Building a Quantum Computer, One Fragile Qubit at a Time

No one yet knows which technology will power the quantum computers of the future, but the race to create them has already produced some of science’s most intricate machinery.

Trump administration advances plan to open national forests to development

The proposal would repeal the Roadless Rule, opening up nearly 45 million acres of national land to roadbuilding and logging.

Realism Is Unrealistic

How useful is a theory about power that consistently fails to explain what the world’s most powerful country does?

The Taliban’s Next Five Years

The brutish group has been surprisingly stable since snatching power in 2021. Rockier times may lie ahead.

Ukraine’s War Widows Are Fighting for Money

Their husbands died defending the country—and now their families are struggling for compensation.