THE BIG STORY
AI and its discontents: Decca Muldowney makes the case for an urgent challenge to AI’s power and the fake images boosting the rhetoric of dictators. To combat it we need a robust media to combat misinformation and its miseries.
’Pennsylvania is perfect’: Maia Woluchem and Livia Garofalo trace the impacts of, and resistance to, the explosion of data centres swallowing up land and resources.
The myth of inevitability: Paula Lacey unpacks the complex web of power, politics and money behind AI hype.
The janitors of the internet: AI is neither artificial nor intelligent, it runs thanks to human labour. Adio-Adet Dinika speaks to the workers who make it function, and refuse to remain invisible.
The kill chain: What are the risks of weapons that make their own decisions? Decca Muldowney speaks to Chris Cole of Drone Wars to find out.
Approaching infinity: Novelist Remy Ngamije reflects on the role of human creativity in a world embracing generative AI.

CURRENTS
Cambodia: Temple under siege
Syria: Kurds Betrayed
The myth of music-fuelled gun violence
Amazigh recognition grows in Morocco
Kast in: Chile prepares for far-right president
Albania: Italy’s migrant centres face resistance
Syria’s long quest for justice
Critical mining industry eyes Ghana

REGULARS
Letter From Ramallah: In her first letter, Mariam Barghouti writes from the occupied West Bank city about a curious new phenomenon.
Cartoon History: Sander Feinberg and Summer McClinton uncover a family history of the Hungarian Resistance.
Southern Exposure: Subhran Karmakar captures the drama surrounding a dive into the water in Kolkota, India.
Country Profile: Senegal
The Interview: Lia Yewen: Indigenous land defender Lia Yewen speaks to Maxine Betteridge-Moes about living under the shadow of Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua.
Temperature Check: While some states take the lead in phasing out fossil fuels, others are playing catch up, writes Danny Chivers.
Hall of Infamy: Stephen Miller: The ice-cold architect behind Trump’s cruellest policies.
Agony Uncle: How much social media is too much for a teenager? Our Agony Uncle advises.
Editorial: Who’s eating at Carney’s table? Not the countries of the Global South, that’s for sure. New Internationalist editors give their take on the redrawing of global power.
View from India: Hijab bans are emblematic of India’s increased anti-Muslim hostility, writes Tarushi Aswani.
View from Africa: Rosebell Kagumire reflects on the politics, hope and scrutiny surrounding the Africa Cup of Nations.
View from Brazil: A wave of femicides prompts questions about government failings and potential strategies of resistance, writes Leonardo Sakamoto.

FEATURES
Another failure of the ‘War on Drugs’: After the abduction of Venezuela’s leader by the US government, Kojo Koram reflects on the long and violent history of US drug policy and its use against Latin America.
A claim for the future: Fabio Lovati reports on the movement to form an Indigenous state in India.
The return of petro-imperialism: As the US militarizes the Caribbean, Colin Bogle speaks to the people speaking out, despite the muted response from their governments.
The Long Read: The quiet empire: Eiad Husham traces the UAE’s long game for access to the Red Sea, a strategy built through ports, airports and infrastructure projects, and driven by ambitions to secure maritime power and regional influence.