THE WEEK MAGAZINE – MARCH 20, 2026 PREVIEW
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COMMENTARY MAGAZINE – APRIL 2026 PREVIEW
COMMENTARY MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘IRANAMOK’ – ISRAEL HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS FOR A GENERATION.
Regime Change Without Nation Building
America and Israel are at war with Iran, a fact that should be neither shocking nor surprising. Both countries have been targeted by the Islamic Republic since its inception in 1979. Both countries have engaged in painful battles with the regime’s proxies. Both nations battled Iran for 12 days last year; Israel targeted nuclear assets and other key military targets, paving the way for a crescendo of American strikes that hammered Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
They Should Have Listened to My Dad
Editor’s Commentary
One American-Israeli Battle After Another
by Eli Lake
The Case for Trump’s War Is the Case for Bush’s War
by Tod Lindberg
Washington’s Foremost Con Artist
Washington Commentary
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE- MARCH 15, 2026
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 3.15.26 Issue features Yudhijit Bhattacharjee on the quest to save Bili the baby gorilla; Daphne Merkin on the psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz; Elisabeth Zerofsky on the key to Europe’s defense; and more.
The Quest to Save One Baby Gorilla From an Uncertain Fate
Social media is fueling a black market for infant primates like Bili, who was captured in the wild and trafficked. By Yudhijit BhattacharjeeCreditIllustration by Clément Thoby
The Race to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Africa
In Nigeria, customs officers and conservationists are confronting the grim impacts of the $20 billion trade. By Arlette Bashizi and Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
X’s Chatbot Started Undressing Women. Was This What A.I. Wanted All Along?
Grok Imagine’s “nudify” scandal reveals something about the dream of manhandling photos.
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
When a President Gets Addicted to Regime Change
Venezuela gave Trump a taste of success. This isn’t the first time an American president has gotten hooked on overthrowing foreign governments. By Scott Anderson
THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026
Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz Problem
Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.
U.S. Bombs Iranian Oil Hub
President Trump threatened to “wipe out” oil infrastructure on Kharg Island. The U.S. embassy in Baghdad was hit for the second time, an Iran-backed militia group said.
Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal
TikTok Investors Are Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
Is Latin America Ready to Abandon Cuba?
Latin America’s left saw Cuba as its lodestar. Now leaders across the spectrum are hesitant to aid a nation in the Trump administration’s cross hairs.
THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026
A Weakened Iran Hits Back by Strangling a Vital Waterway for Oil Supplies
The threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, including mines laid by Iran, are complicating President Trump’s calculations about how to end the war.
Hegseth Vows to Reopen Key Strait as U.S. Measures Fail to Calm Oil Fears
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. military would stop Iran from choking off the Strait of Hormuz but did not say how. Oil prices remained high even after the Trump administration eased restrictions on Russian shipments.
Facing Energy Crisis and Protests, Cuba Acknowledges Talks With U.S
The outreach by President Miguel Díaz-Canel is widely seen as a last-ditch effort to stay in power as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure.
Consumer Prices Rose in January, Before Iran War Added Price Pressures
The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge for inflation increased 2.8 percent annually and economists expect another bump in prices in the near-term.
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MARCH 14, 2026 PREVIEW
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘An attack on the world economy‘….
An attack on the world economy
Whatever happens in the Strait of Hormuz, energy markets have been changed for ever
China’s hereditary elite is taking shape
The Communist Party is afraid to tax inherited wealth
There are no good options for Iran’s nuclear programme
If America cannot eliminate the threat, what should it do?
How to teach Donald Trump a Latin lesson
By alienating Hispanics, he has given Democrats an open goal
Haiti needs order first, then elections
Voters must be able to turn out without risking death
THE NEW STATESMAN MAGAZINE – MARCH 13, 2026
THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
Iran’s New Supreme Leader Issues Defiant Statement
The Iranian state media said Mojtaba Khamenei had released his first written statement as the new leader. It included a call to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.
How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq.
Iran’s Frantic Attempt to Save Its Ships Before Torpedo Attack
The Iranian Navy sought refuge in Sri Lanka and India. While India obliged, Sri Lanka stalled over fears it would threaten its neutrality.
War Has Sent Thousands of Planes Flying in the Other Direction
Tens of thousands of flights have been cancelled since the initial strikes, and airlines that relied on Iranian airspace are now trying to find alternatives.
Trump’s Tour of States Is About More Than the Midterms
Beyond talking about the economy and voters’ hardships, President Trump is showing that he still has control over the Republican Party.
U.S. Trade Deficit Fell in January
The data showed imports dipped and exports rose in the month before the Supreme Court struck down most of the president’s tariffs.
THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY – MARCH 13, 2026 PREVIEW
When news breaks that dominates the agenda to the extent of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, one challenge for the Guardian Weekly team is how to keep the magazine’s covers feeling fresh, week after week, while remaining focused on the same story.
For this week’s edition, in response to Patrick Wintour’s must-read essay on how the US has ignored the lessons of two previous Gulf wars, we asked illustrator Doug Chayka to play with the idea of a Middle East that the US either cannot, or refuses to, see. Doug’s artwork neatly captures the dilemma of a Trump administration that now finds its Iran exit strategy – assuming there was one – cut off by chaos.
Spotlight | War losses mount in rural Russia
Residents of a remote village in Komi Republic say dozens have left to fight in Ukraine, leaving behind grieving families and labour shortages. Pjotr Sauer reports
Science | Is the passion for taxonomy in danger of dying out?
Insect taxonomist Art Borkent fears his field of science is fading, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be discovered, he tells Patrick Greenfield
Feature | The miraculous survival of Nada Itrab
After a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken from Spain to Bolivia, authorities feared the worst. They found her in the rainforest nine months later – but that wasn’t the end of her ordeal. Giles Tremlett picks up the story
Opinion | In this war, Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump
As the Iran disaster escalates, Simon Tisdall argues that Starmer should treat the US president as someone whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere
Interview | Corinne Bailey Rae
The English singer and songwriter was riding high with a hit album when her husband died tragically young. She discusses grief, fame and rebuilding her life with Simon Hattenstone
THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2026
3 Ships Hit Along Vital Oil Route; Countries Move to Release Reserves
The Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil, is all but closed as fighting in the Middle East expands.
The War With Iran Changed the World in a Week
How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War
In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission.
At Least 17 U.S. Sites Damaged in War With Iran, Analysis Shows
A Times analysis of satellite imagery and verified videos shows damage to more than a dozen American military sites and installations.
Trump Directs War With the Markets Top of Mind
U.S. Inflation Had Steadied Before War With Iran
Consumer prices stayed subdued in February. Since then, the war with Iran has rekindled concerns about price pressures.
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