United Nations
The Obama worldview
Obama has given US foreign policy something it sorely lacked–intellectual clarity
Give war a chance
There is a new fashion, after Iraq and Afghanistan, for saying we should let civil wars burn themselves out. But that’s not an option
World Thinkers 2015: Winnie Byanyima
Human rights activist. Uganda
World Thinkers 2014: Thant Myint-U
Historian, US
Big ideas of 2014: Coalitions of the willing—the era of big global deals is over
As more countries wield more power, bilateral deals and pacts between allies will become the norm
Humanitarian intervention
Why do we no longer claim the right to intervene, out of compassion?
America’s strange empire
How has the US led the world?
A convenient stalemate
After decades, Western Sahara remains under Moroccan rule. Can the deadlock be broken?
Misreading the Taliban
The west is losing in Afghanistan in part because it misreads its Taliban opponents. Understanding who they are is the only basis for future negotiations