real Reasons Greenland Matters
Trump’s focus on Greenland invites a deeper question about what the White House believes is at stake.
Coleman Hughes
39M
Why 2026 Could Prove as Important as 1989
The year the Berlin Wall came down marked the end of one epoch and the start of another. This year could do the same.
Matt Pottinger and Roy Eakin
Kyiv’s Citizens Aren’t Going Anywhere
Under attack from missiles and drones, Ukrainians still reject an ‘unjust peace.’
Aidan Stretch
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