Q&A
List of Q&A articles
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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.
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Women belonging to the 'Meira Paibis', a group of women representing Meitei society, hold torches during a demonstration demanding the restoration of peace in India's north-eastern Manipur state in Imphal, following ongoing ethnic violence in the state on Aug. 9. Inside Manipur’s Ethnic Violence
A small state in India’s northeast is experiencing deadly ethnic conflict.
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Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador-at-large for the U.S. State Department, speaks to students during a recruitment event at Stanford University in Stanford, California. Why America Has a New Tech Ambassador
Nathaniel Fick on running the State Department’s new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his economic plan “Bidenomics” at the Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia on July 20. Is Bidenomics Trying to Do Too Much?
Heather Boushey defends the administration’s industrial policy approach.
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People demonstrate at the Brandenburg Gate during the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Berlin. Adam Tooze: Economic Pressure Is Unlikely to Save Israel From Authoritarianism
Investors tend to stay, even after countries become less democratic.
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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., in his office in Washington on Feb. 10. Ro Khanna: ‘De-Risking Is Consulting Gibberish’
Silicon Valley’s congressman on how to reset the U.S.-China relationship.
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U.S. President Joe Biden's head is visible in profile and out of focus as he speaks in front of a large sign that says "Bidenomics" in white lettering against a dark blue background. Adam Tooze: The Mixed Bag of Bidenomics
The policy has tried to address everything from the climate crisis to the rivalry with China.
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University students display a flag of the Communist Party of China to mark the party's 100th anniversary during an opening ceremony of the new semester in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on Sept. 10, 2021. Has China Peaked?
A debate on whether Beijing’s economic woes are temporary or terminal.
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Striking Hollywood writers hold signs while picketing in front of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The signs say: "Writers Guild on strike! DGA in solidarity" and "Pay the writers, you AI-holes!" and "Just look at what happened to the music industry." Adam Tooze: The Shifting Economics of Hollywood
Changes in technology and antitrust laws are driving the strike by writers and actors.
