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The New Price of Statehood

Trump Is a Mixed Blessing for the World’s Separatists

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Ryan D. Griffiths

The Taiwan Tightrope

Deterrence Is a Balancing Act, and America Is Starting to Slip

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Oriana Skylar Mastro

The Deadly Global Gold Rush

Every year, illicit gold worth more than $30 billion flows across the globe, including gold originating in conflict zones and authoritarian states....

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Sasha Lezhnev

The Inequality Myth

Spend a few minutes browsing political commentary or scrolling social media and you will discover a seemingly settled truth: inequality in the West...

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Daniel Waldenstrom

Putin’s New Hermit Kingdom

Since he returned to office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive outreach to Russia has marked a stark shift in U.S. foreign...

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Andrei Yakovlev

The World Needs Better Balance Sheets

The disputes and chaos that followed the United States’ sudden imposition of blanket tariffs in April have threatened to pick apart the tightly...

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Diane Coyle

The Risk of War in the Taiwan Strait Is High—and Getting Higher

Tensions in the Taiwan Strait are growing. Even before Taiwan elected William Lai as its president, in January 2024, China voiced strong opposition...

15.05.2025 4

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Bonny Lin

Turkey’s Middle-Power Dilemma

At a time of growing uncertainty about the future of the international order, middle powers seem to be having a moment. Along with countries such...

15.05.2025 2

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Mustafa Kutlay

What Germany’s Economy Really Needs

Germany is in a prolonged economic crisis that has bred a subsequent crisis of democracy. The energy shock in the wake of the Russian attack on...

13.05.2025 7

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Isabella M. Weber

When Trade Wars Become Shooting Wars

President Donald Trump may have backed off, for now, from the sweeping tariffs he proposed placing on almost every country in the world. But he is...

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Allison Carnegie