List of Theory articles
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An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo. A New Multilateralism
How the United States can rejuvenate the global institutions it created.
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An illustration shows a figure laying down beneath the pavement, palms facing up, underneath a Russian tan with the word prisposoblenchestvo, referring to conformism, written in Cyrillic letters. Wartime Russians Fall Back on an Ancient Survival Strategy
Conformism and acquiescence have a long tradition in a culture of chaos and repression.
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Three men wearing suits and ties sit at a table in front of a wall displaying the logo of the New Delhi G-20 summit, which stylizes the zero in G-20 as the globe. The man sitting in the middle has his mouth open as he speaks into a microphone. Can the G-20 Be a Champion for the Global South?
The group needs to embrace new ideas and more inclusive leadership.
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A worker makes repairs on the roof of a pedestrian underpass in Beijing on July 22. Xi Prepares to Eat Economic Bitterness
To withstand threats from China’s economic troubles, Xi stays focused on security.
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US entrepreneur and 2024 Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy raps after doing a Fair Side Chat with Governor Kim Reynolds, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 12, 2023. The Con-Man Realism of Vivek Ramaswamy
The Republican presidential candidate’s foreign-policy platform is false advertising.
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Philanthropist George Soros delivers a speech on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2019. Why Soros Is Retreating From Europe
His foundation’s recalibration to the global south reflects the failure of democracy promotion on the continent.
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Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji enjoys an ice cake to celebrate his third birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington. The Panda Party’s Almost Over
Three of Washington’s most beloved residents are heading back home, ending an era amid frostiness in U.S.-China relations.
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Olaf Scholz waits for the start of a TV interview ahead of the upcoming 2021 federal elections in Berlin on August 15, 2021. Welcome to the West’s Olaf Scholz Era
Germany’s chancellor represents—for better or worse—the future of progressive politics.
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Chinese policemen surf the Internet at a computer fair in Beijing, 21 August 2000. China Wants to Run Your Internet
The world’s decentralized internet is coming under competition.
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Argentine far-right libertarian economist and presidential candidate Javier Milei celebrates the results of the primary election at his headquarters in Buenos Aires. Milei’s Rise Exposes Argentina’s Malaise
The presidential front-runner may be hard to pin down politically, but his “us vs. them” rhetoric is part of a long Latin American tradition.
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A child sitting on a man's shoulder takes a picture as she visits the Bund waterfront area in Shanghai, China, on July 5. Almost Nothing Is Worth a War Between the U.S. and China
Americans and Chinese have to rehumanize each other in terms of the way we conceive of our problems and engage.
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Timothy Garton Ash stares directly at the camera, his mouth slightly open. He is older than in the previous photos, hair and beard now entirely gray, and he wears a burgundy scarf with a dark gray blazer. Timothy Garton Ash Misunderstands Liberalism
The British writer aimed to be the liberal intellectual of his generation—and ended up a victim of his own repressed dogmas.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi waves as he walks through the 77th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City. Iran’s Grand Strategy Has Fundamentally Shifted
Tehran has shifted to using carrots in the region—and reserving sticks for the United States and Israel.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shake hands as they look past the camera. Both men are wearing black suits and dark blue ties, and they stand in front of a U.S. and Chinese flag. Purges Don’t Move Policy in China
Personnel are secondary in a Xi-dominated system.
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Supporters of Niger’s ruling junta gather for a protest in Niamey, Niger, on Aug. 3. Niger’s Coup Is a Turning Point for Africans
The crisis has created a truly geopolitical moment for intra-African politics.
