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The article argues that democracies must embrace creative destruction to adapt and thrive, fostering innovation and resilience in the face of evolving challenges and societal demands.
The case against pessimism and the path to a new allied order
The article explores a sustainable strategy for engaging with China, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach that addresses competition while fostering cooperation on global challenges.
A quarter century before 9/11, an upsurge in global terrorism prompted the historian David Fromkin to examine its purpose and method. Terrorism was a strategy of the weak, Fromkin wrote in these pages, but modern technology had enabled it “to enter the political arena on a new scale.” And its surprising success seemed to be due, in large part, “to a miscomprehension of the strategy by its opponents.”
The article explores the stagnation in U.S. military innovation, arguing that a lack of transformative change in strategy and technology could undermine national security and global influence.
The article explores how advancements in artificial intelligence are transforming the landscape of bioweapons, raising new ethical and security challenges for global governance.
How Washington’s fear of Chinese investment hurts American competitiveness
What the youngest continent stands to gain from growing old
How to support the movement resisting the Taliban’s extremism
The article explores the lasting economic and geopolitical impacts of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, examining how the "Iran Shock" continues to shape global oil markets and regional dynamics today.
The article explores how China's economic challenges, including debt and slowing growth, could trigger a global economic crisis, impacting markets and economies worldwide.
Decades of hard-won mediation experience point the way