Avoidant behavior
What’s behind the U.S. administration’s deal for a global minimum corporate tax? Daron Acemoglu on evasion, jobs, and finding the right rate.
Crime wave
Why is the murder rate in America on the rise? Tom Clark on the pandemic, guns, and the erosion of trust.
One country, one system
Has China finally crushed freedom in Hong Kong? Minxin Pei on censorship, indoctrination, and the weaknesses of totalitarianism.
Restoration drama
Does the United States have a strategy for competing with China? G. John Ikenberry on repairing alliances, solving problems, and maneuvering for power.
Origin story
Did COVID-19 come from a lab leak? Angela Rasmussen on bats, laboratories, and pandemic history.
The new marauders
What’s behind recent ransomware attacks on critical U.S. industries? Dmitri Alperovitch on kingpins, safe havens, and large transactions.
This is now
Why did deadly conflict suddenly break out again in Israel and Gaza this month? Natan Sachs on the complex connections among evictions, elections, rockets, and tunnels.
To the ends of the Earth
Is it possible to vaccinate enough people to create global herd immunity to Covid-19? Merrill Goozner on patents, production, and prices.
‘The grills in crematoria are melting’
Why is COVID-19 devastating India? Omair Ahmad on government incompetence, willful ignorance, and scapegoating.
Telling it like it was
Why did the American administration just recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915? Steven Cook on U.S.-Turkey relations and moral values in foreign policy.
