Congress is currently debating bills that would ban TikTok in the United States. We are here as technologists to tell you that this is a terrible idea and the side effects would be intolerable. Details matter. There are several ways Congress might ban TikTok, each with different … | Continue reading
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The country has long been denied a permanent place on the U.N. Security Council, but it has itself to blame. | Continue reading
Ertharin Cousin, the former chief of the World Food Program, outlines a step-by-step plan to feed a warring—and warming—planet. | Continue reading
A bit of classic IR theory goes a long way toward explaining vexing global problems. | Continue reading
Individuals can only do so much if the worst happens—but the government’s response is a mystery by design. | Continue reading
Immigration is the United States’ secret sauce—including in its competition with China. | Continue reading
Opposition to all things nuclear was the bedrock of the modern German political psyche. Then came Russia’s war in Ukraine. | Continue reading
A new book compares different countries’ responses to the pandemic, and the conclusions are intriguing. | Continue reading
Hindu nationalist ideologues in New Delhi are flirting with a dangerous revisionist history of South Asia. | Continue reading
A lack of rules has created fraudulent, bubble-driven markets. | Continue reading
Asking whether to appease or not appease him is completely beside the point. | Continue reading
New technologies offer important tools for empowerment — yet democracy is stagnating. What’s up? | Continue reading
Russia’s war shows paying the price of decoupling now is worth it. | Continue reading
In just a few weeks, U.S. and British officials have turned an ad hoc operation into a pipeline. | Continue reading
In December 1939, a small country with a small military held off the vastly superior Soviet Red Army and avoided occupation by its larger neighbor. | Continue reading
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The crimes in Ukraine stem from Russian military brutalities. | Continue reading
The loss of Ukrainian and Russian wheat can be made up elsewhere. | Continue reading
A smaller atomic arsenal isn't just wishful thinking -- it's bad strategy. | Continue reading
Russian security forces are carefully policed for loyalty. | Continue reading
A consideration of which theories have been vindicated—and which have fallen flat. | Continue reading
Riyadh could make a difference in oil markets but has chosen to side with fellow authoritarians rather than the United States. | Continue reading
The meaning of Russia’s war in Ukraine is its own national weakness. | Continue reading
Ukraine’s Azov movement is hostile to Russia, friendly to neo-Nazis, and inspired by France’s new right. It’s not running in Ukraine’s presidential elections because it… | Continue reading
Depictions of territory supposedly occupied by Russia are misleading. | Continue reading
A nationwide experiment is abandoned after producing only misery. | Continue reading
There’s not enough actual money to help a real economy. | Continue reading
The conspiracy theory has been boosted by Russian and Chinese media and diplomats. | Continue reading
The continent has finally woken up to the necessity of hard power. | Continue reading
Sergei Lavrov and the blunt logic of Russian power. | Continue reading
It’s not easy to make sense of how the United States and Europe are responding to Russia’s aggression. | Continue reading
The 1990s collapse in birth rates still impacts Moscow’s ambitions. | Continue reading
The Boxer Rebellion still shapes Beijing’s attitude toward the United States. | Continue reading
Iran's president denies the Holocaust, Hugo Chávez tells Western leaders to go to hell, and Vladimir Putin is cracking the whip. Why? They know that… | Continue reading
Russia could make the case that the United States is a co-combatant. | Continue reading
Intelligence on possible targets has been shared with Ukraine and other partners in the region. | Continue reading
A new report is being hailed by conservatives—but doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. | Continue reading
If the Kremlin can make Ukrainian businesses uninsurable, it will destroy the economy. | Continue reading
Last week’s agreement may set a better precedent for dealing with debt levels around the world. | Continue reading
A flurry of trade talks herald an economic realignment toward the West. | Continue reading
For now, it’s easier to get info about firms in Xinjiang than Delaware. | Continue reading
As Putin prepares to invade, Washington and its allies still appear undecided on whether Kyiv is worth fighting for. | Continue reading
China has taken an increasing interest in the fast-growing market. That’s bad news for gamers. | Continue reading
The Maori term “tangata whenua” conveys a powerful relationship with the land. | Continue reading
The 21st century doesn’t belong to China, the United States, or Silicon Valley. It belongs to the internet. | Continue reading