The limits of history
Politics, to tinker with an old saying, does anything but end at the water’s edge. Washington is busy arguing over [...]
Toward a new vision of Europe
For a brief moment in American history, Europe seemed like a backwater. In 2003, after traditional allies Germany and France [...]
Turning back the clock
Political leaders in both the United States and Europe have been making explicit what their actions had long been signaling: [...]
Games nations play
The North Korea negotiation show is back on the road, with the latest developments in the Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un saga [...]
The Russiagate challenge
The investigation into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia is perhaps inevitably bringing illicit financial practices and money laundering to [...]
Unintended consequences
The Trump administration's stumbling policy rollouts are showing the public just how complicated governing is and how many moving parts [...]
Bringing back politics
Policymakers often try to hide their work. Perhaps still under the spell of Ronald Reagan's dictum that "the most terrifying [...]
The era of uneven U.S. power
American clout is dwindling and growing at the same time, posing a quandary for policymakers.
Economic hardball
The U.S.'s new appetite for trade combat may return economic warfare to the realm of geopolitics.
Game (back) on
Terrorism is losing strategic traction as the troika of great powers, the U.S., Russia and China, return to center stage.
The Bitcoin conundrum
The digital currency has made waves in recent months, soaring and dipping, but behind it is a far bigger question.