Column Archive

To compete with the U.S. on manufacturing and AI, Xi has sidelined employment as a goal, dampening prospects for China’s youth.

Despite demands to overhaul Chile’s political system, no direction for change has emerged, nor is one likely after upcoming elections.

That NATO members invoked the alliance’s Article 4 treaty clause in response to Russia’s airspace incursions is a big deal.

Syria and Israel are reportedly close to finalizing a security agreement that would represent a step toward a more stable Middle East.

The dividing line between the U.K. and EU today is less about borders and tariffs, and more about AI technology and how it is governed.

The cracks in the liberal international order go far beyond Trump, even if he was the wrecking ball that brought it all crashing down.

If the institutions of the liberal international order disappear, we will have to invent new ones to replace them.

A major scandal offers Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum an opportunity to tackle graft and improve her political position.

International and domestic violence, have long been seen as intrinsically linked, largely because they both can feed on one another.

European efforts to keep Trump from abandoning Ukraine have so far proven largely successful. But there is a dark cloud on the horizon.

Germany’s defense industry has grown due to the war in Ukraine. But bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better.

The U.S. and Taiwan both benefit from the flexibility that strategic ambiguity offers in responding to a potential conflict.

A scandal allegedly involving a top adviser and his sister is the sort of political corruption that voters elected Milei to stop.

Xi’s recent speeches contain clues about his vision for the future of the world order and China’s role in it.

The rise of Europe’s far right happened gradually, stalled—and then jumpstarted again suddenly.

Europe still hasn’t effectively prepared to counter the hybrid tactics that are integral to Putin’s broader aims.

Though seemingly meaningless, renaming the Defense Department has important implications for U.S. foreign policy and civil-military relations.