A small motorboat leaves a white, foaming wake as it navigates calm blue water toward a coastal village lined with colorful houses scattered across rocky hillsides under a clear sky.
A small motorboat leaves a white, foaming wake as it navigates calm blue water toward a coastal village lined with colorful houses scattered across rocky hillsides under a clear sky.

Riding the Greenland Ferry

Traveling along the coast, Greenlanders explain what the world misunderstands about their island.

Essay
Ben Buckland
Jim Jones (center), leader of the Peoples Temple cult, and some of his followers are seen in an undated photograph found in an album in Jonestown, Guyana.
Jim Jones (center), leader of the Peoples Temple cult, and some of his followers are seen in an undated photograph found in an album in Jonestown, Guyana.

The Jonestown Massacre in Black and White

A flawed book tries to put race and politics back into a pan-American tragedy.

Review
James Palmer
Underground-Talkies-Nepal-Les-Valseurs-DGS-Pushpa-Thing-Lama-Elephants-in-the-Fog
Underground-Talkies-Nepal-Les-Valseurs-DGS-Pushpa-Thing-Lama-Elephants-in-the-Fog

Nepal’s Queer Cinema Is Becoming a National Triumph

A Cannes win has turned trans actors from outsiders to heroes.

Analysis
Bibek Bhandari
A battle scene from the film ‘The Odyssey’ by director Christopher Nolan.
A battle scene from the film ‘The Odyssey’ by director Christopher Nolan.

Odysseus at the End of Civilization

Nolan’s film confronts the betrayal of the West’s own values. This article has an audio recording

Review
Bret Devereaux
Robert Redford and Addison Powell in Three Days of the Condor (1975).
Robert Redford and Addison Powell in Three Days of the Condor (1975).

The Liberal Origins of the War Against the Deep State

In the 1970s, fears of an out-of-control executive branch emanated from Democrats, not Republicans.

Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer
A Spain supporter in Arlington, Virginia, on July 14, left, and an Argentina supporter in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 11, right.
A Spain supporter in Arlington, Virginia, on July 14, left, and an Argentina supporter in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 11, right.

Spain and Argentina Share a Common Language and Love for Soccer—but Not Much Else

Their teams will face off in the upcoming FIFA Men’s World Cup final. This article has an audio recording

Q&A
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A statue of a goddess is on display at a temple.
A statue of a goddess is on display at a temple.

Beijing Is Trying to Turn Taiwan’s Sea Goddess Into a Chinese Agent

China wants to use the ancient deity Mazu to push unification narratives.

Report
Ashish Valentine
An illustration showing a person from the chest down sitting at a wooden table, wearing a light-colored long-sleeved shirt with a yellow and blue napkin tied around their neck. In front of them sits a large white bowl of vibrant pinkish-red soup topped with sour cream and dill, with two smaller bowls of soup steaming on either side and a spoon resting on the table.
An illustration showing a person from the chest down sitting at a wooden table, wearing a light-colored long-sleeved shirt with a yellow and blue napkin tied around their neck. In front of them sits a large white bowl of vibrant pinkish-red soup topped with sour cream and dill, with two smaller bowls of soup steaming on either side and a spoon resting on the table.

The Battle for Borsch

Ukraine is using the beet-based soup to fortify national identity in the face of Russian aggression.

Analysis
Paul Hockenos
A dome-shaped security camera on a curved metal arm is mounted on a gray pole in the foreground. Directly behind it, a large outdoor banner features a close-up photograph of a bearded man's face screaming with his mouth wide open.
A dome-shaped security camera on a curved metal arm is mounted on a gray pole in the foreground. Directly behind it, a large outdoor banner features a close-up photograph of a bearded man's face screaming with his mouth wide open.

The Soccer Surveillance State

How the United States used the World Cup as a testing ground for policing technologies. This article has an audio recording

Analysis
John Klopotowski
Books lie amid rubble of a destroyed house at the scene of a bombing after Russian forces launched a missile at a residential area in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
Books lie amid rubble of a destroyed house at the scene of a bombing after Russian forces launched a missile at a residential area in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.

Inside the Race to Protect Ukrainian

Kyiv’s language revitalization program seeks to save Ukrainians’ mother tongue through complex state law.

Excerpt
Sophia Smith Galer
A man with a white beard and grey hair stands at a clear podium, speaking into a microphone. Behind him, a massive digital screen shows a close-up projection of his own face wearing a bright red baseball cap with a white star logo while holding a microphone. To the right of the projection on the screen, a large, dense crowd of supporters is visible, many with their arms raised in the air.
A man with a white beard and grey hair stands at a clear podium, speaking into a microphone. Behind him, a massive digital screen shows a close-up projection of his own face wearing a bright red baseball cap with a white star logo while holding a microphone. To the right of the projection on the screen, a large, dense crowd of supporters is visible, many with their arms raised in the air.

Will Lula Win the Century?

Brazil’s president is democratic, successful, and globally respected. This article has an audio recording

Review
Vincent Bevins
A man in a blazer and glasses stands in an art storage room, pointing up toward several classical framed paintings hung on a large wire mesh sliding rack. Beside him, a woman stands watching where he is pointing.
A man in a blazer and glasses stands in an art storage room, pointing up toward several classical framed paintings hung on a large wire mesh sliding rack. Beside him, a woman stands watching where he is pointing.

Evacuating Art From Ukraine’s Front Lines

The Lithuanian curators working to protect paintings from Putin.

Report
Pau Torres Pagès
A black and white photograph of MI6 agent Kim Philby on the right, surrounded by sitting and standing photographers and journalists, all dressed in suits.
A black and white photograph of MI6 agent Kim Philby on the right, surrounded by sitting and standing photographers and journalists, all dressed in suits.

The CIA’s First Failed Coup

Kim Philby, parachute drops, and what really happened in communist Albania. This article has an audio recording

Review
Casey Michel
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Books-in-brief-fiction-foreign-policy-July-2026

Surviving an Oil Spill in Louisiana, and More New Fiction for July

Stephanie Soileau’s ‘Should the Waters Take Us’ depicts a Cajun community in Louisiana. This article has an audio recording

Books
Chloe Hadavas, Allison Meakem
A man in a dark shirt and grey pants walks away from a small storefront with a corrugated metal roof, looking down at a piece of paper in his hands. To the left, two other men stand near a pair of small, portable gas generators on the ground. Banners on the shop's front advertise services such as passport, photocopy, and printing.
A man in a dark shirt and grey pants walks away from a small storefront with a corrugated metal roof, looking down at a piece of paper in his hands. To the left, two other men stand near a pair of small, portable gas generators on the ground. Banners on the shop's front advertise services such as passport, photocopy, and printing.

A World of Scams

‘The Yahoo Boys’ shows how con artists can be victims too. This article has an audio recording

Review
Sarah Weinman
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