This article appears in the August 2025 print edition with the headline “The New Arms Race.” ...

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The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for ...

The Dalai Lama has become one of the world’s most recognizable figures while leading a Tibetan diaspora through their ...