Commentary / World
Modern Meghan radicalizes the royals
by John Lloyd
The newest member of the royal family champions the ideals and practices of modern feminism, anti-racism and high-profile charitable projects.
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The return of the old capitalism?
by Robert Samuelson
Compared with those of the 19th century, many of today's economic advances and upheavals seem mild.
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Russia sets out to sanction Western sanctions
by Leonid Bershidsky
Just as investment banks are cutting their growth forecasts for Russia because of a growing likelihood of new U.S. sanctions, ...
Commentary / World May 19, 2018
The AI apocalypse is not that far-fetched
by Seth Baum
The view that AI-driven machines will outsmart humanity, take over the world and kill us all is easy to dismiss, but many AI experts take the apocalyptic perspective seriously.
Commentary / World May 18, 2018
The debt shackles return despite global expansion
by Michael Heise
Global growth is accelerating, but before we break out the champagne we should acknowledge the long-term risks to sustained expansion.
Commentary / World May 17, 2018
Syria — nothing but endless dilemmas
by David Howell
It is becoming ever harder to work out who is on whose side, who should be backing whom, and to what end.
Commentary / World May 17, 2018
America's needless collision course with China
by Kishore Mahbubani
The world's most important bilateral relationship is also one of its most inscrutable.
Commentary / World May 15, 2018
America is one of the few cultures with insults for smart people
by Ted Rall
Americans enjoy the dubious distinction of having a high degree of linguistic diversity it comes to mocking the smart and the educated.
Commentary / World May 15, 2018
Trump is right on China but wrong on tariffs
by Hal Brands
Unlike previous U.S. presidents, Donald Trump dispenses with the lie that economic growth will make Beijing a better global citizen.
Commentary / World May 15, 2018
Inspiring terms are simple but 'climate change' isn't
by Faye Flam
The doubters and believers aren't even talking about the same thing.
Commentary / World May 15, 2018
Promoting a new global optimism
by Andres Ortega
In showing that the world has never been less violent, cognitive scientist Steven Pinker is at the forefront of the new outbreak of global optimism.
Commentary / World May 14, 2018
A return to hard-liners' heaven?
by Kuni Miyake
Trump's appointment of such senior neocons as John Bolton and Mike Pompeo as well as his withdrawal from the JCPOA ensures the return of Iran's hard-liners.
Commentary / World May 14, 2018
China and the future of democracy
by Barry Eichengreen
Will China's power and prosperity really boost the global appeal of its authoritarian model?
Commentary / World May 14, 2018
Open skies can clear Beijing's 'Orwellian nonsense'
by Adam Minter
An agreement to expand market access in China would be the best way to Chinese government avoid censorship.