Democracy and Its Enemies

Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork say that the government's justifications for its war profiteering are disingenuous and short-sighted.

Katharina Pistor sees no daylight remaining between US private business and the federal government.

Joschka Fischer urges Europeans to recognize that they are now on their own in an increasingly dangerous world.

Koichi Hamada considers the tactics that enabled the president-elect to push America toward autocracy.

Jan T. Gross wonders how long it will take the United States to rebuild what Donald Trump is about to destroy.

Sławomir Sierakowski highlights the Hungarian leader’s policy of offering asylum to European politicians facing corruption charges.

Adam Nelson & May Butoy urge the US and its regional allies to focus on helping policymakers address five key vulnerabilities.

Yoon Young-kwan argues that breaking the cycle of political crises will require some fundamental reforms.

J. Bradford DeLong considers the implications of Donald Trump and friends' effort to orchestrate an unnecessary government shutdown.