Q. & A.

A former D.H.S. oversight official on what, legally, the agency can and can’t do—and the accountability mechanisms that have been “gutted beyond recognition.”

Unrest has spread across the Islamic Republic as it faces economic disaster at home and a profound weakening of its network of regional allies.

A onetime adviser to Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney argues that the U.S. has been “too cautious” in its use of force since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A political scientist explains how the Venezuelan President ran the country, why he was so unpopular, and, after his seizure by the Trump Administration, who might take over.

A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.

A Palestinian businessman on the persistent humanitarian crisis in the territory, and what he hopes might change.

A conversation about the country’s unique Jewish community and rising levels of antisemitism.

The creators of the documentary, now streaming, on capturing the publication on film, why the magazine’s editing process is like a colonoscopy, and landing Taylor Swift’s O.K. for the soundtrack.

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