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18 Observations About Learning Chinese
Tones, taxi drivers, and the joy of feeling stupid.
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Yascha Mounk
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The Everyday Abyss
A report from Ukraine in the age of drone warfare.
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A Letter From An Iranian
My family is in Tehran. Here's what this war means to me.
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A Letter From An Israeli Shelter
On the horrors of the Iranian regime and the complexities of preemptive war.
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David Hamburger
5
Don’t Give Up So Quickly on the Liberal International Order
With Israel’s strikes we have recklessly moved into a Warring States period.
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Sam Kahn
27
China’s Economy Is Weaker Than You Think
The country appears to have the upper hand in the trade war—but it is drowning in liabilities.
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Wessie du Toit
14
Europe Eyes Nuclear
On both sides of the Atlantic, an honest reckoning with climate change is coming into view.
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Quico Toro
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Guido Núñez-Mujica
5
Why Liberals Must Not Give Up Hope
The world that existed before 2016 is not coming back. We need to work together to resist authoritarianism.
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Francis Fukuyama
4
The Kashmir Dilemma
India and Pakistan just had their worst clash in decades. History suggests the hostility won’t die down any time soon.
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
7
Europe Really Is Jailing People for Online Speech
From Germany to Britain, citizens are now routinely targeted for what they say.
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Yascha Mounk
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Trump’s Wrecking Ball Comes for Foreign Aid
This goes way beyond reasonable critiques of USAID.
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Anders Knospe
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Putting the Worst Green Ideas in the Dustbin of History
Trump’s executive orders on energy could inadvertently be a big favor to the climate.
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Quico Toro
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