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Social callousness pushes even the prosperous to seek new lives overseas.

After Hormuz, global waterways will return to being sites of bloody contention.

Thomas Wright on the post-Cold War order.

Plus, a satire about a Nigerian on holiday, and more international fiction in August.

The State Department is asking Peter Thiel’s Palantir for advice on free speech and “countering digital surveillance. ”

A global constellation of neutrino detectors is creating a never-before-seen view of the radioactive elements that power Earth’s tectonic heat engine.

In India and China, the nation-state is a legacy of Western modernity.

Zack Polanski says fossil fuel producers must pay for firefighting helicopters.

The latest leftward shift was shorter-lived and less accomplished than its predecessor.

A bill intended to halt the supposed threat of “organized retail crime” would put ICE in charge of the federal response.

A letter from Democratic lawmakers to VA Secretary Doug Collins cites a recent ProPublica investigation that found hundreds of therapists have left the agency and vets often aren’t getting the help they need.

The billions of dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent. One proposal from the Trump administration suggested funding research on crime against Afrikaners in South Africa.

After an environmental group filed a complaint on behalf of two Montana residents, state regulators rescinded a crucial waiver.

Sound tough?

Any level of Iranian control would mark a major geopolitical shift in Tehran’s favor.

The history of the disputed exclave should inform what Spain does next.

Washington isn’t sure how to counter Chinese technological advancements.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection as prime minister would hasten the illiberal drift.

Satellite images are plentiful, affordable, and easy to fake. Providers will benefit from curbing their misuse.

New research suggest that swapping your internal combustion engine for an EV is almost always the greener choice.