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The Collapse of Cuba

Robert F. Worth

December 2026 Issue

A man sits on the side of the road in front of trash and children

The Minimal Requirements for a Society Free From Fear

October 19, 2026

An illustration of white scales of justice with the two weighing pans replaced with a set of eyes.

National Security

Cuba’s Old Economic Model Is ‘Exhausted’

September 16, 2026

Waves crash against the Cuban shore

National Security

Will Taiwan Just Give Up?

October 2026 Issue

photo at night of tank half buried in sand on shore with ominous red light above

What the Floods Say About Xi Jinping

Michael Schuman

September 3, 2026

A photo of the back of Xi Jingping's head over a grey background

China Is Flatlining

Michael Schuman

August 31, 2026

An illustration of the Chinese flag transforming into a downward arrow

A Cold War Movie That Gives Too Much Credit to Ronald Reagan

August 14, 2026

Three images of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik

National Security

The Danger of Trump’s Anti-Communist Rhetoric

Vivian Salama and Jack Rodriquez-Vars

August 4, 2026

An illustration of Donald Trump looking through binoculars with red lenses

What Trump Has in Common With the Far Left

July 8, 2026

A photograph of a banner of Trump's portrait draped over a government building.

The Plight of the Radical’s Children

June 1, 2026

Collage of a photo torn in half, with one face in a each half and a chain link fence between them.

History Repeats in Cuba

May 28, 2026

National Security

How to Break Cuba

May 24, 2026

black and white photo of a nicket factory in Cuba

China Believes America Will Flame Out

May 11, 2026

Photograph of Xi Jinping walking rightward with large, red curtains hanging behind him and the top leaves of small plants in the foreground

Why People Feel Nostalgic for Terrible Times

February 19, 2025

Photo illustration of rose colored glasses with thorns on them

Young People Don’t Care About the U.S.S.R.

March 1, 2020

Give Us Fully Automated Luxury Communism

June 20, 2019

A couple on a yacht looks out at the water.

What Is Academic Freedom?

June 1953 Issue

A black and white photograph of male Harvard students from the 1950s in graduation robes processing past an ivy-lined building and the John Harvard statue

What Is German?