For 30 years, right-wing parties and nativist leaders have whittled away refugees’ rights. In the wake of a global pandemic, seeking asylum will be nearly impossible unless the international community revises and modernizes its approach to people fleeing war.
Immunization to COVID-19 is supposed to solve our problems—but it's starting to trigger even bigger ones.
The region has always had problems—but it’s now almost past the point of recovery.
Ulrich Beck was a prophet of uncertainty—and the most important intellectual for the pandemic and its aftermath.
And a lot is riding on whether Washington can figure out which strategy Beijing has chosen.
Donald Trump has torn up a foundation of U.S. foreign policy, and is causing irreparable damage to the Middle East—and world order—in the process.
Paul Krugman and other mainstream trade experts are now admitting that they were wrong about globalization: It hurt American workers far more than they thought it would. Did America’s free market economists help put a protectionist demagogue in the White House?
The U.S.-China relationship started veering wildly off track 15 years ago—but Washington stumbled badly in its response.
Frans Timmermans returned from COP27 with his dreams dashed. Europe’s top climate negotiator says the global climate summit was a disappointment: The pledges made were simply not aggressiv...Show more
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues into 2023, the weather will have an important impact. Ukrainians, of course, are more vulnerable than usual to power outages and energy shocks. But Rus...Show more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely the most popular elected leader in the world. No other politician has won so many votes in history. Few other incumbent leaders around the world...Show more
The Kremlin’s ability to wage war is already constrained, but the worst is yet to come.
Immunization to COVID-19 is supposed to solve our problems—but it's starting to trigger even bigger ones.
The region has always had problems—but it’s now almost past the point of recovery.
