Bonus: Is America on the Path to Authoritarianism? A Conversation With Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way
A month into U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term in office, many are alarmed by what they see as emerging signs of democratic erosion. In a new essay, called “The Path to American Authoritariani...
21 Feb 202545min
Why Biden’s Economic Ambitions Fell Short: A Conversation With Jason Furman
From record-low unemployment to strong GDP growth, the Biden administration presided over what appeared to be a strong economic recovery in the aftermath of the pandemic. But these measures masked a m...
13 Feb 202547min
Putin’s Fight Won’t End With Ukraine: A Conversation With Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Michael Kofman
After nearly three years of war, the mood among many of Ukraine’s allies has turned grim. Russian forces are making steady gains; Kyiv is running low on ammunition; and the return of Donald Trump to t...
30 Jan 202548min
How Will the World Navigate Trump’s Return? Conversations With Malcolm Turnbull and Bilahari Kausikan
With Donald Trump about to return to the White House, leaders around the world are bracing for what could be a significant realignment in U.S. foreign policy—and trying to prepare their own country’s ...
16 Jan 202551min
Bonus: In the Room With Xi Jinping: A Conversation With Nicholas Burns
The United States’ relationship with China has scarcely been so contentious. Over the last several years, the two powers have butted heads over issues including trade and technology, Russia’s war on U...
9 Jan 202551min
Is the World Ready for the Population Bust? A Conversation With Nicholas Eberstadt
Over the past century, the world’s population has exploded—surging from around one and a half billion people in 1900 to roughly eight billion today. But according to the political economist Nicholas E...
2 Jan 202534min
American Foreign Policy in a Turbulent Age: A Conversation With Antony Blinken
In the four years since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, the geopolitical landscape has radically changed. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought war back to Europe. Hamas’s October 7 assault on Is...
18 Dec 202448min
Total War Is Back—and America Must Adapt: A Conversation With Mara Karlin
Over the last few years, the world has seen the outbreak of a kind of war that had long seemed like a thing of the past. There was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; a Gaza war that threatened to turn into...
5 Dec 202446min
