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Accountability — both personal and geopolitical — grew in importance in 2021. Ryan Heath looks back at 2021's takeaways and forecasts some of 2022’s trends.

Altamar hosts Peter Schechter and Muni Jensen are joined by James Politi of the Financial Times to sort out the confusing world economy.

Washington and Beijing are jockeying for military advantage — and international partners — to develop the moon and are locked in what increasingly looks like an arms race.

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union. So much has changed in Russia. And yet, so little is different. What’s next?

Europe’s politics are in flux, with French and German presidential elections on the horizon, and voters increasingly apathetic about their leaders. Brexit has become a fact of life; vaccinations are accelerating, but so too is the Delta variant, causing some COVID restrictions to return. The infringement on democratic rights in Eastern Europe continues to cause concern, but on the other hand, economic growth is moving quickly and the first Eurobond in history was a success. So what do the next 12 months look like in continental Europe? Erik Jones, director of European and Eurasian Studies a...