Argument

The White House and Congress need to start talking.

After years of false alarms, the Western military alliance is finally approaching a precipice.

To secure victory, the alliance must now capitalize on progress made by the G-7.

Researchers need far more information to understand AI’s true risks.

Festering issues—from Beijing’s support for Moscow to domestic interference—fill the Labour government’s inbox.

The alliance’s resurgence since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a signature achievement.

An alliance that includes Ukraine will require a vastly larger military and economic commitment.

With China on its tail, the American military should not fall victim to the sunk-cost fallacy.

The club’s expansion affirms the Global South’s hedging strategy—and sends a message to the great powers.

The power of the Catholic Church is slowly eroding.

Evidence is growing of a command and control problem.

Britain’s new government is copying the “New Labour” playbook, but the country’s atmosphere has changed in the meantime.

With Russia on one side and China on the other, elections are a symbol of defiance.

Keir Starmer’s victory will transform Britain’s image—and could reinvigorate social democrats across the globe.

Biden’s pardon of gay soldiers is just one part of acknowledging untold stories.