The world welcomes Biden but is hedging its bets.
America: The Unreliable Superpower
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The Future of U.S. Democracy Promotion
Because of the events of the last weeks, months and years, should “democracy promotion” be permanently removed from the U.S. foreign policy lexicon?
The Brexit Trade Treaty: What Was Really Negotiated?
The European Union just outmaneuvered an inexperienced British team.
Brexit Won’t Deliver Sovereignty — And Neither Will Far-Right Movements Anywhere
The new right campaigns everywhere on a platform of “sovereignty,” while leaving countries more exposed to the dictates of global markets than ever.
Did the Fall of the Berlin Wall Produce the Trump Presidency?
Austere “shock therapy” after the Cold War only shocked the East into reaction. In the West, the corporate political center ultimately did the same.
Lessons from Spain: Parties That Campaign from the Left Should Govern From It
The old days of campaigning on left social democracy and ruling with careful centrism are over.
Thierry Baudet: The New Kid on the Nationalist Block
The latest right-wing populist to emerge in the Netherlands is a very dangerous man.
It’s a Borderful World
Nation-states: what a quaint notion. As a means of organizing territory, they seem to be a brief transition period between large empires and an even larger, borderless world. Sure, nation-states might live on in the form of anthems and flags and independence days, but...
Welcome to the Birthplace of Trumpism
Eastern Europe led the way with the kind of right-wing “populism” that now occupies the White House.
If Asia Leads on Climate, the World Will Follow
China and South Korea could be game changers on climate — and create a more peaceful region in the process.