Reading up on United States
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- For Many Americans, Depression Is Familiar. Here’s What We Know.
More than one in four U.S. adults report a depression diagnosis, highlighted by Representative Thomas Kean Jr.'s hospitalization for depression.
- Opinion | What We Just Learned About American Power
America's strategic defeat in Afghanistan reveals the limits of military power when unaccompanied by coherent political strategy and local legitimacy.
- A Dangerous Limbo Leaves Iran, and the World, Between Peace and War
Iran, Israel, and the U.S. have maintained low-intensity violence following a nominal cease-fire two months ago, creating a precarious new normal that risks escalation.
- The Escalating Global A.I. Arms Race - The New York Times
The U.S., China, Russia and other nations are escalating their competition over AI-powered weapons, drawing comparisons to the dawn of the nuclear age.
- Denmark Was Ready to Blow Up Airfields to Stop a U.S. Invasion of Greenland - The New York Times
Denmark prepared contingency plans involving explosives and blood supplies for Greenland to counter potential U.S. invasion threats from President Trump.
- ‘Designed to Wreak Havoc’: The Cheap Drones Shaping the War With Iran - The New York Times
Cheap drones like Iran's Shahed and US copycats are transforming warfare in the Persian Gulf, making conflict cheaper and more widespread.
- Travelers Stranded by U.S.-Israel Conflict With Iran Face Endless Flight Cancellations - The New York Times
Air travel disruptions from escalating U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict strand passengers globally, who cycle through repeated flight cancellations far from Middle Eastern hubs.
- Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro - The New York Times
The U.S. military operation 'Operation Absolute Resolve' successfully extracted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without American casualties, raising questions about its legality and rationale.