Isaac Chotiner

A former military judge on the Trump Administration’s contradictory—and likely unlawful—justifications for its Caribbean bombing campaign.

After a coup devolved into open warfare, countries across the region have pursued their own policy and commercial interests by backing one side or the other.

After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi leader became a pariah. He’s been slowly rehabilitated, and is now being celebrated in the Oval Office.

Karine Jean-Pierre feels that Democrats were so mean to Biden that she is becoming an Independent.

And how the fantasies and delusions of the major players could torpedo the deal.

Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, prospects for long-term peace seem worse than ever.

And why it might not matter much for Gaza’s future, or for Palestinian statehood.

How an Israeli strike on Qatar, Hamas’ shifting calculus, and Donald Trump’s impatience could change the trajectory of the two-year war.

Why is Donald Trump turning on his ideological ally Narendra Modi?

The legal scholar Cass Sunstein argues for a more expansive definition of an ideology under threat.