07
Feb
Coming soon
Coming soon. Next Friday, The Signal will debut the member’s despatch, a weekly digest on current affairs. The despatch
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John Jamesen Gould
John Jamesen Gould is the editor of The Signal.
01
May
Note: The Oslo connection
The Oslo connection. Despite all the partisan malice that might seem to be consuming the democratic world, there’s a
2 min read
10
Apr
Note: ‘A whole new era’
‘A whole new era.’ After a video was posted in early April of female students in Iran dancing and riding
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05
Sep
Changing of the guard
What does it mean that tens of trillions of dollars are now moving from the Baby Boomers to the Millennials and Generation Z? Martin Raymond on the causes and effects of the twenty-first century’s great wealth transfer.
13 min read
13
Jun
Last man standing
Why is democracy struggling so much around the world? Francis Fukuyama on the recent history and unwritten future of the open society.
9 min read
08
Jun
‘The regime is dead’
What’s happening in Iran—and what are the implications across the Middle East? Kim Ghattas on the long-term prospects for autocratic rule and democratic resistance.
11 min read
30
May
Inside men
What do Russia’s oligarchs have to do with the war in Ukraine? Miranda Patrucić on the global consequences of grand corruption.
11 min read
25
May
Follow your money
Why is so much “socially responsible” investment going to autocratic countries? Marcos Buscaglia on one of the financial world’s big blind spots.
10 min read
18
May
The other AI
How are authoritarians using artificial intelligence for political repression? Steven Feldstein on the global spread of anti-democratic applications.
11 min read
11
May
Wrong place, wrong time
Why are authorities, from China to Russia to Iran, imprisoning more and more foreign citizens? Jason Rezaian on the spread of political hostage taking.
10 min read