Essay
List of Essay articles
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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AI-geopolitics-cooperation-nonproliferation-foreign-policy-illustration-erik-carter-hp AI’s Gatekeepers Aren’t Prepared for What’s Coming
What was once a diffuse technology is now increasingly controlled by a handful of tech companies. Governments need to catch up.
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A row of statues of German political thinker Karl Marx. Gen Z Has Finally Found Its Karl Marx
The German philosopher’s “Grundrisse” is an indispensable guide to our current chaos—from AI to the rise of China.
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A young boy at dusk walks on top of a stack of construction materials outside the new Camlica mosque in Istanbul. Populist Architecture Is a Problem That Will Outlive Populists
The leaders of Turkey, Hungary, and India will all eventually leave the scene. But their buildings will be left behind.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stands behind a podium in front of a sign that says "CPAC Hungary" during a conference session in Budapest. Hungary’s Plan to Build an Army of U.S. Intellectuals
Viktor Orban has put billions of dollars behind a soft-power strategy focused on attracting conservative American thinkers.
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china-spying-illustration-foreign-policy-hp China Has Been Waging a Decades-Long, All-Out Spy War
While the West was distracted, the Chinese government began an intelligence assault that never stopped.
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An illustration shows piles of shipping containers and symbols of industry as protectionist islands in a sea. America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up
Industrial policy and subsidies are nothing new and can be useful. But shutting off from the world will have consequences.
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industrial-policy-globalization-developing-countries-doug-chayka-illustration-hp The World Will Regret Its Retreat From Globalization
Trade and financial flows have fallen well below their peaks, and poorer countries will bear the brunt.
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objects-of-global-moment-aviators-biden-clint-blowers Aviators Make Biden an All-American Badass
The sunglasses are a symbol of loyalty, persistence—and the U.S. president.
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A Russian T-80 tank in Ukraine’s Donbas region on March 11. A Tank by Any Other Name
The naming conventions vary—but the strength and speed remain the same.
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Masks photographed in a studio Face Masks Are Our COVID-19 Memorial
America’s remaining maskers are a living emblem of a lost war.
