List of Theory articles
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Three people, one holding a flashlight, crouch in the opening of a tunnel with rain falling in the background. ‘Andor’ Is a Lesson in Building Rebellion
‘Star Wars’ proves a surprisingly rich text for insurgency.
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele greets attendees after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 22, 2024. Bukele’s Anti-Crime Model Has Its Limits
El Salvador’s president has attained rockstar status on the global right. But don’t expect other countries to copy his policies.
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Iranian protocol soldiers stand guard during a ceremony to mark the 27th anniversary of the Islamic revolution at the mausoleum of Iran's late founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Feb. 1, 2006. What Regime Change Means in Iran
A new Iran may emerge from the current conflict, but don’t expect a democracy.
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Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right Dutch Freedom Party (PVV), speaks during a Patriots for Europe rally at Marriott Auditorium Hotel on February 08, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. The far-right Patriots for Europe party has MEPs from 13 member states and is the third-largest group sitting in the European Parliament. The "Make Europe Great Again" rally in Madrid is a tribute to United States President Donald Trump's campaign and rhetoric, which the Patriots party is now emulating across Europe. How to Stop Regime Change in Europe
A new book explains the danger of the far right—and how to counter Washington’s support for it.
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U.S. Marines, California National Guard, and police stand guard as protesters participate in a "No Kings" demonstration in Los Angeles on June 14. Has Trump Brought Authoritarianism to the U.S.?
Experts are alarmed by Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles.
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Rows of cadets in military uniforms march in a parade. A Brief History of Military Parades
Trump hopes to top the Bastille Day procession.
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Supporters display a poster depicting the jailed leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Feb. 27. Don’t Trust Erdogan’s ‘Peace Process’ With the Kurds
Strongmen rarely resolve ethnic conflicts—they use them to tighten their grip on power.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and Premier Li Qiang, right, applaud at the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China’s Overlooked Premier Is Slowly Building up Power
Xi Jinping has turned over critical economic roles to Li Qiang.
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Tinubu gives a speech, standing beside two other men. The screen behind him shows a large "50." At 50, ECOWAS Must Reform
Nigeria’s president on the West African bloc’s greatest test yet.
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An illustration depicts Vladimir Putin holding up a hand of playing cards Putin Is a Gambler, not a Grand Master
The Russian president has abandoned real strategy for a single goal.
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An illustration shows two men seated at a table carving up the globe like a roast. A Return to Spheres of Influence?
What a major shift in strategic thought could mean for geopolitics.
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A statue of Karl Marx wearing a red scarf on a blue background. Karl Marx’s American Boom
A new book looks at the history of the communist thinker’s reception in the capitalist United States.
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Four women holding guns sit and stand in in a stone-walled shelter. The Secret Newspapers That Helped Defeat Fascism
The women behind Italy’s underground press during World War II offer important lessons for democracies today.
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A worker rests on top of stacks of food aid in a storage tent in Burundi. ‘Trade, Not Aid’ Rings More Hollow Than Ever
As global trade fractures, it’s time to retire one of development’s most persistent—and misleading—slogans.
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends the U.N. Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York, on Sept. 23, 2019. The Realist Case for Global Rules
You don’t need to be an idealist to be worried about Donald Trump’s approach to global order.
