Recently, I’ve wanted to write a piece about the Middle East. But what to write about? What country should I focus on? And even if I...

EARLIER THIS MONTH, the Summit of the Americas took place, hosted by President Biden in Los Angeles. I heard about it through a headline...

Last summer, I wrote about how both the United States and China were pushing for autarky (self-sufficiency), trying to uncouple their...

About a month ago I started rewatching The West Wing with my girlfriend, right from the beginning. We have since finished all seven...

There have been other wars in the 21st century. Some have been low-burning, drawn-out slugfests between insurgents and counterinsurgents....

There’s an argument I keep having with myself. It’s about the past and the present. It’s about how things today compare with the things...

You could make a strong argument that the most important economic or financial development of the last decade is the advent and growth of...

Once again, there is crisis in Ukraine. Russia, that perennial malcontent, has been steadily augmenting its military forces near the...

The rarest commodity in American politics is satisfaction. Peaceful contentment is nowhere to be found, not on the right, the left, or...

For the last two weeks, the COP26 conference has dominated headlines. This is unsurprising, as the conference had been hyped for more...

Poised as we are near the start of a new decade, our glance is fixed firmly forward. We throw goals and targets at 2030 like halfhearted...

The other day I was listening to my usual U.S politics podcast. Specifically, I was listening to an interesting episode about the decline...

Some weeks ago, while visiting a friend in Denmark, I went to a historical village in the Jutland town of Aarhus. Den Gamle By (literally...

On September 15th, a new strategic and technological pact was agreed between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The...

In this piece, the last of my three-part series on the 2021 Atlantic Charter, I will discuss the issue of success. Did the original, 1941...

As effective COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the early months of 2021, the vaccine rollouts of various countries and regions...

Many serious, well-intentioned people are conflicted on how much the government can mandate vaccinations through legal restrictions and...

This week, it seems inappropriate to write about anything other than Afghanistan. The events surrounding the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul...

In my first article about the 2021 Atlantic Charter, I wrote about the extent to which it is a symbolic document. In particular, I wanted...

For parties and politicians in democratic systems, there are two basic goals: winning elections and implementing policies. First, you...