The Living Ghosts of Violent Radicalism
Following World War II, the most militant student movements emerged in the former Axis powers as a way to cope…
The Iran War Is Fueling a Global Debt Shock by Moussa Faki Mahamat
Once again, a global crisis is disproportionately burdening countries that did not cause it. Across the Global South, the food-…
What Price Hormuz?
Donald Trump has three primary objectives in the Persian Gulf: unwind the Iranian nuclear program, permanently reopen the Strait of…
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 World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit by Shang-Jin Wei
en English Economics May 15, 2026 Shang-Jin Wei If Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s Beijing summit produces a sustained Sino-American…
Ready or Not, Europe’s Post-American Future Has Arrived
Although alliances as long-lasting and as tested as NATO do not collapse overnight, there is no longer any doubt that…
The Age of Global Un-Order by Mark Leonard
As crises become more complex, less predictable, and increasingly intertwined, the global system is no longer anchored by shared rules…
The World Needs an Oil Buyers’ Club by Isabella M. Weber & Gregor Semieniuk
As the world is plunged into another energy crisis, market allocation is leading to grossly unjust outcomes, as the rich…
How to Future-Proof the Global Economy by Mohamed A. El-Erian
The backlash against globalization, the slow death of the Washington Consensus, and the rapid rise of AI are fueling volatility…
Hungary’s Counter-Counterrevolution by István Rév
BUDAPEST – There is a short, frivolous explanation for Viktor Orbán’s downfall: the Hungarian autocrat was thrown to the wolves…
Why Development Doesn’t Prevent War by Rabah Arezki
Violent conflicts have reached levels not seen since World War II, even as global poverty has fallen to historic lows,…
Hedging Security in the Gulf Is Risky by Zaki Laïdi
The Gulf states have long hedged their diplomatic and security bets, attempting to strike a balance between those that might…
Why Iran Is Beating America by Brahma Chellaney
The “asymmetric cost” model—a war the US starts will ultimately cost the other side far more—has proven vital to sustain…
Iran’s Energy-Warfare Strategy
In its response to Operation Epic Fury, Iran appears to be exploiting the structural fragility of the global energy trade,…
The Long Road to War with Iran by Carla Norrlöf
Domestic political explanations for the Trump administration’s decision to go to war with Iran risk obscuring deeper causes. In fact,…
When Is an Illegal War Morally Defensible? by Gareth Evans
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flagrantly violated international law by starting a war in Iran.…
Afghan Women, Too
The Taliban’s war on women continues to plumb new lows with the enactment of a criminal procedure code that fails…