Germany Knows the Costs of a World Governed by Power Alone; The AI Trilemma; Iran’s Divided Opposition
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Brussels, January 2026

How to Avert the Tragedy of Great-Power Politics

Germany Knows the Costs of a World Governed by Power Alone

By Friedrich Merz

 

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The entrance to an AI cloud center in Munich, Germany, February 2026

The AI Trilemma

How to Regulate a Revolutionary Technology

By Sebastian Elbaum and Sebastian Mallaby

 
A mural featuring Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Tehran, February 2026

Iran’s Divided Opposition

Only a Unified Movement Can Threaten the Regime

By Sanam Vakil and Alex Vatanka

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump after signing stablecoin legislation, Washington, D.C., July 2025

Trump’s Crypto Gamble

How a Stablecoin Could Preserve Dollar Dominance—or Shatter It

By Christopher Smart

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