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Opinion: A Dirty Little Secret

Western governments are protecting Russian assets at the expense of their own taxpayers.

The New 'Malaise': Clinton Adrift in Asia

What It's Like to Interview Putin — and How to Judge Tucker Carlson

The last Western journalist to interview the Russian leader describes the Kremlin’s mind games, and how to discern journalism from propaganda.

Transcript: The New Global Economy

Senate Vows To Work on Foreign Aid Bill Through the Weekend, Amid Claims That 'Adversaries Are Rejoicing'

Experts say that Congress’s inability to pass a comprehensive foreign aid weakens America’s standing.

Russia-Ukraine war: As the US and Europe lose interest and reduce support, the fate of Ukraine hangs in the balance

It will seem obvious to future historians that by 2023, Pax Americana faced a well co-ordinated challenge from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.

Why Pax Americana could soon be ending

Pax Americana faces a well-coordinated challenge from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. The first move was the Ukraine invasion. The second was the war of Iran’s proxies against Israel. The third will most likely be a Chinese challenge to American primacy in the Indo-Pacific, perhaps — if Xi Jinping is bold — a blockade of Taiwan

Advancing Economic Freedom Through the World Bank: A Worthy Goal for Jim Yong Kim

A Republican's Lament for Democrats Past - The American Prospect

Longtime GOP trade rep Robert Zoellick accuses Biden of failing to embrace the economic errors of Clinton and Obama.

European Arrogance and Weakness Dictate Coalitions of the Willing

If Europe is more about diversity than uniformity, if the conceptof a unified "Europe" has yet to really exist, then a generalAmerican transatlantic foreign policy based on cherry-picking, orengaging coalitions of willing European allies on a case-by-casebasis, becomes entirely possible.