THE DECAPITATION DILEMMA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

The decapitation dilemma Long regarded as dishonourable or counterproductive, the idea of targeting enemy leaders is becoming normalised. Wh...

THE CRISIS OF AMERICAN LEADERSHIP / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Crisis of American Leadership For most of the post-World War II era, the United States has abided by international law and made the worl...

XI JINPING´S SUCCESSION PROBLEM -- AND CHINA´S / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SATURDAY ESSAY

Xi Jinping’s Succession Problem—and China’s As he turns 70, the Chinese leader has cleared the field of all potential rivals, with no heir i...

UKRAINE´S LESSONS FOR NATO´S EASTERN FLANK / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Ukraine's Lessons for NATO's Eastern Flank Decades of political division and institutional decay contributed to the relative weaknes...

THE RULE-MAKER RACE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Rule-Maker Race In the coming decades, the question of who sets the global rules, standards, and norms guiding technology, trade, and ec...

THE WEST IS THE AUTHOR OF ITS OWN WEAKNESS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The west is the author of its own weakness China presents a threat to the liberal global order but the bigger danger lies in the discreditin...

A COLD COMING TOGETHER: THE UPRISING IN BELARUS AND THE POISONING OF ALEXEI NAVALNY / THE ECONOMIST

A cold coming together The uprising in Belarus and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny Together they reveal the weakness of Russian autocrac...