05
Aug
Note: Downfall in Dhaka
Downfall in Dhaka. On August 5, the prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled to India after weeks
1 min read
Democracy
30
Jul
Note: Follow the bitcoin
Follow the bitcoin. Of everything Donald Trump could have been doing this past weekend, the former U.S. president and
1 min read
30
Jul
Note: How can you keep on moving
How can you keep on moving. It’s hard to read the news without reading something about a crisis; it
1 min read
25
Jul
Note: Two concepts of populism
Two concepts of populism. With U.S. President Joe Biden announcing he won’t seek reelection in November, the American
2 min read
16
Jul
Great expectations
Why did South Africa’s post-apartheid leadership finally lose its majority? Hussein Solomon on the problems of turning a liberation movement into a governing party.
10 min read
15
Jul
Note: Histories of violence
Histories of violence. The assassination attempt on Donald Trump over the weekend, injuring the former U.S. president—and killing
2 min read
09
Jul
Reasonable doubt
Has the U.S. legal system been politically captured? Christopher W. Schmidt on the conflict over the country’s Supreme Court, allegations about the prosecution of Donald Trump, and the fragmentation of America’s institutions.
11 min read
25
Jun
Strange multitude
Who controls the U.S. Democratic Party? David A. Hopkins on its old guard, new left, and the challenge of winning elections with such a diverse set of forces and factions.
14 min read
11
Jun
The new art of war
What do Russia’s recent wins on the battlefield mean for the conflict in Ukraine? Robert Hamilton on the high-tech transformation of warfare—and the inevitability of a high-pressure deadlock.
11 min read
28
May
The 27 musketeers
Why can’t Europe’s leaders agree about Europe? Mujtaba Rahman on their disunity in facing the continent’s biggest political and security problems.
12 min read