A Peace Prize for Ali Khamenei?
Josef JoffeTrump was the midwife of the Abraham Accords. The father was Ali Khamenei, the “Supreme Leader” of Iran, whose imperial ambitions started to force Arabs and Israelis into a historic realignment decades ago.
To Cure What Ails Us
Damir MarusicOur polarization runs deep. How do we get our politics to a better place after Trump is gone?
Is There a Recipe for Democratic Success?
Dalibor RohacThe mixed successes of transitions from communism in Central and Eastern Europe suggest that countries that cleanly broke with the past enjoyed greater success with reforms.
Huawei Is Just The First Battle
Diane FrancisA global Manhattan Project to create an ethical future is certainly a tall order, but the status quo is not an option.
Why America Liked Ike
Michael MandelbaumThe contrast between President Eisenhower and the current occupant of the White House is stark. But in truth, few political figures since the beginning of the 1960s have conducted themselves in the dignified way Ike did.
No Country for Simple Solutions
Ivan Miklos & Dalibor RohacGetting Belarus on track will be difficult. But it must be tried.
The Decline of the West—New and Improved
Josef JoffeIf you liked the 1930s, you will love the 2020s. Again, it is crisis-overload: COVID, economic catastrophe, the assault on free trade, and the rise of illiberalism on the left and on the right. With the United States abdicating, who will answer the 911 calls?
Cleaning Up America’s Offshore Act
Ben JudahThe Democratic Senator from Rhode Island on offshore finance, its links to global corruption, terrorism and crime, and the ways American laws and professionals are enabling them.
Getting from November to January
Nils GilmanWargaming shows that, short of a landslide victory for Joe Biden in the upcoming elections, we may be headed for a severe constitutional crisis. Here are six strategies for averting the worst outcomes.
Three Decades of Delusion
Andrew A. MichtaOur elites learned all the wrong lessons from the end of the Cold War.