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FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE – JULY/AUGUST 2025 PREVIEW
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE (June 24, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Who Needs Allies?’….
Dispensable Nation
America in a Post-American World by Kori Schake
Beware the Europe You Wish For
The Downsides and Dangers of Allied Independence by Celeste A. Wallander
The Case for a Pacific Defense Pact
America Needs a New Asian Alliance to Counter China by Ely Ratner
India’s Great-Power Delusions
How New Delhi’s Grand Strategy Thwarts Its Grand Ambitions by Ashley J. Tellis
THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025
Trump Lashes Out at Israel and Iran as Fragile Truce Is Tested
President Trump suggested that both countries had continued fighting despite a cease-fire. He warned Israel that further attacks would be a “major violation.”
Can Iran, Israel and the U.S. Now All Claim to Have Won?
Iran’s response to the attacks on its nuclear facilities killed no Americans and each nation has a victory narrative. But a cease-fire appeared tenuous on Tuesday.
Behind Closed Doors, Harvard Officials Debate a Risky Truce With Trump
The university is trying to avoid the appearance of appeasement, something other institutions that made deals with President Trump found impossible.
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – JUNE 30, 2025 PREVIEW
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE (June 23, 2025): The latest issue cover features ‘Christoph Niemann’s “The Bridge”’ – Crossing over the water. By Françoise Mouly Art by Christoph Niemann
Donald Trump and the Iran Crisis
It’s not easy to trust the President to make an optimal decision. For one thing, he is suspicious of nearly every source of information save his own instincts. By David Remnick
The DOGEfather Part II
Joe Gebbia, a RISD grad and an Airbnb billionaire, may soon lead the federal cost-cutting effort known as DOGE. Could there be clues to his methods in his art-school days? By Charles Bethea
How Donald Trump Got NATO to Pay Up
The Administration is strong-arming European nations to do more on behalf of their own defense. Is the strategy working? By Joshua Yaffa
THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025
Inside Trump’s Decision to Strike Iran
President Was Aided by Political and Military Ruses
When Israel began its assault on Iran, President Trump kept his distance. But within days he was on a path that led to an extensive bombing mission.
Iran’s Nuclear Dreams May Survive Even a Devastating American Blow
Israel Pounds Tehran Amid Growing Calls for De-Escalation
Israel said it had targeted a paramilitary headquarters and a notorious prison in Tehran, along with access routes to the Fordo nuclear site. The strikes came as Iran’s foreign minister met with a key ally, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2025
U.S. Officials Say Strikes Caused ‘Severe Damage’ to Iranian Nuclear Sites
The Pentagon’s top leaders echoed President Trump’s claims of success but said it was too soon to say whether Iran still retains some nuclear capability. Iran condemned the strikes and has vowed to defend itself.
With Military Strike His Predecessors Avoided, Trump Takes a Huge Gamble
Here’s What to Know About Fordo, Iran’s Best-Protected Nuclear Site
The nuclear fuel enrichment plant was built deep inside a mountain in order to withstand an attack.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JUNE 21, 2025
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.22.25 Issue features Kevin Roose and Casey Newton on everyone using A.I.; Susan Dominus on creating A.I. avatars of loved ones; Bill Wasik on how A.I. will change the way history is written; Robert Capps on the jobs for humans A.I. will create; Charley Locke on the patterns A.I. can see in human behavior; Kim Tingley on therapy chatbots; and more.
How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost
The inside story of the case that could set the movement back a generation.
What to Know About the Transgender Rights Movement’s Supreme Court Gamble
A Times examination shows how a landmark case about gender-affirming care for minors was built on flawed politics and uncertain science.
By Nicholas Confessore
Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?
A number of companies are building A.I. apps for patients to talk to when human therapists aren’t available.
By Kim Tingley
A.I. Can Already See You in Ways You Can’t See Yourself
Some of the technology’s most startling new abilities lie in its perception of humans.
By Charley Locke
THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025
Sheltering in a Bunker, Iran’s Supreme Leader Names Potential Successors
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not only picked replacements in his chain of military command in case they are killed in Israeli strikes, he has also named three senior clerics to replace him should he, too, be slain.
Israel Kills Iranian Commander as Both Countries Trade Strikes
The senior commander led the force that oversees Iran’s proxy militias in the Middle East. A European diplomatic effort to stop the fighting ended without a breakthrough.
As Iran and Israel Battle, the Rest of the Mideast Fears What’s Next
Trump Got the Fight He Wanted. Did It Turn Out the Way He Expected?
President Trump’s clashes with Los Angeles over immigration were a decade in the making — and their outcome remains unclear.
THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2025
Forced to Wait for Trump, Israel Faces Strategic Dilemma in Iran
The Israeli military needs President Trump’s help to destroy a key nuclear site in Iran. Waiting for that help comes with risks for Israel.
A U.S. Attack on Iran Would Show the Limits of China’s Power
China, which depends on Iran for oil and to counter American influence, has a lot to lose from a wider war. But there’s not much it can do about it.
Appeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of California National Guard in L.A.
A panel rejected a lower court’s finding that it was likely illegal for President Trump to use state troops to protect immigration agents from protests.
THE NEW STATESMAN MAGAZINE – JUNE 20, 2025
THE NEW STATESMAN (June 18, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Warlord’ – Feared, Loathed, Haunted…Unstoppable.
Living by the sword
The history that shapes Benjamin Netanyahu. By Joshua Leifer
Inside the mind of Benjamin Netanyahu
As the Israeli prime minister’s bodyguard, I saw him transform into the gangster he is today. By Ami Dror
The cosplay dictator
Trump has learned dangerous lessons from other strongmen. By Katie Stallard
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