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TAI Virtual Conversation
Francis Fukuyama on Political Decay in Democratic Societies

On Wednesday, May 13, TAI hosted a Zoom discussion with Francis Fukuyama about how the coronavirus might impact our politics. Due to a technical error, we were unable to stream the conversation live; the following is a transcript of the conversation as it occurred.

DEEP DIVE
The Distribution of Suffering, Relief, and Greed in the Pandemic

McKinsey’s former chief economist and a Global Justice Fellow at Yale delve into the COVID-19 data. Part one of a two-part essay on the inequities exposed by the global pandemic.

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A Judicious Review
The Admirable Restraint of the Supreme Court

Is the highest court in the land prone to judicial activism, or antidemocratic overreach? Not so, says Keith Whittington, in a useful new history that confounds partisan narratives on both sides.

European Disunion
Why Transatlantic Relations Are In Trouble

It’s not solely or even mostly Trump; it’s the EU’s inability to get its act together.

Viral Politics
Winning the Great Power Competition Post-Pandemic

As the virus disrupts comfortable illusions and accelerates historical trends, the United States must lead the free world in shaping a more democratic global order.

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No to Nukes?
The German Left’s New Nuclear Freak-Out

After 50 years, the Social Democrats want to sabotage Berlin’s role in NATO’s nuclear deterrent force by invoking wild-eyed Donald Trump. But who wants to part with America’s strategic umbrella?

TAI Virtual Conversation
Hal Brands Makes the Case Against Spheres of Influence

On May 11, 2020 Hal Brands joined The American Interest for a discussion moderated by executive editor Damir Marusic.

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Why England Slept
How the Young JFK Processed a Historical Earthquake

In 1940, the future President tried to understand how England had appeased Hitler and sleepwalked into war. Might his analysis teach us something today?

Trendy Traditionalism
The Occultists Who Almost Ran Your Country

From Moscow and Budapest to Brasília and Washington, a network of far-right cranks is attempting to remake the global order. They haven’t gotten very far.

Signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement in 1995.
25 Years After Dayton
How The Coronavirus Might Finally Fix Bosnia

The coronavirus crisis has revealed just how economically unsustainable Bosnia’s bloated government actually is. Now, on the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Accords, it’s time to get ambitious about constitutional reforms.

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