FEBRUARY 16. 2026

The Ongoing Legacy of President Ford’s Pardon of Richard Nixon

Now Trump has pushed a controversial element of presidential authority even further.

FEBRUARY 15. 2026

‘An Existential Question for Europe’

The Munich Security Conference ends with no new answers on how to end the war in Ukraine.

Juvenile Impulse

Nell Freudenberger on campus novels, writing as prophecy, and coming of age in the Clinton era

Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars From New York City’s Public Hospitals

Activist are urging New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation to cut ties with the ICE contractor.

Native families were promised free solar. Trump took it away.

From elders struggling with high electric bills to lost economic development opportunities, Trump’s gutting of Solar for All is felt by residents of northern Plains reservations.

FEBRUARY 14. 2026

Rubio’s ‘Reassuring’ Relationship Repair

The chief U. S. diplomat put a friendlier spin on the Trump administration’s stern message to Europe.

Elbridge Colby: ‘NATO Is Actually Stronger Than Ever. ’

The Pentagon’s top policymaker answers questions about the White House’s commitment to Europe’s security.

Russia ‘Not Serious’ About Peace Deal, Lindsey Graham Says

The Republican senator’s comments contradict U. S. President Donald Trump’s position on Russia.

Contempt of Court

Since the Trump administration began its strategy of indefinitely detaining people it has targeted for deportation, federal judges across the country and

Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold

America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.

Rubio to Europe: “We Care Deeply”

In a widely anticipated speech at the Munich Security Conference, U. S.

Authoritarianism from Below

As National Guard troops and federal officers swarmed Washington, D. C. , in August, sent by President Donald Trump to confront what he declared a “crime

FEBRUARY 13. 2026

Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.

Tens of thousands of people are being held in secret detentions sites.

Facing the Elephant in Munich

Europe is not tiptoeing around Trump anymore.

A New Chapter for Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in the country’s first parliamentary elections since its 2024 Generation Z-led uprising.

Is This What an Economic Bubble Looks Like?

AI investment is soaring, but returns remain uncertain.

Europe to America: ‘We Are Looking for New Partners’

FP’s all-star panel at the Munich Security Conference.

The Age of Defensive Democracy

What is at stake today is not whether democracy can spread but whether it can survive at all.

Charting China’s Winter Olympics Rise

How Beijing has navigated sports and soft power, from Lake Placid to Milan Cortina.

Park Chan-wook’s Murderous Comedy of Corporate Manners Is a Masterpiece

‘No Other Choice’ shows a man’s world collapsing—with deadly results.