Slavoj Žižek dismisses the idea that firing Western missiles at Russian targets represents a dangerous escalation.

Joschka Fischer considers what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for Europe and the post-war world order.

Maurice Obstfeld warns that the incoming administration’s agenda would weaken the Fed and destabilize the financial system.

US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his ...

Tawakkol Karman, Saul Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt propose ways to foster a culture of cooperation at a time of rising ...

Tawakkol Karman, a Yemeni human-rights activist, is the first woman from the Arab world to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Jeffrey Frankel dives into the incoming US administration’s absurd claim that fresh tax cuts will not increase the deficit.

Todd G. Buchholz proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.

Azalina Othman Said thinks that powerful new digital tools can help, but only if governments commit to upholding the rule of ...

At first glance, funding climate action through soil carbon credits instead of taxpayer dollars may seem like a win-win ...

Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.

Jayati Ghosh says the Paris climate agreement’s future depends on how other countries respond to the new US administration.