Q&A
List of Q&A articles
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An aerial view of shipping containers stacked at the Port of Oakland on April 2. How Far Will the U.S.-China Trade War Go?
The White House may have miscalculated Beijing’s ability to endure pain—and a popular mood to stand up to Trump.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a working session on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. How Tariffs on China Brought Back Decoupling With a Vengeance
Trump’s policy amounts to an assault on the global trading system.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO Stephen Capus is pictured during an AFP interview at the outlet's headquarters in Prague on April 3. ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’
The CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on his court battle with the Trump administration.
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A blue screen shows a human head in profile and made up of circuit grid lines. At the center of a head is a blue square with the letters "AI" inside. At the corner of the photo, an out-of-focus screen is held up closer to the camera, focused only on a small application button with the letters "AI" shown in a green atom shape. The Shifting Geopolitics of AI
How companies and countries are scrambling to control the supply chains for chips, data centers, and subsea cables.
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A member of the pharmacology department at Lodwar County Referral Hospital takes inventory of the last boxes of drugs delivered by the now-dismantled USAID amid medical supply shortages in Lodwar, Kenya, on April 1. The Fatal Impact of Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts
The head of the Danish Refugee Council speaks on the far-reaching consequences of Trump slashing U.S. foreign aid.
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during a “Liberation Day” event at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2. A Debate on Trump’s Tariffs
Conservative economist Oren Cass defends the White House’s goals against Kimberly Clausing, who calls the April 2 moves “shambolic” and “self-destructive.”
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U.S. President Richard Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai toast each other during a banquet in Beijing. How U.S. Trade Policy With China Evolved
From Nixon’s overture to a full-blown trade war.
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Anti-Trump demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2024. Trump vs. the Courts: Lessons From the World
Leaders have clashed with the judiciary in Brazil, Israel, Hungary, and Turkey. Here’s how that turned out.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Adam Schiff: Putin Sees Trump as a ‘Child’ Who Can Be Easily Manipulated
The Democratic senator on Ukraine, Russia, and Signalgate.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 4. Ex-Pentagon Chief Says ‘Friends Abroad’ Are Concerned by Signalgate
Leon Panetta warns that some U.S. allies might withhold intelligence.
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Graduates in caps and gowns wave gavels and smile and yell outside a brick building. Trump and the Business of Big Law
The U.S. president is targeting some firms. Here’s how they work.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, among others, attend Donald Trump’s inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20. Chris Murphy: ‘American Credibility Is Destroyed’
A rising Democratic Party star on Signalgate, corruption, and how the opposition can regroup.
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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting in Washington on March 11. Are CEOs Turning Against Trump?
A key survey of top U.S. businesspeople underscores significant concerns about the economy.
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The cover of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. Is ‘Supply-Side Liberalism’ Still Relevant?
A new book from Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson could be a lost manifesto for a second Democratic administration.
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NATO forces take part in military exercises in Smardan, Romania, on Feb. 19. How Europe Should Navigate Trump
Two former foreign ministers of NATO countries on the difficult path ahead for European nations.