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TAI Conversations
Deaths of Despair and a Nation in Crisis

The Princeton economists behind the “deaths of despair” thesis—Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton—talk with Irwin Stelzer and Jeffrey Gedmin about their new book, the flaws of our economic and health care systems, and whether our national crisis could spur needed reforms.

TAI Virtual Conversation
Francis Fukuyama on the Nature of the Chinese Regime

On June 3, 2020 Francis Fukuyama discussed his recent essay for The American Interest, “What Kind of Regime Does China Have?“

Today's Frontline
Activists Against Digital Lies

Scrappy, resourceful civil society activists in Europe are becoming a powerful tool for fighting disinformation online.

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Don't Reward Aggression
No Time to Go Soft on Putin

Amid pandemic and unrest, the President wants to reward Vladimir Putin with G-7 membership and a visit to Washington. We should be advancing his expiration date.

TAI Virtual Conversation
William Kristol on Foreign Policy Bipartisanship

On June 1, 2020 The American Interest hosted a conversation with William Kristol on working toward a bipartisan U.S. foreign policy.

2020
America’s Unrest

A note from the editors.

Liberal Arts
Surviving Prison in China with Poetry

A Tiananmen Massacre survivor and former political prisoner in China reflects on how poetry helped him endure captivity, and how art can sustain us amidst social distancing.

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Streaming Shakespeare
All the Screen’s a Stage

How does a repertory theater that prioritizes direct audience engagement navigate a transition online? I attended one of the American Shakespeare Center’s online workshops to find out.

Post-COVID World Order
The Shape of a Real Grand Strategy

COVID-19 has opened people’s eyes to the China challenge. Effectively meeting it, however, will ask more of us than many imagine.

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TAI Conversations
“You Can’t Be Systemic Rivals on Monday and Then Go Back to Partnering for the Rest of the Week”

A leading European parliamentarian and former Chairman of Germany’s Green Party talks to TAI about China, decoupling, the COVID crisis, Hong Kong, and Transatlantic relations in the age of Trump.

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