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TRISO-X Pebbles are displayed on a blue podium, in front of a screen showing an Amazon delivery truck.
TRISO-X Pebbles are displayed on a blue podium, in front of a screen showing an Amazon delivery truck.

AI’s Rapacious Appetite for Electricity Can Accelerate Clean Energy

Why Big Tech’s energy problem might prove crucial to fighting climate change. This article has an audio recording

Argument
Jason Bordoff, Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh
A group of people in colorful clothing wait in line with empty pots in the desert.
A group of people in colorful clothing wait in line with empty pots in the desert.

COP30’s Dangerous Omission

Brazil’s people-centered climate vision risks abandoning the most vulnerable.

Argument
Mauricio Vazquez, Habib Mayar
A view of the entrance of White Sands Missile Range, where the Trinity nuclear test site is located, near White Sands, New Mexico, on Feb. 21, 2024.
A view of the entrance of White Sands Missile Range, where the Trinity nuclear test site is located, near White Sands, New Mexico, on Feb. 21, 2024.

What Does Trump Think Nuclear Testing Is?

A vague statement opens a range of expensive possibilities.

Analysis
Decker Eveleth
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for trade talks in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for trade talks in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.

How Beijing Views Trump

A top China scholar and former Biden administration advisor on the Trump-Xi meeting and the future of the U.S.-China relationship. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
A wide view shows the large circular table of the U.N. Security Council, with about fifteen representatives seated at placards naming their countries and various aides sitting in chairs behind them. A mural stretches across one large wall, and the other is covered in green wallpaper.
A wide view shows the large circular table of the U.N. Security Council, with about fifteen representatives seated at placards naming their countries and various aides sitting in chairs behind them. A mural stretches across one large wall, and the other is covered in green wallpaper.

Could the Financial Action Task Force Save U.N. Sanctions?

As a more technical body, the task force might be able to fill the gap left by Security Council paralysis.

Argument
Aaron Arnold, Wojciech Pawlus
On a sunny day outside, a line of residents in a town in Jamaica hit by Hurricane Melissa works together to unload a delivery of food supplies.
On a sunny day outside, a line of residents in a town in Jamaica hit by Hurricane Melissa works together to unload a delivery of food supplies.

In Hurricane Melissa’s Wake, Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Face Critical Moment

The storm’s devastation is a key test of the United States’ reduced humanitarian response abilities.

Analysis
Rachel Oswald
Catherine Connolly, smiling and wearing a gray suit, arrives at Dublin Castle as supporters cheer her on.
Catherine Connolly, smiling and wearing a gray suit, arrives at Dublin Castle as supporters cheer her on.

Ireland’s Next President Will Assume the Progressive Mantle

Anti-war candidate Catherine Connolly’s victory is the country’s latest rebuke to the global right-wing populist wave.

Analysis
Una Mullally
A blond woman in a black suit sits behind a sign with her last name on it. The EU flag is seen behind her.
A blond woman in a black suit sits behind a sign with her last name on it. The EU flag is seen behind her.

Ukraine’s New U.S. Ambassador Previews Her Pragmatic Approach to Washington

“I am Ukrainian, right? I’m not a Democrat or Republican.”

Interview
Sam Skove
Dick Cheney leans over.
Dick Cheney leans over.

Dick Cheney, Architect of the War on Terrorism, Dies

The former U.S. vice president set out to strengthen the power of the presidency and the country but ultimately undermined both.

Obituary
Jeffrey A. Engel
A high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train attendant waits for passengers at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 24.
A high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train attendant waits for passengers at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 24.

Indonesia’s Belt and Road Railway to Nowhere

For a while, it looked as if China had learned its lesson on scaling back investments.

Southeast Asia Brief
Joseph Rachman
A massive aircraft carrier cuts across open ocean toward the camera, with dozens of warplanes clustered together on the surface of its flight deck. In the background, in the ship's triangular wake, smaller gray naval ships follow.
A massive aircraft carrier cuts across open ocean toward the camera, with dozens of warplanes clustered together on the surface of its flight deck. In the background, in the ship's triangular wake, smaller gray naval ships follow.

With Military Buildup Against Venezuela, the U.S. Eyes Cuba as Well

Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime.

Analysis
William M. LeoGrande, Peter Kornbluh
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan delivers remarks during her closing campaign rally.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan delivers remarks during her closing campaign rally.

Tanzania’s President Sworn In Amid Political Crisis

Samia Suluhu Hassan begins her second term after vote-rigging allegations and deadly protests rocked the country.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A crucifix hangs on the wall of a church above damage on the floor. One the left is an armed soldier in a hallway.
A crucifix hangs on the wall of a church above damage on the floor. One the left is an armed soldier in a hallway.

Why Is Trump Suddenly Talking About Invading Nigeria?

A U.S. military intervention would be a disaster in an already divided country.

Analysis
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún
US President Donald Trump welcomes leaders at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13.
US President Donald Trump welcomes leaders at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13.

The U.N. Must Help Consolidate Gaza Peace

Trump should seek a Security Council resolution to bolster his peace plan and preempt spoilers.

Argument
Frank Lowenstein, Liam Hamama
Trump speaks at a podium in front of a giant American flag hanging between columns at the White House. To his left are a teleprompter and another man in a suit, Lutnick, holding a chart with reciprocal tariff rates.
Trump speaks at a podium in front of a giant American flag hanging between columns at the White House. To his left are a teleprompter and another man in a suit, Lutnick, holding a chart with reciprocal tariff rates.

What the U.S. Supreme Court Tariffs Case Is Really About

The case is less about tariffs and more about whether the U.S. Constitution still matters.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
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