Big Tech Is Watching – and Being Watched
examines how digital-platform monopolies emerged and the nature of the growing threat they pose.
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Trump’s Counter-Intelligence Strategy
Although Donald Trump is not the first US president to have reservations about America's spies, he is the first to attack the intelligence community so openly. As US intelligence analysts' job becomes ever more difficult, other national-security policymakers must support them in providing in-depth, fact-based assessments.
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The Big Picture
What’s Wrong With Capitalism?
Given the long history of creative destruction since the Industrial Revolution, it may be a truism that capitalism’s current woes won’t be the last. But just because crises are the norm doesn't mean that every crisis is normal.
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The Rich Can Fight Inequality, Too
urges wealthy people who support left-wing causes to reject accusations of hypocrisy meant to silence them. -
Brexit and the Speaker’s Tale
suggests that Geoffrey Chaucer would have welcomed the current frenzied debate in the UK House of Commons. -
Xi and Trump Miss Their Chance
laments the Chinese and US leaders' unwillingness to pursue mutually beneficial economic reforms.
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Renewing Europe
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The AI Threat to Open Societies
sounds the alarm about the surveillance-state authoritarianism being pioneered by Xi Jinping in China. -
Back to the Nuclear Precipice
worries that the US has abandoned the cause of nuclear nonproliferation just when its leadership is needed. -
Market Concentration Is Threatening the US Economy
argues that weakening competition and outmoded antitrust doctrine are boosting inequality and impeding growth.
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Brexit and the Speaker’s Tale
suggests that Geoffrey Chaucer would have welcomed the current frenzied debate in the UK House of Commons.
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The Rich Can Fight Inequality, Too
urges wealthy people who support left-wing causes to reject accusations of hypocrisy meant to silence them.
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The Ambition Europe Needs
argues that France's craving for grandeur serves the EU better than Germany's obsession with stability.
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Trump’s Counter-Intelligence Strategy
warns that US spy chiefs' struggle to inform the president of plain truths is jeopardizing national security.
Videos
PS. In Theory: The Rise of Monopsony
explain how the rise of ultra-powerful superstar firms may be depressing wages.
Podcasts
Special Edition: Brexit, the Season Finale?
discuss the one issue that has plagued the Brexit negotiations: The Irish backstop.
Opinion that Moves
Solutions for Sustainable Development
Efforts to combat climate change through sustainable development are as complex as they are important for the future of humanity. With US President Donald T… read more
The Future of Europe
After the election of President Emmanuel Macron in France and the return of a centrist grand coalition government in Germany, many hoped that the Franco-German ax… read more
Trump, Trade, and China
The biggest cloud hanging over the world economy is the incipient trade war with China launched by US President Donald Trump. But with America’s closes… read more
Press Released
Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility by US President Donald Trump, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey, a… read more
The African Century
Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W… read more
Future Cities
Half of the world’s population live in cities, and that share is growing rapidly. How can cities expand, maintain services and communities, and be envi… read more
