JOURNALISM
Dust Off That Dirty Word Detente and Engage With China
Joe Biden's grand strategy is setting the US and Beijing on a collision course. It's bad foreign policy and terrible domestic politics.
America, China, Russia and the Avalanche of History
The world doesn’t move in cycles or with a grand design. Echoes of the 1970s remind us that one disaster often begets others.
Crypto and the Dollar Are Partners, Not Rivals
The disruptions of Covid and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have shown the strength of the Western system and the weakness of China’s.
China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Has Become Xi’s Nemesis
Beijing oversold its surveillance-based system of disease control and underestimated the shape-shifting virus. The result is an economic mess — though probably not a political crisis.
Seven Worst-Case Scenarios From the War in Ukraine
Most conflicts end quickly, but this one looks increasingly like it won’t. The repercussions could range from global stagflation to World War III.
Putin Misunderstands History. So, Unfortunately, Does the U.S.
Biden is making a colossal mistake in thinking he can bleed Russia dry, topple Putin and signal to China to keep its hands off Taiwan.
The Fates of Ukraine and Putin Turn on 7 Forces of History
Does Russia grind out victory? Can sanctions stop that? Might Putin go nuclear? Is China for war or peace? The past offers clues, but no certain answers.
Joe Biden Has Only Days to Avoid Becoming Jimmy Carter
Rampant inflation, foreign policy fiascoes and failed sanctions — is America back in a national malaise?
Investors Are Often the First Casualties of War
From Waterloo to the Ukraine crisis, fears of conflict have moved interest rates, boosted commodities prices and won (and lost) people fortunes.