William R. Rhodes & Stuart P.M. Mackintosh urge UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to lead a defense of NATO, including by engaging the British royal family.

Alex Friedman urges the US to focus on energy and grid modernization, instead of expecting miracles from AI companies.

Carmen M. Reinhart thinks US policymakers can no longer take America's exorbitant privilege for granted.

Anas Alhajji parses the US president's motivations for seizing and controlling the country’s vast crude reserves.

Mohamed A. El-Erian thinks the Trump administration's latest attack is a line in the sand for the central bank's independence.

The US Federal Reserve’s independence is widely understood to be vital to the economy’s well-being, by insulating monetary policy from political imperatives. But, following the launch of a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell by President Donald…

Charles Ferguson explains how the technology will reshape everything from advertising and movies to music and journalism.

Jorge G. Castañeda fears that the capture of Venezuela’s president augurs a new era of US intervention in Latin America.

Vali Nasr considers the regional risks associated with the country's narrow-minded pursuit of military supremacy.

Stephen Holmes says it should be obvious by now that what motivates the US president is the visceral experience of domination.

Pegah Banihashemi thinks the regime’s latest violent crackdown on protesters could deprive it of its last source of legitimacy.

Dambisa Moyo identifies the forces that will decide which firms win and which will fall behind in today’s technology race.

Ricardo Hausmann draws parallels between US efforts to seize Venezuelan oil and 19th-century resource colonialism.

Yi Fuxian explains why declining fertility presents Chinese authorities with a uniquely difficult challenge.

Di Guo & Chenggang Xu show that the country lacks the institutions needed to generate and sustain innovation over the long run.

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Jeffrey Frankel sees disturbing parallels between Donald Trump's unhinged behavior and that of ancient Rome's Caligula.

Stephen Holmes warns that a US president with commitment issues is not merely ineffective, but a threat to world peace.

Paolo Surico highlights the innovation ecosystem that converts science into new technologies when they are needed most.

Ian Buruma thinks public anger over federal agencies’ violence in Minnesota will influence this year’s midterm elections.

Peter Singer sees a massive ethical failure in governments’ promotion of anti-vaccine charlatanism.