The Ascendancy of the Far Right: Germany’s Shifting Political Landscape and the Crisis of European Liberalism
By Zaki Laïdi Published: September 22, 2026 PARIS—Another decisive victory for the far right in a German state election has...
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The Accidental Armageddon: Why Unintended AI Escalation Is the True Existential Threat of Our Era
By S. Alex Yang and Angela Huyue Zhang Published: September 22, 2026 Dateline: LONDON / LOS ANGELES When U.S. President...
The Rising Tide: AfD Electoral Successes in Eastern Germany Spark National Constitutional Crisis
PRINCETON — Germany’s political landscape is undergoing a profound and potentially irreversible seismic shift. Following a historic victory earlier this...
Navigating the Nadir of Multilateralism: The High-Stakes Race and Reform Roadmap for the Next UN Secretary-General
As the postwar global order fractures under the weight of surging geopolitical rivalries, regional conflicts, and shifting global power dynamics,...
The Illusion of Coercive Militarism: How the US-Israel-Iran Ceasefire Exposed the Limits of American Power
By Pedro Abramovay and Julia Sakr-Tierney Published: September 21, 2026 Section: Politics & World Affairs NEW YORK — Far from...
Europe’s Quiet Economic Engine: What the EU Can Learn from Central and Eastern Europe
WARSAW — For the better part of a decade, European policymakers in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris have cast an anxious...
Beyond the Paris Limit: Navigating the Era of Climate Overshoot and the Pivot to Negative Emissions
LONDON — The global community is rapidly approaching an uncomfortable, defining historical juncture: the acknowledgment that average global temperatures will...
The Geopolitical Shift: How the Russia-Ukraine War Reshapes the Sino-Indian Balance of Power
NEW YORK — More than four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the reverberations of the conflict continue to...
The Silent Crisis Beneath Our Feet: Why Europe Must Treat Its Dying Soil as a Strategic Asset
GENEVA/PARIS — When the European Union sits down to draft its industrial strategies and determine which economic assets are truly...
The Algorithmic Loophole: How Artificial Intelligence Threatens Global Financial Stability and Why Regulators Must Adapt
STANFORD — The towering peaks of the Grand Teton mountain range provided a majestic backdrop for last month’s annual symposium...
The Battle for the Open Internet: Restoring Trust and Decentralized Innovation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
RESTON, VIRGINIA — As world leaders prepare to convene in New York this month for the 81st United Nations General...
The Eleventh Hour of Artificial Intelligence: Inside the Global Panic Over Existential Risk
By Dambisa Moyo Published: September 16, 2026 Section: Innovation & Technology Introduction: The Calculus of Catastrophe As far-fetched as warnings...
