List of Theory articles
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Xi Jinping is seen from the side walking past a blue background with a bird. What Will a Post-Xi China Look Like?
Kevin Rudd on the fragility of Xi’s long-term ideological project.
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Herbert Kickl, leader of the far-right Austria Freedom Party, the FPOe, arrives for the Vienna state FPOe congress on April 06, 2024 in Vienna. The Far Right Really Believes It Is Moderate
Why hard-line populists now say that others are the extremists.
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A group of people of all ages sit on the ground some with fingers extended in V signs as a man takes a picture with a cell phone. Behind them is St. Basil's cathedral. Russia’s Virtual Reality Is Where Conservatives Can Find Their Dreams
The Kremlin has devised a very 21st-century way to gather fellow travelers.
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GettyImages-627451922 (1) Lula Is Finally Turning on Venezuela
After decades of support, Brazil is finally being forced to recalibrate its regional strategy.
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Russia-wikipedia-weapon How Russia Invaded Wikipedia
The Kremlin is weaponizing an alternative version of the website—and rewriting the facts of Putin’s war against Ukraine.
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Herbert Kickl, parliamentary group leader of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe), speaks during a protest against the official coronavirus restrictions, in Vienna on March 6, 2021. Europe’s Far Right Is Now Its Establishment
The victory of Austria’s Freedom Party marks the normalization of the continent’s conservative fringe.
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The U.N. Security Council holds a meeting on the theme of “Leadership for Peace” at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Sept. 25. The United Nations Is Still the Biggest Platform for Global Cooperation
Despite its failure to stop wars, the U.N. has made progress on issues from disease eradication to climate change.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech during the Labour Party conference at ACC Liverpool on September 24, 2024 in Liverpool, England. Starmerism Is Crashing Against Reality
Britain’s prime minister has a lifelong theory of reform that may not fit current needs.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on Sept. 24 in New York City. Biden’s UNGA Goodbye
The outgoing U.S. president had little to offer on Ukraine and Gaza.
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A photo illustration shows a fine art from with a woman in a green cocktail dress. When a Love Triangle Meets Economics
Beneath the sex, a madcap novel about an art heist lays bare the realities of globalization.
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the General Assembly to present priorities for 2024 at the U.N. headquarters in New York. Can the West Revive Multilateralism?
A new survey reveals that support for international cooperation among global south countries is dismally low.
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A dark metal statue of two soldiers is seen at left as people stand to the right and take photos of it. The soldiers are Russian mercenaries; a Russian flag bearing the emblem of Russia hangs over the shoulder of one, who also points a rifle to the right. Fluffy pale clouds cover the sky overhead, and a parking lot is visible beyond. Russia Is Riding an Anti-Colonial Wave Across Africa
The onetime cause célèbre of the international left is being appropriated for authoritarian ends.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in cross the military demarcation line to the south side during the inter-Korean summit in Panmunjom, South Korea. How to Get Kim Jong Un’s Email
A South Korean presidential memoir reflects on tough diplomatic choices.
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An illustration shows a U.S. flag on a long pole propping up a flag globe. Muster Global Majorities
A closing U.S. trade system is hastening the decline of its global leadership.
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An illustration shows a US flag on a stand inside of the wire frames of a cube box. Play by the Rules
No longer the sole hegemon, the United States faces global issues that require global cooperation.
