An expert's point of view on a current event.
The case for a global forecasting unit led by the United States and Australia.
The war continues to be discussed in ways that are self-serving—and self-defeating.
Unfreezing billions of dollars while huge revenues flow to Kabul risks legitimizing an extremist regime.
Local tools of party power have been overwhelmed by zero-COVID.
This challenge to the Chinese Communist Party and the state has been building for some time.
Migrant workers from South Asia and Africa have suffered for years under the Gulf nation’s kafala system. They deserve compensation for wage theft, injuries, and death.
Meloni’s supposed moderates are anything but.
The German chancellor’s go-it-alone approach has alienated domestic, EU, and international partners.
Twitter’s destruction would be a geopolitical catastrophe not only for the United States but also for the democratic world.
Calls for diplomacy are misplaced and naive.
Justice is unattainable without evidence. Documenting abuses by gathering and archiving this evidence must be a priority.
Lula’s reelection in Brazil does not prove that Latin America is turning left again.
To prevent a return to the zero-sum logic of Cold War resource politics, critical mineral supply chains must be widened at every step.
Ukrainian identity has been fundamentally changed by invasion.
It would free them to embrace better policies toward Cuba.
The war in Ukraine has turned Europe’s most powerful countries against each other like hardly ever before.
Turns out Elon Musk isn’t a dependable ally.
The West shouldn’t let up pressure after Myanmar’s recent prisoner releases.
Musk’s conflicts of interest make him too dangerous to run the global public sphere.
Despite domestic setbacks, the movement will continue to shape foreign policy around the world.
The Biden administration came into office promising to reinstate the Iran nuclear deal. Almost two years later, momentum has dissipated, and the deal has all but been derailed. Meanwhile Ira...Show more
Frans Timmermans returned from COP27 with his dreams dashed. Europe’s top climate negotiator says the global climate summit was a disappointment: The pledges made were simply not aggressiv...Show more
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues into 2023, the weather will have an important impact. Ukrainians, of course, are more vulnerable than usual to power outages and energy shocks. But Rus...Show more
The war continues to be discussed in ways that are self-serving—and self-defeating.
Erdogan is trying to strike a balance of being pro-Ukraine but not anti-Russia.
Unfreezing billions of dollars while huge revenues flow to Kabul risks legitimizing an extremist regime.
Local tools of party power have been overwhelmed by zero-COVID.
