Trump repeatedly talked about making Greenland part of the United States. Now he's celebrating a new defense pact with Denmark and Greenland. We speak to Arc...

Actual protection, whatever its merits, can diverge wildly from what was intended. Responsible economic statecraft calls for new discipline.

Managing the Ukraine conflict is just the beginning of negotiations.

The geography and climate of Iceland have prevented mosquitoes from establishing a foothold. But recent discoveries in the wilds have made locals wary.

Warmer temperatures are destabilizing glaciers, such as the one in Nepal, that have stood for tens of thousands of years.

For the first time in a generation, Americans are actually debating it

9/11 and the unraveling of American democracy.

Four competitive Senate races are in states that border Canada. If tariffs raise prices, guess which party undecided voters are likely to blame?

The AI threat could be even greater than nuclear weapons since agents can operate independent of and contrary to human action or direction.

Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth

Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth

Why has the "Red Scare" returned now? Because when a party in power is deeply unpopular, it must find another boogeyman.

America Worst vs America First

Adam Smith understood two centuries ago that commerce was no guarantee of peace.

Washington can win if it works with allies.

The United States is imposing pointless suffering on the people of Cuba and Iran.

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The US and China have secured a fragile truce, but analysts warn Washington’s protectionist pivot marks a structural shift likely to last.

It isn’t just the U.S. Heat waves have rocked Europe, but these inconveniences to most are nothing compared to what lies ahead if we don’t change course.

The US and Europe say the nondiscrimination ideal fails to address security and fairness—and to restrain China.

Listen to this episode from Plain English with Derek Thompson on Spotify. From the bombing campaigns of World War II to the precision strikes of the modern era, for 80 years air power has defined modern warfare. But today, a new technology is changing the battlefield: drones. From Ukraine to the Middle East, cheap drones are transforming how wars are fought, giving countries and even small groups capabilities that once belonged only to the world's most powerful militaries. They’re changing not just how wars are fought, but who can fight them. Today, Derek is joined by Erik Lin-Greenberg, an MIT professor and author of 'The Remote Revolution: Drones and Modern Statecraft,' to explore how drones are reshaping modern warfare and what this new era could mean for the future of conflict. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here:https://www.youtube.com/@PlainEnglishwithDerekThompson If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at PlainEnglish@Spotify.com. Host: Derek Thompson Guest: Erik Lin-Greenberg Producer: Devon Baroldi Additional Production Support: Ben Glicksman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christopher Wren ’57 had spent less than a year as a metropolitan reporter at The New York Times in 1973 when editors started asking around the newsroom, “Does anyone speak Russian?”

President Donald Trump is deporting immigrants to African countries with travel advisories. Civil servants must resist.

The US domestic politics and geopolitics of the green transition: an interview with Mark Blyth

The Institute of Arctic Studies is pleased to announce Zoe Johnson '26 as the inaugural recipient of the Ross Virginia Polar Legacy Internship Award.

A policy playbook to avert political crisis.

What comes after extended deterrence.