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President Donald Trump at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on 3 January 2026, following US military actions in Venezuela and the kidnap of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Photo: Molly Riley/American Photo Archive

Another failure of the ‘war on drugs’

Kojo Koram places the abduction of Venezuela’s leader within the long history of US drug policy being used against Latin American governments that resist its geopolitical or economic interests.

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 Illustration:  Boris Séméniako/Ikon Images

Approaching infinity

Is the artistic process in danger? Novelist Rémy Ngamije considers the role of human creativity in a world embracing generative AI.

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A military drone strike, 26 September 2024. Photo: Mairusz Burcz/Alamy

The kill chain

AI is making warfare even more deadly. Decca Muldowney speaks to Chris Cole of Drone Wars about the risks of weapons that make their own decisions.

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 Illustration: Hanna Barakat & Cambridge Diversity Fund/betterimagesofai.org/creativecommons-by-4.0

The janitors of the internet

Adio-Adet Dinika explores the hidden stories of the workers who prop up artificial ‘intelligence’, and their efforts at organized resistance.

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Smoke stacks dot the Pennsylvania landscape. The AI boom is increasing reliance on fossil fuels. Photo: Livia Garofalo

‘Pennsylvania is perfect’

Tech companies are building enormous data centres and reconfiguring energy infrastructure across the US, all to power the burgeoning AI industry. On a road trip, Maia Woluchem and Livia Garofalo trace the impacts of – and resistance to – this development push.

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 Illustration: Clarote & Al4Media/betterimagesofai.org/creativecommons-by-4.0

The myth of inevitability

Is AI really an unstoppable force? Paula Lacey unpicks the complex web of companies, investments, and ideologies behind the ‘bubble’.

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Artificial intelligence - The Facts

Artificial intelligence - The Facts

The bubble; Thirst for data; Ghost workers in the machine.

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A plane surveys a distorted landscape. Photo: Lone Thomasky & Bits&Baume/betterimagesofai.org/creativecommons-by-4.0

AI and its discontents

Imagery generated by artificial intelligence has become the beloved aesthetic of today’s dictators, argues Decca Muldowney. A robust media is needed to combat misinformation and its miseries.

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Books Essay: Together forever

Books Essay: Together forever

Keir Starmer and a key adviser smash the British left in a tale of sordid deceit. But does it give them too much credit? By Dexter Govan.

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Mixed Media: Music

Mixed Media: Music

The Kasambwe Brothers; Manizeh.

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Mixed Media: Film

Mixed Media: Film

No Other Choice; My Father’s Shadow.

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Mixed Media: Books

Mixed Media: Books

The Future of Travel; Joyful Revolution; Benbecula; The Taste of Lightning.

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 Illustration: Javie Huxley

Agony Uncle: Feline friend

Struggling with an ethical dilemma? New Internationalist’s Agony Uncle can help you find answers in our troubled political times.

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 Illustration: Andy Carter

What if...

Palestinians' right of return was realized? Salman Abu Sitta examines how millions of displaced Palestinians could finally go home.

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Another failure of the ‘war on drugs’

Kojo Koram places the abduction of Venezuela’s leader within the long history of US drug policy being used against Latin American governments that resist its geopolitical or economic interests.

Kojo Koram March, 2026 560 Preview
Approaching infinity

Is the artistic process in danger? Novelist Rémy Ngamije considers the role of human creativity in a world embracing generative AI.

Rémy Ngamije March, 2026 560 Preview
The kill chain

AI is making warfare even more deadly. Decca Muldowney speaks to Chris Cole of Drone Wars about the risks of weapons that make their own decisions.

Decca Muldowney March, 2026 560 Preview
The janitors of the internet

Adio-Adet Dinika explores the hidden stories of the workers who prop up artificial ‘intelligence’, and their efforts at organized resistance.

Adio-Adet Dinika March, 2026 560 Preview
‘Pennsylvania is perfect’

Tech companies are building enormous data centres and reconfiguring energy infrastructure across the US, all to power the burgeoning AI industry. On a road trip, Maia Woluchem and Livia Garofalo trace the impacts of – and resistance to – this development push.

Maia Woluchem and Livia Garofalo March, 2026 560 Preview
The myth of inevitability

Is AI really an unstoppable force? Paula Lacey unpicks the complex web of companies, investments, and ideologies behind the ‘bubble’.

Paula Lacey March, 2026 560 Preview
Artificial intelligence - The Facts

The bubble; Thirst for data; Ghost workers in the machine.

March, 2026 560 Preview
AI and its discontents

Imagery generated by artificial intelligence has become the beloved aesthetic of today’s dictators, argues Decca Muldowney. A robust media is needed to combat misinformation and its miseries.

Decca Muldowney March, 2026 560 Preview
Spotlight: Mercedes Azpilicueta

Words by Conrad Landin.

Conrad Landin January, 2026 559 Preview
Books Essay: Together forever

Keir Starmer and a key adviser smash the British left in a tale of sordid deceit. But does it give them too much credit? By Dexter Govan.

Dexter Govan January, 2026 559 Preview
Mixed Media: Music

The Kasambwe Brothers; Manizeh.

Conrad Landin January, 2026 559 Preview
Mixed Media: Film

No Other Choice; My Father’s Shadow.

Malcolm Lewis January, 2026 559 Preview
Mixed Media: Books

The Future of Travel; Joyful Revolution; Benbecula; The Taste of Lightning.

Conrad Landin January, 2026 559 Preview
Agony Uncle: Feline friend

Struggling with an ethical dilemma? New Internationalist’s Agony Uncle can help you find answers in our troubled political times.

January, 2026 559 Preview
What if...

Palestinians' right of return was realized? Salman Abu Sitta examines how millions of displaced Palestinians could finally go home.

Salman Abu Sitta January, 2026 559 Preview