If competence varies widely within the same type of regime, then regime type alone cannot possibly be determinative of outcomes.

In the wake of the coronavirus, it’s an open question.

There is good news to be found in the aftermath of the latest oil price war: both the Saudis and the Russians have been chastened, and will likely think twice about holding nations to ransom.

COVID-19 is upending the political strategies of both Trump and Putin—and could endanger both leaders’ grip on power.

With Russia’s newest constitutional changes, Putin has effectively rendered himself President for Life. But a closer look at his power play—and his botched response to COVID-19—reveals a more vulnerable leader than we might think.

The Director of National Intelligence was created after the 9/11 disaster to bring coherence to the intelligence community and “speak truth to power.” Trump wants a DNI who will tell him only what he wants to hear.

National emergencies in the West do not breed despots, and haven’t for some time. The press should take note.

How mental habits and ideology may have led government officials astray in the early days of the outbreak.

Coping with the pandemic will be a costly affair. But cutting defense spending—when China, Russia, and Iran remain significant threats—will only make us less secure.

It’s by now beyond clear that China is no partner to the United States. A difficult, but necessary, separation lies ahead.