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A Palestinian man carries his child to cross a roadblock in the West Bank city of Hebron in 2003. Rubble fills the land he walks across and barbed wire coils in front of him. A woman with a head covering follows behind them.
A Palestinian man carries his child to cross a roadblock in the West Bank city of Hebron in 2003. Rubble fills the land he walks across and barbed wire coils in front of him. A woman with a head covering follows behind them.

All the Palestinians Got From Oslo Was KFC

Thirty years of the peace process has left us with less land and fewer rights.

A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor.
A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor.

No, the World Is Not Multipolar

The idea of emerging power centers is popular but wrong—and could lead to serious policy mistakes.

The Chinese flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics at Beijing National Stadium on Feb. 4, 2022.
The Chinese flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics at Beijing National Stadium on Feb. 4, 2022.
A crowd of people walk down Takeshita Street in the Harajuku area of Tokyo.
A crowd of people walk down Takeshita Street in the Harajuku area of Tokyo.

Does Japan’s Economy Prove That Neoliberalism Lost?

Economists are rethinking East Asia’s “miracle” as the Washington Consensus falters.

An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo.
An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo.

A New Multilateralism

How the United States can rejuvenate the global institutions it created.

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semiconductor-chip-taiwan-china-us-foreign-policy-clint-blowers-photo-hp

Let There Be Microchips

The semiconductor and its near-divine creation story.

An illustration shows overlapping cannons or missile barrels pointing in different directions coming out of a map of Taiwan. A U.S. flag is in a barrel on one side and a China flag in a barrel on the other.
An illustration shows overlapping cannons or missile barrels pointing in different directions coming out of a map of Taiwan. A U.S. flag is in a barrel on one side and a China flag in a barrel on the other.

Deterrence in Taiwan Is Failing

The United States has committed to keeping the peace but isn’t doing enough to stop the war.

A collage photo illustration shows examples of soft power around the world including a smoking NAFO shiba inu in a beret and fatigues, a dancing woman from the Bollywood movie "Monsoon Wedding," Olympic sprinter Jesse Owens, K-pop band BTS, and a panda.
A collage photo illustration shows examples of soft power around the world including a smoking NAFO shiba inu in a beret and fatigues, a dancing woman from the Bollywood movie "Monsoon Wedding," Olympic sprinter Jesse Owens, K-pop band BTS, and a panda.

Soft Power Is Making a Hard Return

Leaders are reaching for fellas and films as much as bullets and blockades. 

Margot Robbie as Barbie and Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer stand in front of an apocalyptic pink and orange clouded desert landscape in a photo illustration for the two movies. Barbie wears her iconic black-and-white-striped swimsuit and sunglasses, and Oppenheimer a period hat and suit with cigarette in hand.
Margot Robbie as Barbie and Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer stand in front of an apocalyptic pink and orange clouded desert landscape in a photo illustration for the two movies. Barbie wears her iconic black-and-white-striped swimsuit and sunglasses, and Oppenheimer a period hat and suit with cigarette in hand.

‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Have More in Common Than You Think

Both films attempt to atone for the complicated legacies of American icons. Only one succeeds.

A black and white print overlaid with a red star shows Russian Tsar Peter the Great holding up a glass in a toast after beheading one of the Streltsy rebels in front of his nobles. A headless figure rests on the ground and other people surround the tsar with lifted glasses.
A black and white print overlaid with a red star shows Russian Tsar Peter the Great holding up a glass in a toast after beheading one of the Streltsy rebels in front of his nobles. A headless figure rests on the ground and other people surround the tsar with lifted glasses.

Putin’s Fear of Strong Generals Is as Old as Russia Itself

Prigozhin’s rise and fall is the latest example of what happens when a ruler in Moscow fears the power of military underlings.

An employee of Air Liquide in front of an electrolyzer at the company's future hydrogen production facility of renewable hydrogen in Oberhausen, Germany.
An employee of Air Liquide in front of an electrolyzer at the company's future hydrogen production facility of renewable hydrogen in Oberhausen, Germany.

Hydrogen Is the Future—or a Complete Mirage

The green-hydrogen industry is a case study in the potential—for better and worse—of our new economic era.

Donald Trump signs Section 201 actions to impose tariffs with United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on January 23, 2018..
Donald Trump signs Section 201 actions to impose tariffs with United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on January 23, 2018..

Trump’s Most Enduring Legacy Isn’t What You Think

It’s not treason, mendacity, or perfidy. It’s the upheaval in trade policy. 

Two boats are seen from. One holds several people and the other, a rubber boat with motors, is full of migrants following their rescue at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard.
Two boats are seen from. One holds several people and the other, a rubber boat with motors, is full of migrants following their rescue at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard.

The Libyan Coast Guard Is Not What It Seems

Why every day on the Mediterranean is a new scandal for Europe.

A demonstrator waves an Egyptian flag on a rooftop overlooking Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
A demonstrator waves an Egyptian flag on a rooftop overlooking Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

Lessons for the Next Arab Spring

Ten years after Egypt’s coup, Washington has yet to learn that authoritarian stability is an illusion.

A photo illustration shows 10 Barbie dolls in an array of shapes and sizes against a glittery and shiny pink backdrop.
A photo illustration shows 10 Barbie dolls in an array of shapes and sizes against a glittery and shiny pink backdrop.

It’s Not a Barbie World

Why the American doll never made it abroad.

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