the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
Updated: 1 week 10 hours ago
Sat, 19/12/2020 - 13:00
Swedes can’t figure out their government’s coronavirus approach, a progressive push on U.S. foreign policy, and an honest assessment of the Arab Spring’s fallout.
Sat, 19/12/2020 - 04:41
And why Morocco’s apparent victory there will change regional politics.
Sat, 19/12/2020 - 00:25
Agriculture’s importance for the labor market cannot be underestimated—especially amid a historic pandemic.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 22:56
Will 2021 be full of foreign-policy crises and domestic drama or dull compared to 2020?
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 22:17
The Treasury’s decision to label both Switzerland and Vietnam currency manipulators was unusual—and leaves the Biden administration with some tough choices to make.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 22:03
The country’s contrarian approach to the COVID-19 pandemic was meant to prove that trust in authorities could avert lockdowns. Instead, mixed messaging and political squabbles have led to an exploding epidemic.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 21:07
Here’s how to stop bleeding information about yourself online.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 21:05
After a drawdown of staff at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad earlier this year, the Trump administration ordered another cut in response to threats from Iran.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 20:46
Modi’s party is expected to further polarize state electorates along religious lines in 2021.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 20:24
When they enter office, Biden and Harris must make up for lost ground.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 17:14
The Communist Party is putting ideological battles first.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 15:10
A gaggle of progressive groups are trying to line up candidates for top foreign-policy roles in the incoming administration.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 14:27
Moving quickly to resurrect the JCPOA, as Biden seems set to do, would start his presidency with a hugely divisive controversy.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 13:30
Despite reports of a major Chinese-Iranian trade deal, Beijing won’t jeopardize the possibility of better relations with Washington in order to cozy up to Tehran.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 12:30
The current conflict is the latest battle in a long-running war over the country’s identity as a unitary or federal state. The United States can restore its credibility as an honest broker by helping resolve it.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 12:21
A sophisticated cyberattack has hit the heart of the U.S. government, affecting the Treasury, Defense, and Energy departments—among others.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 00:42
The Arab world is trapped in a state of permanent revolution.
Thu, 17/12/2020 - 22:01
Open-source investigations enable officials and lawmakers to discuss Russian skullduggery without exposing sources and methods of U.S. intelligence
Thu, 10/12/2020 - 20:02
Aid organizations fear that Israel is about to deport thousands of asylum-seekers to Sudan now that the two countries have made peace.
Thu, 10/12/2020 - 18:25
Who the U.S. president-elect picks to fill lower-level posts in the State Department, the Pentagon, and other agencies will say a lot about his foreign policy.
Pages