JOURNALISM
The War on Hamas Spells Trouble for the War on Inflation
The clash in Israel and Gaza should bring a reminder from the 1970s: Central bankers and investors must beware of false dawns.
Israel—and America—Have No Choice but to Act
As Israel begins its ground invasion in Gaza, Niall Ferguson and Jay Mens on the hard strategic decisions facing the West.
EU Backs Ukraine But Has Qualms About Israel. That Won’t Work.
The two conflicts are already too intertwined to be considered in isolation from one other.
Will there be a World War Three? Israel-Hamas war risks escalation
It wasn’t just Israel taken by surprise when Hamas terrorists struck — the atrocity also stunned Washington. The US now faces threats on an unprecedented four fronts and global peace has never looked a more distant prospect
The US and China Are Waging a Cold War That Is Truly MAD
A conflict between the two superpowers would trigger mutually assured financial destruction.
Condoleezza Rice: Is America heading for a fall? No, we’re doing OK
The former US secretary of state insists to Niall Ferguson that the US isn’t going to give up on Ukraine, won’t plunge into civil war — and is a beacon of racial harmony
The cold war holds lessons for America’s rivalry with China, say Condoleezza Rice and Niall Ferguson
Military strength matters, as do allies, but nothing is inevitable
We Need AI Arms Control to Keep the New Cold War From Turning Hot
A new book by Mustafa Suleyman, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, highlights the pitfalls facing the world as the US and China vie for supremacy in a technology as potentially dangerous as nuclear fission.
The US Economy’s Not a Plane and It Won’t Land Gently
After big fiscal and monetary shocks, history shows that controlling inflation is rarely a painless process.