Essay
List of Essay articles
All the Palestinians Got From Oslo Was KFC
Thirty years of the peace process has left us with less land and fewer rights.
No, the World Is Not Multipolar
The idea of emerging power centers is popular but wrong—and could lead to serious policy mistakes.
America Can’t Stop China’s Rise
And it should stop trying.
Does Japan’s Economy Prove That Neoliberalism Lost?
Economists are rethinking East Asia’s “miracle” as the Washington Consensus falters.
A New Multilateralism
How the United States can rejuvenate the global institutions it created.
Let There Be Microchips
The semiconductor and its near-divine creation story.
Deterrence in Taiwan Is Failing
The United States has committed to keeping the peace but isn’t doing enough to stop the war.
Soft Power Is Making a Hard Return
Leaders are reaching for fellas and films as much as bullets and blockades.
‘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.
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.
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.
Trump’s Most Enduring Legacy Isn’t What You Think
It’s not treason, mendacity, or perfidy. It’s the upheaval in trade policy.
The Libyan Coast Guard Is Not What It Seems
Why every day on the Mediterranean is a new scandal for Europe.
Lessons for the Next Arab Spring
Ten years after Egypt’s coup, Washington has yet to learn that authoritarian stability is an illusion.
It’s Not a Barbie World
Why the American doll never made it abroad.
