What lasting difference did 9/11 make to the US and Middle East?While the 2001 attacks killed several thousand people, the ‘endless wars’ that the US subsequently launched killed many more
Comment: How will Covid reshape the future of geopolitics?Here are five plausible scenarios for how international politics could look in a post-pandemic world in 2030
Comment: Trump re-election would mark a major turning point in world politicsThe US leader’s successor will confront a changed world but how great that change will be depends on whether Donald Trump is a one-term or two-term president
Comment: The US cannot retreat into isolationism America’s openness helped build alliances in the past, it must not abandon this policy in an era of connectedness
Comment: The world has been let down by abysmal leadershipUS president Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping could have shown real leadership over Covid-19, but both have failed miserably
Trump’s Effect on US Foreign PolicyJospeh S. Nye Jr considers the role of structural forces and presidential choices in shaping long-term outcomes