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What Happens If the Lights Don't Come Back On?
America's grid depends on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. A single replacement takes five years to make — and the waiting list is getting longer.
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Affairs
Reporting on power, policy, and security — the forces that set the terms for everything else.
AffairsTaiwan's Civilians Are Training for a War They Hope Never Comes
Civil-defense courses in Taiwan have waiting lists for the first time. What ordinary preparation looks like in the shadow of an extraordinary threat.