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January 22, 2024

Trade
The Curse of Nostalgia: Industrial Policy in the United States

A critical look at the past and present of industrial policy shows that its recent popularity is not only misguided, but is likely to have negative economic and geopolitical consequences for the Unit…

President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on August 16, 2022.

September 10, 2019

Afghanistan
Trump's Taliban Peace Talks Have Collapsed. But Many Afghans Aren't Surprised—or Sad.

The one hope Afghans have for this disappointing moment is that a process can be created in which they will have a say in their nation’s fate.

Kabul Afghanistan

March 17, 2023

China
How to Read Xi’s Muscular Message on China’s Global Role

Xi Jinping used the annual legislative session to lock in his tenure as president and reinforce China’s assertive foreign policy and the reemergence of its economy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to take his oath during the Third Plenary Session of the National People’s Congress.

June 13, 2023

LGBTQ+
Africa’s Struggle Toward Inclusive LGBTQ+ Laws

Countries in Africa have some of the harshest and most discriminatory LGBTQ+ policies in the world. But some governments are taking hopeful steps toward inclusion.

Protesters picket against Uganda's anti-gay bill at the Uganda High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa.

December 14, 2023

United States
The Humbling of Henry Kissinger

The truth is that his tenure as secretary of state was often rocky, and as full of setbacks as acclaim.

Kissinger

November 8, 2023

China
Can a Summit Ease U.S.-China Tensions?

On the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a rare in-person meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will provide an opportunity to put a range…

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, in 2022.