Saudi Arabia’s crown prince understands the modern world. His Western suitors do not
Mohammed bin Salman resembles no one so much as the prince from Machiavelli’s manual of statecraft.
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The last days of Pax Americana
The Second Cold War is underway – can the US prevail?
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Believing in scarcity leaves us poorer
In a time of food insecurity and climate catastrophe, we mustn’t be tempted by apocalyptic Malthusian prophecies.
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The lessons of Chile’s struggle against Big Tech
Salvador Allende’s greatest legacy is his attempt to democratise technology.
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Why the West will keep losing in Africa
Neocolonialism is giving birth to a wretched authoritarianism.
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Anarchy unbound: the new scramble for Africa
Caught between climate change, migration and social upheaval, Niger and the Sahel are the crucible of Western failure.
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The curse of stability in Niger
For many West Africans, the word is synonymous with economic and political asphyxiation.
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What happens if the Russian state collapses?
The West yearns for Vladimir Putin to fall – yet this could trigger mayhem in Russia, and instability throughout Europe.
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The end of globalisation
With war in Ukraine and China’s Belt and Road project faltering, the era of open commerce is over. Who will…
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How Saudi Arabia is buying the world
As the kingdom’s model of capitalism without democracy thrives, the prospect of a Saudi century has consequences for us all.
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The left must embrace law and order
In France and elsewhere, everyday insecurity hurts the poor much more than the rich.
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The delusion of a new European empire
Old forms of thinking about world order are mutating in new conditions.
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The shifting geopolitics of Central Asia – with Raffaello Pantucci
Could the West be left behind in the contest to build new regional allegiances?
Why we need a more balanced approach to China
Severing ties with Chinese research institutions would be a mistake for the UK’s higher education sector.
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Liberal internationalism has failed, but we can live in a multipolar world
A new era of great-power rivalry and resource competition need not end in ruin.
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The end of the liberal delusion
At the turn of the century, Western leaders claimed progress was inevitable. Yet events have contradicted this “faith”.
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In 2013, few could have predicted the decade of political convulsions to come
In the ten years since our centenary edition the world has darkened considerably – and war has returned to Europe.
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The Washington consensus is dead
Europe, China and the US have all rejected free trade and globalisation. Protectionism is back.
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Qin Gang: China’s new foreign minister and the taming of “wolf warrior” diplomacy
A former ambassador to the US, Qin Gang has a ferocious reputation. Who is he, and what does his rise…
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The link between global and domestic events has never been clearer
Foreign policy must become more central to our politics.
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