American Jews’ Netanyahu Problem by Steven Simon
Political polarization, the collapse of institutional gatekeepers, and social media’s amplification of fringe voices were always going to put pressure…
The Risky Geography of the Cloud by Soňa Muzikárová
Iran’s recent drone strikes on Gulf states mark the first time commercial data centers have been targeted in an organized…
The Global AI Threat Has Arrived
The ability of Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, to find vulnerabilities across major operating systems and web browsers…
Trump Has Made the Case for International Law by James A. Goldston
By taking a wrecking ball to the global rules-based order, Donald Trump has thrown the entire world into chaos, reminding…
Is the US Falling Victim to the Resource Curse? by Jeffrey Frankel
The argument that the natural-resource curse is at work in the US rests on the assumption that rising oil and…
The Hormuz Crisis and the Fate of the Global South by Laura Carvalho
If the shock from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has revealed economic vulnerabilities, it has also illuminated stark…
Africa Is Losing the Iran War by Yemi Osinbajo
The fallout from the latest war in the Middle East has made visible a problem that many preferred to ignore:…
The Iran War’s Winners and Losers by Richard Haass
The current ceasefire allows us to make a preliminary assessment of the war and its effects. China and Russia were…
America’s War Is Adding to Africa’s Debt Burden by Vera Songwe
The US-Israeli war against Iran has shown, once again, that when American policy decisions push Treasury yields higher, African sovereigns…
The Iran War Is a Boon for the BRICS by Jim O’Neill
Politics Apr 8, 2026 Jim O’Neill More than a month into the US-Israeli war against Iran, the broader strategic implications…
UN climate chief attacks “delusional” fossil fuel investments
Doubling down on fossil fuels in response to the spikes in oil and gas prices unleashed by the Iran war…
Kevin Warsh Is in for a Rude Awakening by Nouriel Roubini
For years, Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, has been…