Support for the international organization is on the upswing.
Trump’s Assault on the UN Is at Odds with U.S. Public Opinion
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Democracy & Governance
AI, Techno-Determinism, and Techno-Pessimism
The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman points to China’s domination of the AI future.
How Democracies Fade and Why America Should Pay Attention
Nayib Bukele is using populism to bury democracy in El Salvador. He’s not the only leader to do so.
Taliban Rule is Not Authoritarian but Despotic Totalitarianism
Like any totalitarian regime, the Taliban aims to moralize its ideology to such an extent that domestic opposition becomes highly improbable–but not impossible.
Russia-Iran-China Alliance Signals Deep Shift in Global Power
The “Axis of Upheaval” is widely misunderstood.
Does the UK Have Its Own “Dickensian” Big Beautiful Bill?
When it comes to the safety net, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s center-left government sounds a little too similar to Trump’s GOP for some advocates.
Democratic Masquerade in Bangladesh
A Nobel laureate is running Bangladesh. However, this isn’t democracy, it’s elite survival masquerading as reform.
Is the World Order Collapsing?
Can the international community survive a head-on collision with Trump?
Can International Organizations Survive the Rightwing, Nationalist Onslaught?
And will it take another world war to swing the world back to internationalism?
North Korea’s Window on the World Is at Risk of Closing
The Trump administration is attacking funding for programs that get unfiltered information into — and out of — North Korea.