Newsweek Magazine

May 25, 2018 Issue

Features

Cover story Analysis

Kim Jong Un and the Art of the Deal

For years, he's been seen as a naif or a madman. But what if Kim Jong Un is the smartest guy in the room?

Entertainment

Photos: Why Are These Animals Endangered?

Tim Flach's striking portraits of animals sought to highlight the similarities between humans and the natural world. In his latest work, he used the same method to draw attention to our effects on it.

In Focus

Church and Stare

Moscow—Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a prayer service after being sworn in to a new six-year term on May 7. Putin, who has led the country since 1999, was re-elected by a landslide, in a contest critics say was marred by fraud. His inauguration came two days after police detained about 1,600 people, including opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, during anti-Putin protests.

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Periscope

Opinion

Before Trump, Oliver North Was Dishonest—and Beloved

The incoming president of the National Rifle Association has a long—and notorious—history of peddling alternative facts.

World

Beppe Grillo on 'Dysfunctional' EU

Beppe Grillo—Italy's comedian turned prominent politico—talks Trump and the future of the European Union.

Opinion

Party Foul

Democrats are trying to be the party of #MeToo. But for all their commendable outrage over the Eric Schneiderman scandal, their grasp on moral superiority is also tenuous.