"While some argue that recent events simply represent a more honest, open approach towards US policy goals than in the recent past, others believe such brazen expansionism profoundly threatens the world order. In a terrific essay this week, our senior international correspondent Julian Borger argues that these events signal a shift away from the postwar rules-based order and into a new age of global imperialism where, alongside Vladimir Putin's Russia and Xi Jinping's China, powerful nations use overtly brute force to achieve their objectives."
"People gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran. Photograph: MAHSA/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images Spotlight | Iran protests: The streets are full of blood' After several days of protests amid an information blackout and a brutal crackdown, demonstrators recount their experiences on the frontlines to Deepa Parent and William Christou Technology | Elon Musk's pervert chatbot Add blood, forced smile': Amelia Gentleman and Helena Horton investigate how Grok's AI nudification tool went viral"
Revanchist US foreign-policy moves from Venezuela to Greenland under Donald Trump have destabilized international relations and provoked global turmoil. Domestically, the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent, and the president's aggressive defense of the agent, triggered national shock and fury. Critics warn that brazen expansionism threatens the postwar rules-based order and signals a shift toward an era of overt global imperialism alongside Russia and China. In Iran, mass demonstrations faced a brutal crackdown with potentially hundreds or thousands killed. Coverage also includes viral controversies around Elon Musk's Grok AI and cultural battles over institutions such as the Smithsonian.
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