How Many AI Regulators Has the Pope?
Artificial intelligence may be humanity’s greatest opportunity and risk. Where moral leaders have too little influence and states cannot align,…
Taking Women Farmers Seriously by Ruth Khasaya Oniang’o & Peter Kelly
Rather than designing solutions for half the farming population, agricultural researchers, policymakers, and others must consider the specific needs and…
Industrial Policy for an Age of Uncertainty by Yuen Yuen Ang
With industrial policy back in fashion worldwide, the question is not whether governments should intervene (they already do), but how…
Whose Vote Will Count in America’s Midterms? by Reed Galen
Democrats and Republicans alike are more focused on giving themselves an electoral advantage through redistricting than on appealing to voters,…
How to Build a Sovereign AI Stack by Jayant Sinha
Paradoxically, no economy can build the architecture of AI sovereignty alone. Coalitions of countries must work together to regulate the…
NATO Must Die by Yanis Varoufakis
Some claim that the threats Europe is facing, especially after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, can create the momentum toward political…
The Cultural Component of National Security by Tetyana Berezhna & David Stephenson
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion four years ago, Ukraine has become the world’s most consequential defense laboratory, trialing innovations that can…
Is Trump’s Iran War a Crime of Aggression? by Lawrence Douglas
America’s war on Iran is widely considered an illegal act of aggression in clear violation of the United Nations Charter.…
A Cold Shower for the AI Mania
Although generative AI tools have improved rapidly and now outperform humans across many tasks, the market’s current euphoria may not…
Has Taiwan Made Itself Immune to American Betrayal? by Channing Lee
Although Donald Trump’s recent statements about Taiwan seemed like a gift to Chinese President Xi Jinping, such rhetoric no longer…
The US and China Must Learn to Coexist by Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
The Beijing summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping showed that competition between the United States and China need not…
The Gulf’s Post-OPEC Order by Rabah Arezki & Tarik M. Yousef
The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC is the clearest expression yet of its desire to break from the…
Sustainable Economies Will Own the Future by Bruno Bouygues & Bertrand Badré
The COVID-19 pandemic and the wars in Ukraine and Iran have reframed the issue of sustainability, which is now as…
A Blueprint for Britain’s Revival
There are five big policy-related problems holding back the UK economy. Any politician who tackles them in earnest would benefit…
Iran Is Pressing Its Strategic Advantage by Carla Norrlöf
Politics May 19, 2026 Carla Norrlöf Military and economic coercion usually costs the coercer as well as the target. But…
Cartographic Justice for Africa by Carlos Lopes & Selma Malika Haddadi
For centuries, the Mercator map has distorted Africa’s size, shaping perceptions of the continent’s strategic significance and economic prospects. Adopting…
Jefferson’s Revolutionary Language
Of the delegates who assembled in Philadelphia in 1776 for the Second Continental Congress, only Thomas Jefferson possessed the skill,…