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A quarterly magazine featuring commentaries, interviews, predictions, book recommendations, and much more, all from the world’s leading thinkers. Scroll down to view the full archive.
New Rules
Over the past decade, a mix of global shocks and more subtle, creeping trends has exposed the fragility of twenty-first century progress. It remains to be seen whether we are witnessing a new Great Game, a Cold War 2.0, or merely a continuation of past trends. But it is already clear that the international community will need to set some new ground rules, lest it cease being a community at all.
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Rethinking Maximalist Macro Policy
Rethinking Maximalist Macro Policy
Kenneth Rogoff argues that changing global conditions are exposing the flaws of overly ambitious economic policies. -
From “Never Again” to Never Happened
From “Never Again” to Never Happened
Michelle Bachelet argues that a lack of attention to past atrocities has created the conditions for new ones. -
Africa’s Reform Moment
Africa’s Reform Moment
Malado Kaba says that recent global upheavals have created the conditions for improving governance across the continent. -
A New Cold War Order?
A New Cold War Order?
Mikhail Gorbachev & Nina L. Khrushcheva call for new and more inclusive international security institutions. -
Pandemic Unpreparedness
Pandemic Unpreparedness
Helen Clark thinks that, despite two years of COVID-19, the world is nowhere near ready for the next novel pathogen. -
The New Geopolitics
The New Geopolitics
Bruno Maçães thinks today's rivalries will determine who shapes the rules under which everyone else must live. -
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After the Nation-State
After the Nation-State
Antara Haldar argues that solving the world's most pressing problems will require new collective identities. -
The Age of Informational Statecraft
The Age of Informational Statecraft
Audrye Wong describes how China, Russia, and other authoritarian regimes are making their case before a global audience. -
A World of Food Insecurity
A World of Food Insecurity
Agnes Kalibata offers three ideas for making food systems more resilient and sustainable in the face of new and growing risks. -
Germany's Russian Energy Shock
Germany's Russian Energy Shock
Helen Thompson shows how the war in Ukraine has shattered the political foundations of a decades-old relationship. -
The New Energy Risk
The New Energy Risk
Karen Karniol-Tambour shows why acute energy shortages are set to remain a persistent feature of the global economy. -
The New-Style Energy Crisis
The New-Style Energy Crisis
Daniel Yergin about the present and future of commodities following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
