The world’s two largest economies are walking a tightrope between bad blood and good business.
Washington should start letting other countries take the lead.
As U.S.-China tension increases, so does discussion about whether European states are pulling their weight.
Moscow ramped up its efforts to make Ukrainians Russian. Ukraine is planning to fight back.
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Industrial policy and subsidies are nothing new and can be useful. But shutting off from the world will have consequences.
Trade and financial flows have fallen well below their peaks, and poorer countries will bear the brunt.
U.S. fears are not only irrational—they’re a potential self-fulfilling prophecy.
The German philosopher’s “Grundrisse” is an indispensable guide to our current chaos—from AI to the rise of China.
By failing to invest in its own people, the United States shows the world the shakiness of the foundations of its power.
How the nonstop blare of Russian state media fuels the war effort—and blurs reality.
The theorist’s magnum opus wasn’t a blueprint for dictators—it was an ode to institutional constraints on leaders.
Too much news is routed through London and New York. The capitals of the global south need to step up.
With their livelihoods threatened and the state stretched thin, agricultural workers are taking demining into their own hands.
By pitching himself as a hero to the U.S. right, he’s taking a page from the 1960s North Vietnamese playbook to undermine support for Ukraine.
A new generation of Russians glorifies war, death, and Vladimir Putin.
Behind closed doors in western Ukraine, the devastating impact of the distant war becomes clear.
But some damage can’t be fixed by bricks and mortar.
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U.S. fears are not only irrational—they’re a potential self-fulfilling prophecy.
The world’s two largest economies are walking a tightrope between bad blood and good business.
A new generation of Russians glorifies war, death, and Vladimir Putin.
Discussing the Cultural Revolution has become increasingly risky.
