Essay
List of Essay articles
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A bulldozer is seen atop a pile of rubble. How the Bulldozer Became a Symbol of Modi’s India
Is it a protector of Hindu identity or a tool for extrajudicial violence?
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An illustration shows Donald Trump smiling zanily with yellow hair flying one direction and a red tie snaking through his ears and around his head wildly. Does the Madman Theory Actually Work?
Trump likes to think his unpredictability is an asset.
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An illustrations shows the silhouette of Donald Trump with a face filled with pricetags. Trump Is Ushering In a More Transactional World
Countries and companies with clout might thrive. The rest, not so much.
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An illustration shows three tiers of classes, working class on the lowest with a bike messenger, a construction worker, a hotel worker, and a waiter; the second tier shows the professional-managerial class with a doctor, a graduate, and a man with a briefcase; the top layer shows two men golfing. Between them is a Donald Trump in a champagne coupe. America Is Locked in a New Class War
Money and education no longer explain voting patterns.
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An illustration shows a wall made up of stacked shipping containers with a line of immigrants peering up at it from below. Isolationism Won’t Make Anyone Great Again
The world will come together once it realizes fragmentation makes everyone poorer.
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An illustration shows Joe Biden at a lecturn on a bridge spanning a chasm with two heads of Donald Trump in profile forming the base of the bridge. Why Biden’s Foreign Policy Fell Short
The White House never met its own grandiose standards.
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An illustration shows fraying technology cables with a tiny white flag resting on the lone strand still connected Can Technology Save a World Hurtling Toward Disorder?
It’s the exact wrong moment in history for nations to stop cooperating—but AI might yet help us.
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Three children in winter coats sit on a merry The Battle for Ukraine Is a War of Demography
Russia's crisis of depopulation is at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s paranoid military strategy.
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A composite photo illustration of Hollywood actors in movies based in Rome. Bread, Circuses, and Sex
“Gladiator II” follows an ancient Hollywood formula for depicting Rome.
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An illustration shows a horseshoe-shaped magnet with a U.S. flag motif attracting a giant crowd of tiny people toward it. Invest in Soft Power
When you are attractive, you can economize on sticks and carrots.
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An illustration shows a US flag on a stick folded slightly to reveal the Indian flag on the back. Strategic Autonomy Is Nothing To Fear
India's rise as a new pole of power does not endanger its indispensable relationship with the U.S.
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An illustration shows a U.S. flag on a long pole propping up a flag globe. Muster Global Majorities
A closing U.S. trade system is hastening the decline of its global leadership.
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A photo illustration shows a solar panel covered in $100 bills against a blue sky. Clean Energy Is Security
A policy path to address a warming climate on which both parties can agree.
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An illustration shows a three-legged stool with legs covered in the flags of the U.S., the U.K., ad the EU. The Trans-Atlantic Partnership Still Matters
The United States, Britain, and the EU must constantly renew their alliance.
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An illustration shows a US flag on a stand inside of the wire frames of a cube box. Play by the Rules
No longer the sole hegemon, the United States faces global issues that require global cooperation.
