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Watching the Party Congress on a public screen in Hong Kong, October 2017.

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The Best of 2017

China’s Return to Strongman Rule

Xi Jinping is now set to lead China for the next fifteen years or more.

Minxin Pei

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The Best of 2017 Nov 1, 2017 Snapshot

China’s Return to Strongman Rule

Xi Jinping is now set to lead China for the next fifteen years or more.

Minxin Pei

The Best of 2017 Oct 10, 2017 Snapshot

Is Putin Losing Control of Russia’s Conservative Nationalists?

The fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t stopped the anti-Matilda campaign reveals a paradox at the heart of his authoritarian rule.

Alexander Baunov

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 2017.

The Best of 2017 November/December 2017 Essay

When Stalin Faced Hitler

Stephen Kotkin tells the story of the fateful night in 1941 when, after years of mutual nonaggression, Germany finally attacked the Soviet Union.

Stephen Kotkin

German troops cross the Soviet border, June 22, 1941

The Best of 2017 November/December 2017 Essay

The Korean Missile Crisis

The North Korean nuclear threat is more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis, and it is time for the U.S. government to pursue diplomatic options.

Scott D. Sagan

Kim Jong Un waves during a celebration of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, October 2015.

The Best of 2017 Jun 17, 2017 Review Essay

Fake History

A new book on the Malmedy massacre offers a timely study of the process of historical mythmaking—how false and distorted accounts come to constitute their own durable...

Reviewed by Lawrence Douglas

The Best of 2017 July/August 2017 Comment

Where to Go From Here

American patriotism is compatible with responsible global leadership. Figuring out how to reconcile the two is now the Trump administration’s central challenge.

Richard N. Haass

I’ll have what Xi’s having: Xi and Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, April 2017.

The Best of 2017 Apr 11, 2017 Snapshot

Democracy Is Not Dying

Although the state of democracy around the world is indeed very troubled, it is not uniformly dire, especially outside the West.

Thomas Carothers and Richard Youngs

The Best of 2017 Mar 30, 2017 Snapshot

Who Is Narendra Modi?

The appointment of the Hindu nationalist Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh raises a question about Narendra Modi: Is he a reformer or a reactionary? The answer is that...

Kanchan Chandra

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House, June 2016.

The Best of 2017 May/June 2017 Essay

Intelligence and the Presidency

The relationship between Trump and the intelligence community needs to be recalibrated. The president must understand that “alternative facts” have no place in the...

Jami Miscik

At the headquarters of the CIA, in Virginia, August 2008.

The Best of 2017 May/June 2017 Comment

A Vision of Trump at War

Trump’s erratic style and confrontational policies are often condemned as dangerous. Here’s how they could actually lead to conflict—with Iran, China, and North Korea.

Philip Gordon

Let’s get ready to rumble: a rally in Pyongyang, January 2016

The Best of 2017 Mar 11, 2017 Snapshot

The Women Who Escaped ISIS

The Kurdistan Regional Government faces serious challenges as it seeks to identify security threats among the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis streaming across its...

Letta Tayler

The Best of 2017 Mar 4, 2017 Snapshot

The Coming Islamic Culture War

Online communications give marginalized social and political groups a space to organize, mobilize, and ultimately challenge the status quo. Today, these dynamics are...

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Nathaniel Barr

Filipino Muslim children pray before a lesson at a Manila mosque, June 2014.

The Best of 2017 Feb 28, 2017 Snapshot

Good Foreign Policy Is Invisible

Successful foreign policy is largely invisible. It often means paying up front for benefits that are hard to see until you lose them.

James Goldgeier and Elizabeth N. Saunders

A Palestinian demonstrator throws a shoe on a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest in the West Bank city of Hebron February 24, 2017.

The Best of 2017 March/April 2017 Essay

Asia’s Other Revisionist Power

Recent Chinese policies have fueled concerns that the country seeks to overturn the post–Cold War geopolitical order. But China is not the only revisionist power in...

Jennifer Lind

You started it: Obama and Xi in Paris, November 2015.

The Best of 2017 March/April 2017 Essay

How America Lost Faith in Expertise

In many ways, the populist surge that brought Donald Trump to office represents a rejection of experts and all they represent. Americans today see ignorance as a...

Tom Nichols

https://www.amazon.com/Death-Expertise-Campaign-Established-Knowledge/dp/0190469412

The Best of 2017 Jan 24, 2017 Snapshot

Trump Takes Aim at the European Union

Europe is unlikely to unify in response to Trump’s challenges—despite the claims of some EU officials.

Kathleen R. McNamara

U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House, January 2017.

The Best of 2017 Jan 5, 2017 Snapshot

How to Counter Fake News

Although much of the establishment has been left wringing its hands about what to do about the problem of fake news—how to ferret out the content and those who produce...

Martin J. O'Malley and Peter L. Levin

The Best of 2017 January/February 2017 Essay

The Opening of the North Korean Mind

Foreign media is trickling in to North Korea, revealing the gap between Pyongyang’s propaganda and reality. The regime is well able to repress subversion in the short...

Jieun Baek

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a fish farm, in an undated photo released by North Korean state media in May 2015.

The Best of 2017 January/February 2017 Essay

Advice for Young Muslims

A father’s letters explore the challenges his son will face growing up Muslim, offering advice on how to be faithful to Islam's values while navigating today's world.

Omar Saif Ghobash

Keeping the faith: a student in Sanaa, Yemen, July 2015.

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China’s Return to Strongman Rule

Is Putin Losing Control of Russia’s Conservative Nationalists?

When Stalin Faced Hitler

The Korean Missile Crisis

Fake History

Where to Go From Here

Democracy Is Not Dying

Who Is Narendra Modi?

Intelligence and the Presidency

A Vision of Trump at War

The Women Who Escaped ISIS

The Coming Islamic Culture War

Good Foreign Policy Is Invisible

Asia’s Other Revisionist Power

How America Lost Faith in Expertise

Trump Takes Aim at the European Union

How to Counter Fake News

The Opening of the North Korean Mind

Advice for Young Muslims

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