All Commentaries
Mark Rutte and the Death of Logic
The costly NATO spectacle in The Hague is dangerous proof of how easily diplomacy can become a dirty word.
After Trade Truce, Can China Write the Tech Rule Book?
China has the chance to write the rules that govern the next decade of chips, magnets, and green technology.
Republicans and Climate Change
They know better but they’d rather fight than switch.
Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism
Will America ever rejoin the international community?
Make the Fossil Fuel Powers Stranded Assets
How to save the climate, defeat Trump’s fossil fuel imperialism, and make energy affordable for all.
Resistance Works
How small groups took on great powers and won a victory for decolonization, Africa, Indigenous Peoples, and more.
Scuttling International Humanitarian Assistance
The Trump administration continues to cut programs that help the poorest of the poor.
Tokugawa Amerika
Trump is on an isolationist trajectory in matters of the economy and the military.
Martial Law in the United States
In South Korea, martial law was undone by public protest. In the United States, Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.
Will the “Big Beautiful Bill” Burn the Bond Market?
Trump’s signature legislation pours gasoline on a fiscal fire.