Q&A
List of Q&A articles
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A woman gestures at Israeli security forces in the West Bank town of Hebron. ‘Palestinians Live in a State of Despair’
Regional expert Khaled Elgindy on the political future of the Palestinian people.
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U.S. President Bill Clinton, in a dark suit and tie, smiles as he stands between Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat, in a uniform and checked headscarf, and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzahk Rabin, in a dark suit, as they shake hands in front of the White House. Clinton's arms are outstretched as he gestures around the other two men. ‘Negotiation Is the Only Solution’
Why Aaron David Miller still believes in a Middle East peace process.
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U.S. President Joe Biden, center, is welcomed by United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, left, and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, second from left, on arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan. A President on the Picket Line?
Why Biden’s solidarity with autoworkers is globally unprecedented.
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Immigration protestors raise their fists during an immigration rally on the National Mall before the US Capitol on April 10, 2006 in Washington, DC. Heather Cox Richardson: Why I’m Hopeful About Democracy
The historian with a million Substack subscribers describes how Americans can hit reset.
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Protesters in masks in front of the Bank of England in London on Aug. 3. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images Why Interest Rate Hikes Don’t Necessarily Tame Inflation
Adam Tooze answers listener questions about inflation.
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Head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power stands in front of St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, on October 6, 2022. Samantha Power on America’s Development Diplomacy
The USAID administrator says U.S. contributions to the U.N. are at a “high watermark.”
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing regarding her nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27, 2021. What Washington Wants From the United Nations This Week
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on reforming the world’s biggest multilateral organization.
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A clerk wearing dark glasses, a white shirt, and dark tie counts stacks of Chinese yuan and U.S. dollars at a bank in Shanghai. How China Can Hurt the U.S. Economy
Adam Tooze answers listener questions on China.
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Taiwanese soldiers prepare amphibious assault vehicles after an amphibious landing drill during the Han Kuang military exercise in Pingtung, Taiwan, on July 28, 2022. How Taiwan Is Learning From Ukraine
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu describes his country’s efforts to deter a Chinese invasion.
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A photo illusration shows Jen Easterly and Sami Khoury, the U.S. and Canadian cyberchiefs, atop a background of digital code. ‘I Am Now More Concerned About the Formidable Threat From China.’
The United States’ and Canada’s chief cyberdefenders talk adversaries and AI.
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Investor and philanthropist George Soros smiles after delivering a speech on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. The Economic and Political Evolution of George Soros
His foundation is shifting away from Europe, while his own approach to China has hardened.
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From left to right: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov raise their arms as they pose for a group photograph at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 23. What Is America’s Nightmare Coalition?
Princeton University’s G. John Ikenberry on alliances and the new world order.
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A row of the ends of five yellow school pencils, four with erasers up, and one with a sharpened top pointing up. Adam Tooze: Why the Common Pencil Isn’t Just a Back-to-School Item
To Milton Friedman, it was a metaphor for free market economics.
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People walk down a street in the Chinatown section of the city of Yokohama, south of Tokyo. Adam Tooze: Why Japan’s Economy Is Surging
COVID bounce back pushes second-quarter GDP to 6 percent, annualized.
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Avaaz members, demonstrators, and Ukrainian activists stage a vigil for Ukraine near the European Union headquarters in Brussels. Adam Tooze: Why Russia’s Economy Is Performing Better Than the West Had Hoped
The ruble is down and interest rates are surging, but vast oil revenue is keeping Moscow afloat.
