List of Theory articles
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the General Assembly to present priorities for 2024 at the U.N. headquarters in New York. Can the West Revive Multilateralism?
A new survey reveals that support for international cooperation among global south countries is dismally low.
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A dark metal statue of two soldiers is seen at left as people stand to the right and take photos of it. The soldiers are Russian mercenaries; a Russian flag bearing the emblem of Russia hangs over the shoulder of one, who also points a rifle to the right. Fluffy pale clouds cover the sky overhead, and a parking lot is visible beyond. Russia Is Riding an Anti-Colonial Wave Across Africa
The onetime cause célèbre of the international left is being appropriated for authoritarian ends.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in cross the military demarcation line to the south side during the inter-Korean summit in Panmunjom, South Korea. How to Get Kim Jong Un’s Email
A South Korean presidential memoir reflects on tough diplomatic choices.
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An illustration shows a U.S. flag on a long pole propping up a flag globe. Muster Global Majorities
A closing U.S. trade system is hastening the decline of its global leadership.
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An illustration shows a US flag on a stand inside of the wire frames of a cube box. Play by the Rules
No longer the sole hegemon, the United States faces global issues that require global cooperation.
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letters-president-america-election-nicolas-ortega-illustration-3-2 Letters to the Next President
No matter who wins the White House, these nine thinkers from around the world would like a word.
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A ship is seen cutting through a fast icy landscape. Inside the Battle for the Arctic
What to know as great-power politics heat up in the High North.
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Boats are moored in a Swedish harbor. A Fight Is Brewing Over Chinese Money in Norway
Locals at a key strategic port want foreign investment, but security services are worried.
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Elon Musk speaks in Paris, on June 16, 2023. Elon Musk vs. (Parts of) the World
The billionaire’s battles with governments raise tough questions about digital rights and online speech.
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Right extremists attend a neo-Nazi rally on June 17, 2012 in Dresden, eastern Germany, where commemorations were held to remember the uprising in 1953 in the former east German Democratic Republic. What Really Went Wrong in Eastern Germany
Both sides of formerly divided Germany share blame for the region’s turn to the far right.
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Picture taken in 1988 and made available on November 9, 2019 shows a view taken from West Berlin towards East Berlin, the Wall and the Brandenburg Gate. In International Politics, Be Careful What You Wish for
German reunification is the latest Western triumph that's starting to pose major political problems.
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The CCGS Amundsen, a Canadian research icebreaker, is seen navigating near an ice floe along Devon Island, in the Canadian High Arctic, on Sept. 27, 2015. Can NATO Ice Out China and Russia in the Arctic?
A new pact aims to narrow the gap between NATO partners and their competitors in icebreaker production.
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The headquarters of ByteDance, the parent company of video sharing app TikTok, is seen in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2020. Banning TikTok Won’t Keep Your Data Safe
Pompous billionaires, authoritarian regimes, and opaque oligarchs are hoarding our data. Only an alternative online ecosystem will stop them.
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A man walks past portraits of former Chinese leaders Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao and current president Xi Jinping at Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall in Yan'an, China, on Oct. 15, 2022. Xi Prefers Fleet Power to Street Protest
Nationalist protesters are no longer a staple of Chinese crisis diplomacy.
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In this black-and-white photo from 1984, Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega is seen in profile as he speaks to a crowd of reporters and citizens at an outdoor press conference. Ortega gestures with one open hand and holds a microphone in the other. Members of the press hold up cameras or jot in notebooks. Is Nicaragua’s Dictatorship Nearing Its End?
How the once-revolutionary Ortega regime may have destined itself to the dustbin of history.
