Global Political Trends

Noah Smith

The most important prime minister in half a century changed the country in three big ways.

Niall Ferguson

Hypervigilance Beats Preparation for Unpredictable Crises

Kara Swisher et al.

Top Global Historical Trends Shaping Humankind Today

Peter S. Goodman et al.

Under pressure to renounce cotton harvested in a Chinese region marked by gruesome repression, they face a backlash from nationalist Chinese consumers.

Kirsten Westphal et al.

Paths to a low-carbon economy will create rivalries, winners and losers, warn Andreas Goldthau, Kirsten Westphal and colleagues.

Garrett M. Graff

Nine disasters we still aren’t ready for.

Blair Sheppard and Ceri-Ann Droog

Today’s toughest global challenges are unintended consequences of yesterday’s success. If our prevailing institutions can’t adapt, they could lose the right to lead.

Nouriel Roubini

Steven Blockmans and Weinian Hu

Chinese Investment Meets EU Law on the Belt and Road

World Economic Forum

Sean Gallagher

What’s changed, really?

Andrew Feinstein

Inside the Global Arms Trade