November 18, 2020
United StatesU.S. space exploration inspired a generation of students and innovators, but NASA’s role has diminished, and the number of global space competitors is growing.
November 13, 2020
United StatesOnce a country loses its sense of national identity, a national unraveling is often not far behind.
November 12, 2020
Transition 2021Experts from leading global think tanks welcome the prospect of a Biden administration restoring long-standing U.S. alliances and commitments to multilateral institutions. But they anticipate a rocky…
November 6, 2020
Election 2020America is one country and two nations. They will have to coexist; whether they can work together remains to be seen.
November 3, 2020
Election 2020Sensing Trump is on the way out, Israel, the UAE, and Turkey are trying to squeeze as much out of the United States as they can now.
November 2, 2020
U.S. Foreign PolicyOn substance and style, authoritarians see an ally in the White House—and hope to keep him there.
October 30, 2020
Election 2020Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: where things stand four days before Election Day.
October 29, 2020
ReligionMelissa Rogers, visiting professor at Wake Forest University Divinity School and nonresident senior fellow in governance studies at Brookings Institution, and Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, discu…
October 28, 2020
U.S. Foreign PolicyThe president has had a handful of successes—but never anything approaching a strategy.
October 22, 2020
Wars and ConflictHistorian and author Margaret MacMillan discusses her new book War: How Conflict Shaped Us, including the evolution and intricacies of warfare as well as how war has influenced humanity and society o…
