Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Foreign Affairs
01/26/2021
Russia Is in Agony, but Putin’s Dictatorship Is Going Down
Garry Kasparov on why this weekend’s protests may be the beginning of the end of autocracy in Russia.
01/25/2021
Delusions of Dominance
Biden Can’t Restore American Primacy—and Shouldn’t Try
01/24/2021
Joe Biden’s US must act like a new leader, not a returning one
01/21/2021
THINKING BIG WITH Anne-Marie Slaughter
Anne-Marie Slaughter argues that the most important division between states and peoples in this century will not be democracy versus non-democracy, but open (to ideas, information, people, goods and services, and digital connections) versus closed.
01/19/2021
Feminist Foreign Policy | Robert Wright & Marissa Conway
America and the World: How to Build Back Better
Looking back on 50 years of U.S. foreign policy and the lessons they hold for Washington today.
01/17/2021
Former DOD Head: The US Needs a New Plan to Beat China on AI
In an interview with WIRED, former secretary of defense Ash Carter discussed how to build morality into AI—and make sure other countries do too.
Assault on U.S. capitol: What it means outside the U.S.
Toward an Inclusive & Balanced Regional Order: A New U.S. Strategy in East Asia
01/04/2021
Eurasia Group: The Biggest Global Risks For 2021
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy, about the organization's report on the most significant global threats of this year.
12/22/2020
What Black and White Narratives Get Wrong about Syria
Robert Wright & Aaron Mate [The Wright Show]
12/22/2020