Current History is a leading magazine of global affairs that documents, contextualizes, debates, and bears witness to the social, political, and economic shifts shaping our world. Published every other month, Current History is a space for fresh, courageous thinking in the form of essays, reviews, exchanges, and art.
Begun as a supplement to the New York Times in 1914, Current History has published a thrillingly diverse range of writers, world leaders, and scholars, from W. E. B. Du Bois, Susan Strange, and George Bernard Shaw, to Sheila Jasanoff, Anirudh Krishna, Joseph Stiglitz, Francis Fukuyama, Javier Auyero, and Mlada Bukovansky, among others.
IGCC assumed editorial management of Current History in 2026.
Begun as a supplement to the New York Times in 1914, Current History has published a thrillingly diverse range of writers, world leaders, and scholars, from W. E. B. Du Bois, Susan Strange, and George Bernard Shaw, to Sheila Jasanoff, Anirudh Krishna, Joseph Stiglitz, Francis Fukuyama, Javier Auyero, and Mlada Bukovansky, among others.
IGCC assumed editorial management of Current History in 2026.
Table of Contents
September 2026
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| Introduction |
The Weight of Our Times Lindsay Shingler |
| Collection |
The Hidden Crisis Threatening American Democracy Rebecca Best From the Archives Harvey C. Mansfield On the Deployment of Federal Troops in American Cities Lindsay P. Cohn America Needs a Nonpartisan Military Heidi A. Urben The Military Cannot Save US Democracy Kori Schake The Military’s Role in Global Democratic Decline Risa Brooks Warmaking and the Citizen’s Stake Robert Thomas Protecting Soldiers from the State Saira Mohamed |
| Dispatch |
Life on Ukraine's Frontlines Sara Cincurova |
| Features |
The New Political Economy of US Trade David Lake and Jeffry Frieden State of Emergency Sonja Wolf The Story of USAID’s Demise Kelsey Hoppe Emergency Rule, Colonial Power Jose Atiles Reckoning with the American Revolution in Global Terms Richard Bell Putin's Totalitarian Dreams Jean-François Caron |
| Interview |
The New World of Information Control Malika Talgatova |
| Book Reviews |
Reviews in Brief Stephan Haggard |
Editors
Lindsay Shingler
Editor
Stephan Haggard
Senior Editor