If Russian President Vladimir Putin were to make a clearheaded assessment of the state of his war with Ukraine, he would seek a ceasefire. But his...
Back in February 2025, I wrote an article titled “How Do Countries Fall into a Debt Spiral?” In that piece, I made a simple warning:...
Japan on Friday enacted a controversial new law prohibiting desecration of its national flag, a key right-wing agenda pushed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Opponents say...
On 17 July, Xi Jinping opened the World AI Conference in Shanghai with a carefully targeted offer to countries that do not yet have their...
Some institutional failures unfold not through scandal but procedure, with acts of sabotage dressed up in the language of good-faith inquiry and accountability. By the...
The parting gift of a vintage revolver from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan given to NATO leaders last week is the sort of present that...
The Brazilian government has decried the latest U.S. tariff on certain Brazilian imports and threatened to impose reciprocal tariffs against U.S. products. The United States on...
