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A significant portion of Americans seek the destruction of political authority. What if they succeed?
Elected officials work through compromise, but a warming planet waits for no one.
The country’s obsession with garments takes an increasingly heavy toll on the rest of its economy.
But the sudden flood of capital is not as good for India as it looks.
The one-child policy left a permanent impression on family life and depresses fertility rates even today.
Outsiders might see a peaking power, but China’s leaders don’t.
The EU and the United States need to stop making concessions to Serbian secessionist forces backed by Russia.
A new generation of economists is changing the culture of German—and European—policymaking.
Tehran needs to restore the nuclear deal—but the Raisi administration’s officials aren’t up for the job.
The UAE’s bad behavior harms U.S. interests in the Middle East and at home.
The United States must bring all of its power to bear to prevent state collapse.
A year ago, the state shot to death scores of citizens. No one has been held accountable.
The project of a stronger, more united continent is on life support. It’s time for a new vision.
As soaring fuel inflation turns into a political risk, Biden needs a smarter energy policy fast.
Neither yes nor no, this idea can take you far in Japanese politics.
The tale of Bluebeard the serial wife-killer echoes in the #MeToo movement.
New books assessing democracy suggest how to fix things—but it’s complicated.
Netflix’s new Korean horror drama suggests there’s more to life than the brutal realities of neoliberal capitalism.
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These middle powers of the global south should be the focus of U.S. policy.
China, Russia, and their autocratic friends are leading another epic clash over the world’s largest landmass.
Archival passages from writers such as Hillary Clinton, Kofi Annan, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and more show where we’ve been—and where we’re heading.
Military service is a unifying force in a time of deep division.
