Vali Nasr points out that the Islamic Republic is facing a perfect storm of external and internal threats to its survival.

Stephen Holmes explains the deep, dark meaning of the Trump administration's falsehoods about Renee Nicole Good.

Isfahani sees a society caught between internal reform it does not trust and external pressure it increasingly fears.

Joseph E. Stiglitz thinks the rest of the world should plan for the worst and pursue a policy of containment of the US.

Jorge G. Castañeda fears that the capture of Venezuela’s president augurs a new era of US intervention in Latin America.

Ami assesses the likely implications of the US attack on Venezuela for international relations.

The nature of US foreign policy under the current administration is now clear. America will unilaterally exercise power ...

Jim O'Neill thinks the US intervention in Venezuela ends all hope that the old international order can still be salvaged.

Erin Lockwood parses the confusion over the winning bets on Time’s Person of the Year and explains why it matters.

Angela Huyue Zhang explains why technological dominance hinges less on models and chips than on economy-wide dissemination.

January 1 marked a decade since China repealed its one-child policy. Just ten days before, Peng Peiyun, who long oversaw the often-brutal enforcement of China’s fami ...

Rachel Glennerster call on multilateral development banks to commit now to providing at-risk funding for bets on vaccines.