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Europe
The Diego Garcia military base is strategically vital
Jonathan Campbell-James
Middle East
Sometimes you need war to make peace
Douglas Murray
It’s all about the candy
Kate Andrews
Campaign 2024
He also gave the Republican ticket exactly the infusion of energy it needed
Dave Seminara
Netanyahu may now get the war some have accused him of wanting all along
Paul Wood
Walz proved a much less impressive debater than anyone could’ve imagined
Ben Domenech
Biden and Harris reportedly want credit for Israel’s success, but an arsonist playing firefighter deserves no applause
Richard Goldberg
Right now, the attack looks constrained
Charles Lipson
It wants Israel to de-escalate but backs Israel up when it chooses to escalate
Daniel DePetris
American Life
The fringes of fame, the outer purlieus of power, are always much more interesting than the epicenter
Bill Kauffman
What comes next in the Middle East
The novel’s central conceit serves as a sharp satire of our data-driven, algorithmic age
Sam Forster
A Voyage Around the Queen is an extraordinarily original, enlightening and fresh look at Elizabeth II
Philip Hensher
Our staff picks what to watch out for this October
The Spectator
Annihilation is far from faultless. Yet it’s a novel of massive ambition
David Sexton
It’s like Utah hooked up with Iceland, somewhere in Sicily, and brought a friend from Dartmoor
Sean Thomas
The perfect marriage of fun and chic hails from Italy
Kathleen Willcox
When I’m old, I won’t have arthritis, and my blood pressure will be the cynosure of three counties
Jane Stannus
At some point, will this essential piece of drinker’s kit be seen only in a museum?
Henry Jeffreys
It was clearly inspired by satirical American and British shows about politics
China
The reality of the new Sino-Russian pact may be less threatening — and more complex — than it appears
Owen Matthews
Letters
Californication and tiring of travel
Family
Pets are woven into the fabric of your life — but more than that, your life revolves around them
Bridget Phetasy
Politics
J.D. Vance has put a regional identity created by politics at the center of the election
James S. Robbins
Media
An incurious media memory-holes the MAGA rally shooting
Drew Holden