Trump Is Going Woke

28 Jan 2025The president’s energy policies may not make America great again, but they will definitely help make China great again.

President Trump, You Can Remake the Middle East if You Dare

21 Jan 2025While the wages of success in the region will be enormous, the consequences of failure will be utterly hellish.

What If Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan Lived In This Alternate Timeline?

06 Jan 2025Carter’s vision and persistence on solar energy deserve to be brightly illuminated.

I Never Felt Like This in China Before

25 Dec 2024America must compete with China, but there’s also a complicated reality that both countries have to face.

How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift Can Resolve U.S.-China Relations

07 Jan 2025Trump will face a new China this time, one whose advanced manufacturing muscles have exploded in size, sophistication and quantity.

The First New Foreign Policy Challenge for Trump Just Became Clear

14 Dec 2024Because of Syria’s centrality in the Middle East, positive change there could radiate out in all directions.

Three Global Challenges That Will Shape Trump’s Legacy

26 Nov 2024Three giant, shifting tectonic plates will have profound implications for the new administration.

How Trump Can Earn a Place in History That He Did Not Expect

19 Nov 2024The president-elect has a starting point: the plan for a two-state solution that he put out in January 2020.

Trump Had It Easy the First Time

13 Nov 2024A host of problems that will need more subtle and sophisticated uses of force and coercive diplomacy will confront the new president.

A Harris Presidency Is the Only Way to Stay Ahead of A.I.

29 Oct 2024We must make sure that superintelligent machines remain aligned with human values and interests as they use their powers to go off in their own directions.