Q&A
List of Q&A articles
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Two people wearing blue scrubs each hold a panda cub, roughly the size of a breadbox. The panda on the left has its eyes closed as it rests its chin on the person's arm. The panda on the right has its head tilted, and its pink tongue sticks out of its mouth. How China’s Panda Diplomacy Opened Hearts, Minds, and Borders
Beijing’s strategy isn’t always black and white—except when it is.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu walk to watch military exercises in Leningrad oblast. Adam Tooze: How Putin Overstretched His Military in Ukraine
Last weekend’s mutiny was partly the product of a mismanaged authoritarian state.
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A member of the Wagner Group stands guard with a rifle in front of a large stucco building flying a Russian flag against a blue sky. The guard wears a green helmet and uniform along with a camouflage face covering. Wagner Mutiny Rattles the Kremlin’s War in Ukraine
With its good fighters out of the picture, Russia’s manpower problems get worse.
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Three members of the Wagner Group, wearing combinations of military fatigues, body armor, and helmets, sit on top of a tank in the middle of a street. Several of the men carry rifles, and all wear partial face coverings. What Russian Elites Think About the Wagner Crisis
What Russian elites are thinking about the mercenary leader’s abortive march on Moscow.
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An employee at the Airbus A350 assembly site, in Colomiers in southwestern France. Adam Tooze: Why the Economic Gap Between the U.S. and Europe Is Growing
America is using its political and commercial might to stay ahead of Europe.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) looks on as U.S. President Joe Biden (center) greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they arrive for a G-7 meeting at Elmau Castle in southern Germany. Is India Taking Advantage of America?
As Modi visits Biden at the White House, a look inside the relationship between the world’s two biggest democracies.
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A tank from Ukraine's 3rd Independent Tank Iron Brigade is seen at a position near the front line in Kharkiv region. Adam Tooze: Can Ukraine’s Counteroffensive End the War?
The new push against Russian forces has raised endgame scenarios.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Why Is It So Hard for the Fed to Curb Inflation?
Without a playbook to turn to, officials are still grasping for solutions.
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A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. factory in Nanjing. Why Taiwan Has a Lock on the World’s Chip Market
Chris Miller explains why it’s so difficult to make high-end semiconductors—and how a war over Taiwan could induce a global crisis.
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China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu attends the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2023. REUTERS/Caroline Chia How Europe Is Navigating a Fraught U.S.-China Relationship
“We shouldn’t expect coherence on China policy when the United States is inherently incoherent on it.”
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Dr. Alondra Nelson, wearing a dark suit jacket and a patterned scarf, poses with her hand on a table, for a portrait at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Circular light bursts surround her face. How to Regulate AI
Biden’s former top tech policymaker explains how guardrails around technology should work.
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A sign is posted at the Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Adam Tooze: Why Nvidia Is Soaring
The AI chip company’s value has tripled in less than a year.
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Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks during a United Nations General Assembly special session at the U.N. headquarters on Oct. 10, 2022. Ukrainian U.N. Ambassador: Russia Is ‘Mold That Invades Your House’
Sergiy Kyslytsya talks about Putin’s nuclear blackmail, what to do with the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, and how even Henry Kissinger can learn.
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Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova speaks next to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov at the Black Sea Security Summit in Bucharest, Romania, on April 13. How Kyiv Is Wooing the Global South
Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on convincing the rest of the world to stand on the right side of history.
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People look from their windows as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his final election campaign rally in Beyoglu, the district of his childhood, in Istanbul. Adam Tooze: Why in Turkey It’s Not the Economy, Stupid
Erdogan’s monetary policy is a disaster, but Turks keep voting for him.
