Test flights
Why is China flying extraordinary bombing formations toward Taiwan? Bonnie Glaser on the tense balancing act among Beijing, Taipei, and Washington.
Can’t get you out of my head
Is Facebook fixable? Sandeep Vaheesan on the underlying problem of surveillance advertising.
Works in progress
How fragile is democracy? Fredo Arias-King on post-communist Europe, Latin America, and the resilience of democratic societies.
Everything is under control
Why doesn’t anyone seem to care that Vladimir Putin just stole Russia’s election? Garry Kasparov on how one former Soviet intelligence officer dominates the world’s largest country.
Depth charge
Why is the U.S. selling nuclear submarines to Australia? Jonathan Tepperman on Beijing’s aggressiveness, Washington’s strategy, and trouble with Paris.
Yes, we have no bananas
Is the U.S. headed for continuing shortages and rising prices? Dean Baker on how the American economy has held up to the disruptions of the pandemic.
Nothing is easy
Just how secure is the Taliban’s control over Afghanistan? Benjamin Hopkins on foreign subsidies, the drug trade, and civil war.
The fall
What’s happening to the Arab Spring’s last democracy? Michele Dunne on the upheaval in Tunisia.
Beyond Afghanistan
What does the failure of the U.S.-backed state-building project there mean globally? Larry Diamond on insecurity, corruption, bad neighbors, and democratic resilience.
A series of violent events
What is happening in Haiti? Laurent Dubois on the country’s struggle for political stability and a functioning state.
