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Globalization November/December 2018 Essay

The Use and Misuse of Economic Statecraft

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew and former State Department Principal Deputy Coordinator for Sanctions Policy Richard Nephew argue that since the end of...

Jacob J. Lew and Richard Nephew

Donald Trump (R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin outside of the Treasury Department, April 2017.

Economics November/December 2018 Essay

How to Save Globalization

To compensate the losers from globalization, the United States must build a lifelong ladder of opportunity that goes from early childhood education to employment-based...

Kenneth F. Scheve and Matthew J. Slaughter

A steel worker at a plant in Granite City, Illinois, May 2018.

Security November/December 2018 Essay

Confronting Iran

The U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, lays out the Trump Administration's foreign policy towards Iran.

Michael R. Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the United Against Nuclear Iran Summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S. September 25, 2018.

Education November/December 2018 Essay

Generation Stress

Universities need to figure out how to produce happier, more resilient students.

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Students attend commencement at Ohio State University, May 2013.

Politics & Society November/December 2018 Essay

Old Money, New Order

Philanthropic foundations need to contribute to the construction of a new, improved order, one that is more just and sustainable than its predecessor.

Darren Walker

A mother and daughter at a Head Start program in Boston, MA, March 2013.

Corruption November/December 2018 Essay

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Venezuela’s Suicide

Socialism and declining oil prices are often blamed for Venezuela’s catastrophe. In reality, it was decades of destructive leadership under Hugo Chávez and his...

Moisés Naím and Francisco Toro

A protester holds a burning flag at a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, June 2017

Political Economy November/December 2018 Essay

The Next Arab Uprising

The fundamental bargain underpinning stability in Middle Eastern states is coming undone. Unless regional leaders move quickly to strike new bargains with their...

Marwan Muasher

Police detain a protester in Amman, Jordan, June 2018

Global Institutions November/December 2018 Essay

The Committee to Save the World Order

America's allies must step up to protect the liberal world order while Trump is in office.

Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay

Grownups of the world, unite: at the G-7 summit in Quebec, June 2018

Economic Development November/December 2018 Essay

Health Without Wealth

The world has been getting healthier in ways that should make us worry.

Thomas J. Bollyky

Against medical advice: a miner smoking in Heilongjiang Province, China, October 2015.

Economics November/December 2018 Essay

The Crisis Next Time

It shouldn’t have taken policymakers as long as it did to relearn what they should have already known about financial crises.

Carmen Reinhart and Vincent Reinhart

A foreclosed home in Stockton, California May 2008.

WMD & Proliferation September/October 2018 Essay

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How We Got the Iran Deal

The 2015 Iran nuclear deal stands as a model for combining the threat of sanctions and continued isolation with the hard work of negotiating, even between countries...

Wendy Sherman

Let's make a deal: during negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland, April 2015.

Finance September/October 2018 Essay

The Forgotten History of the Financial Crisis

The true story of 2008 forces a question about the future of financial globalization: How will a multipolar world that has moved beyond the transatlantic structures of...

Adam Tooze

A styrofoam bull at the Frankfurt stock exchange, September 2008.

Politics & Society September/October 2018 Essay

China’s Future Is South Korea’s Present

To predict China's path, observers should look to the example of South Korea under Park Chung-hee. Ultimately, sustaining economic growth will push Xi Jinping and the...

Hahm Chaibong

Security September/October 2018 Essay

Three Cheers for Trump’s Foreign Policy

Donald Trump's approach to foreign policy is fundamentally realist, dispensing with false wisdoms and vague commitments that run counter to U.S. interests. And despite...

Randall Schweller

Politics & Society September/October 2018 Essay

Against Identity Politics

Democratic societies are fracturing into segments based on ever-narrower identities, threatening the possibility of deliberation and collective action by society as a...

Francis Fukuyama

Politics & Society September/October 2018 Essay

Can Mexico Be Saved?

Andrés Manuel López Obrador's promise to shake up the status quo propelled him to success in Mexico's presidential election. But whether AMLO's leadership will bring...

Denise Dresser

Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures as he addresses supporters after polls closed in the presidential election, in Mexico City, Mexico, July 2018

Strategy & Conflict September/October 2018 Essay

The New Arab Order

The 2011 Arab uprisings may not have created new democracies across the Middle East as many hoped they would, but they did fundamentally reshape regional relations. In...

Marc Lynch

Politics & Society September/October 2018 Essay

The Unconstrained Presidency

Since taking office, President Trump has made a series of unilateral decisions with enormous consequences for U.S. foreign policy. But Trump hasn't single-handedly...

James Goldgeier and Elizabeth N. Saunders

Politics & Society July/August 2018 Essay

How the Safety Net Can Survive Trump

The United States has weathered a number of challenges in its progress toward social democracy, and the trials of the present era will likely prove a brief detour...

Lane Kenworthy

Time for a raise: rallying in support of a $15 minimum wage, Chicago, April 2016.

Economics July/August 2018 Essay

Why Carbon Pricing Isn’t Working

In theory, carbon pricing makes sense, but in practice, it isn’t doing much about climate change.

Jeffrey Ball

Bad atmospherics: smokestacks in Jilin, China, February 2013.

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The Use and Misuse of Economic Statecraft

How to Save Globalization

Confronting Iran

Generation Stress

Old Money, New Order

Venezuela’s Suicide

The Next Arab Uprising

The Committee to Save the World Order

Health Without Wealth

The Crisis Next Time

How We Got the Iran Deal

The Forgotten History of the Financial Crisis

China’s Future Is South Korea’s Present

Three Cheers for Trump’s Foreign Policy

Against Identity Politics

Can Mexico Be Saved?

The New Arab Order

The Unconstrained Presidency

How the Safety Net Can Survive Trump

Why Carbon Pricing Isn’t Working

Why U.S. Aid Cuts Could Lead to More Caravans

Trump’s Cuts to Central America Aid Will Lead to More Caravans

South Africa Continues to Grapple With Zuma-Era Corruption

A Conversation With Kirstjen Nielsen

The Link Between Foreign Languages and U.S. National Security

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Major Speech on Rakhine State

Creating a State Department Office for American State and Local Diplomacy

The Global Cost of the Eurozone’s 2012 Fiscal Coordination Failure

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