Gutting the workforce will make it harder to protect dissidents and police misinformation.
Ukraine needs heaters as much as HIMARS.
How Mia Mottley’s climate finance plan went from symbol of moral outrage to serious possibility at the IMF.
As Trumpism deflates, internationalist Republicans will press the Biden administration on China, defense, and trade.
The climate summit won’t bring change to Africa until the West gets serious about “loss and damage.”
Current Issue: Fall 2022 | Archives
There’s plenty to go around, but it’s going to the wrong places.
Once headed for extinction, millet is now being recognized as a solution to global food problems.
Republicans may disagree on policy, but their principles will help the United States navigate a fragmenting world.
The economic case for Germany cozying up to China is surprisingly weak.
A new book investigates the death of veteran Mexican crime reporter Regina Martínez Pérez—with a surprising conclusion.
They’re shaking up the aging clerical establishment to a degree not seen since the 1979 revolution.
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The world’s largest economies will gather in Bali, Indonesia, for the G-20 summit in mid-November. Our expert panel, including Lynn Kuok, Matthew Kroenig and Edward Alden, will consider the... READ MORE
How India’s prime minister dismantled the world’s largest democratic experiment.
The institutions designed to secure global order clearly aren't up to the task. What will take their place?
In Chinese history, long-term emperors and generalissimos have been far more common than rules-bound leaders.
What Kyiv, Moscow, Tehran, and Riyadh can expect if Republicans take control of the U.S. Congress.
A new graphic novel reexamines the Russian leader’s biography—with lessons for the present.
Fungi could be the secret ingredient to the island’s food sovereignty.
Crises at home and abroad have touched off food shortages across the country.
The world’s largest economies will gather in Bali, Indonesia, for the G-20 summit in mid-November. Challenges to address include soaring inflation, unprecedented risks to international ene...Show more
Though the composition of the U.S. Congress after yesterday’s Midterms is still unclear, trend lines are emerging—and the consequences of the elections will be felt all over the worl...Show more
The Biden administration is increasingly making clear it is intent on slowing down China’s technological rise. Washington has dramatically expanded controls on technology flowing to and fr...Show more
Sam Bankman-Fried sold himself as a savior—but was sitting on a hollow company.
The discovery of U.S. spy networks in China fueled a decadelong global war over data between Beijing and Washington.
A new graphic novel reexamines the Russian leader’s biography—with lessons for the present.
Elites were uncertain about the new leader’s growing power.
