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A crowd of hundred of people in formal attire fills the floor in an ornate ballroom in Vienna. Others stand in rows of balcony seats climbing up to the ceiling in the vast space.
A crowd of hundred of people in formal attire fills the floor in an ornate ballroom in Vienna. Others stand in rows of balcony seats climbing up to the ceiling in the vast space.

If Europe Is Lost, Why Not Party?

Vienna’s balls may be more inclusive than ever, but nostalgia hits different with the far right on the ascent.

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Jessi Jezewska Stevens
Two soldiers in combat gear carefully peer around the corner of a wall while a robotic dog stands at their knees. They look across a desert landscape toward a robotic vehicle in the distance.
Two soldiers in combat gear carefully peer around the corner of a wall while a robotic dog stands at their knees. They look across a desert landscape toward a robotic vehicle in the distance.

America’s Next Soldiers Will Be Machines

In future wars, U.S. generals want to send robots to face the enemy’s first bullets.

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Jack Detsch
A collage photo illustration with Putin behind a blue background, the NATO logo like a crosshair overlay, with soldiers and warplanes in the foreground.
A collage photo illustration with Putin behind a blue background, the NATO logo like a crosshair overlay, with soldiers and warplanes in the foreground.

NATO’s Military Has a New Nerve Center

The alliance has transformed its once sleepy headquarters into a war command focused on Russia.

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Jack Detsch
Seri/Graph studio illustrations for Foreign Policy
Seri/Graph studio illustrations for Foreign Policy

Ukrainian Artists Struggle With War’s Impact

Questions of authenticity and loss hang over new works.

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Oleksandra Povoroznyk
A drawn illustration of a weapon in the middle of a maze with pieces from the supply chain scattered throughout
A drawn illustration of a weapon in the middle of a maze with pieces from the supply chain scattered throughout

Russia’s War Machine Runs on Western Parts

Despite sanctions, Moscow is still importing critical weapon components from the U.S. and Europe.

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Amy Mackinnon
A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner.
A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner.

The Country With Nothing Left to Lose

In its quest for cash, the tiny island nation of Nauru has tried it all. Its latest scheme may be its riskiest bet yet.

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Christina Lu
U.S. and Swedish Marines ride on a CB90 fast assault craft as they participate in a military exercise in the Stockholm Archipelago.
U.S. and Swedish Marines ride on a CB90 fast assault craft as they participate in a military exercise in the Stockholm Archipelago.

Sweden Is Making the Most of NATO’s Waiting Room

Sweden’s military has taken a 500-year path to joining NATO, from the Vikings through Napoleon and neutrality. So what’s another few months?

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Jack Detsch
Israeli soldiers and their gear are seen in Nahal Oz, Israel, near the Gaza border.
Israeli soldiers and their gear are seen in Nahal Oz, Israel, near the Gaza border.

Israel’s ‘People’s Army’ at War

Israelis have an especially close bond with their military, but Oct. 7 shook their trust to the core.

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Raphael S. Cohen
A photo collage illustration shows candidates for global elections in 2024 including: India's Narendra Modi; Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum; Russia's Vladimir Putin; Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro; South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa; Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina; the United Kingdom's Rishi Sunak; Taiwan's Lai Ching-te; El Salvador's Nayib Bukele; and Tunisia's Kais Said.
A photo collage illustration shows candidates for global elections in 2024 including: India's Narendra Modi; Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum; Russia's Vladimir Putin; Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro; South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa; Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina; the United Kingdom's Rishi Sunak; Taiwan's Lai Ching-te; El Salvador's Nayib Bukele; and Tunisia's Kais Said.

Elections to Follow in 2024

Dozens of countries will vote this year. In many of them, democracy is at a tipping point.

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Allison Meakem
Members of the Kanakanavu tribe perform in traditional costumes during a Siraya harvest festival in Taiwan’s Donghua village.
Members of the Kanakanavu tribe perform in traditional costumes during a Siraya harvest festival in Taiwan’s Donghua village.

The Inconvenient Truth of Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples

Tribal groups assert their own claims on a contested island.

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Margaret Simons
Electric public buses line a parking facility in Bogotá.
Electric public buses line a parking facility in Bogotá.

How Oil-Rich Colombia Is Trying to Go Green

Left-wing President Gustavo Petro wants to prove that industrial policy isn’t just for wealthy countries.

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Catherine Osborn
A boy wearing a kerchief mask over his nose and mouth holds a larger silver gun on his shoulder.
A boy wearing a kerchief mask over his nose and mouth holds a larger silver gun on his shoulder.

Are U.S. Gun-Makers Responsible for Violence in Mexico?

A lawsuit explores the extent to which manufacturers are culpable for global crime.

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Chantal Flores
Wounded patients are offloaded from a hospital train and transferred to waiting ambulances in Kyiv.
Wounded patients are offloaded from a hospital train and transferred to waiting ambulances in Kyiv.

How Ukraine’s Trains Are Adapting to War

From wheelchair accessibility to better tea, the national railway service aims not just to keep trains running but to improve.

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Alan Chin
A line of soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms kneel on the ground while disassembling rifles.
A line of soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms kneel on the ground while disassembling rifles.

The Somali Underdogs Taking on Terrorists

Inside the U.S.-led training program which aims to finally eradicate al-Shabab.

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Jack Detsch
People walk in the distance atop cracked soil in a dried-up irrigation canal through a wheat field in Iraqi Kurdistan's Rania district.
People walk in the distance atop cracked soil in a dried-up irrigation canal through a wheat field in Iraqi Kurdistan's Rania district.

The Cradle of Civilization Is Drying Up

Climate change endangers the Tigris and Euphrates—but it’s not the only reason the rivers are vanishing.

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Winthrop Rodgers
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