The Tragedy of Two Failing Superpowers
By Martin Wolf Financial Times History accelerates in crises. This pandemic may not itself transform the world, but it can accelerate changes already under way. One ongoing change has been […]
Tag Archives: International Relations
Emmanuel Macron’s Strategy of Disruption as the World Order Changes
By Benjamin Haddad Foreign Policy The last few weeks have seen a flurry of diplomatic activity and disruptive new rhetoric emerging from Paris. In a blunt and wide-ranging interview on the […]
Arming Icebreakers
By Andreas Kuersten RealClearDefense Icebreakers ply polar waters, smashing open sea lanes with their heavily armored bows. Yet in addition to being equipped to do battle with the elements, should […]
How America Invented Cyberwar
By Emily Parker Foreign Affairs Today’s cyberbattles could almost make one nostalgic for the Cold War. The nuclear arms race created a sense of existential threat, but at least it […]
When States Apologize
By Edwin Battistella Aeon In May 2016, when Barack Obama visited Hiroshima, some speculated that the president of the United States might offer an apology, on behalf of his country, […]
Japan, the United States, and Public Memory
By Claire Greenstein & Brandon Tensley Foreign Affairs Seventy-five years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the countries that were involved in World War II’s […]
A U.S. Retreat From TPP Will Empower China
Editorial The New York Times The limits of President Obama’s ability to reassure the world about America’s future role in the international sphere was apparent at the summit meeting of […]
The Battle for the Arctic
By Andreas Kuersten The National Interest Anyone who’s paid any attention to media coverage of the Arctic, even just in passing, knows that there’s a battle brewing for the top […]
Is Putin’s Russia Ready for Trump’s America?
By Joshua Yaffa The New Yorker Last Wednesday morning, members of the Russian parliament broke into spontaneous applause. “Colleagues three minutes ago, Hillary Clinton admitted her defeat in U.S. Presidential […]
The Rise of Theresa May, the U.K.’s New Prime Minister
By Amy Davidson The New Yorker The story of how Theresa May, the United Kingdom’s Home Secretary, became the presumptive Prime Minister is one of tragi-farcical, politico-comic self-destruction. It has […]
