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

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

Taniguchi Tomohiko urges the country's leaders to act boldly in adapting to changing geopolitical circumstances.

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli & Ekhosuehi Iyahen explain how current remittances could be better used to strengthen coverage and care for millions.

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

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.

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

January 1 marked a decade since China repealed its one-child policy.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 ...

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

Timothy Snyder draws parallels between the US president’s act of war and the history of imperialism and fascism.

Stephen Holmes assesses a policy made possible by the destruction of mechanisms intended to discipline US presidents' power.