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How 'Glasnost' and 'Perestroika' Changed the World

By Olivia B. Waxman

What Happens Next With Turkey's Refugee Crisis

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Ready For Peace with the Taliban

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What Peace in Afghanistan Might Mean

Having fought in both Iraq and Afghanistan, I am often asked what I think distinguished the two wars from one another. The answer is imagination, and I believe this is the critical element upon which...

By Elliot Ackerman

The Future of Hong Kong

In the early summer of 2016, for a single minute every night the facade of the tallest building in Hong Kong, the International Commerce Centre (ICC), transformed into a giant digital timer. Second by second,...

What Happens Next in Ireland

Political drama in Britain and Ireland continues… but not because of Brexit (mercifully). Roughly a week after the UK officially left the EU, Ireland held elections that catapulted Sinn Fein from political periphery to possible...

By Ian Bremmer

President Trump's Peace Plan Is the Latest in a Century of Outrageous Deals for the Palestinians

Once again, a tawdry deal has been done over the heads of the Palestinians, in their absence, and ignoring their rights – indeed their very existence as a people. As with the Balfour Declaration of...

By Rashid Khalidi

Boko Haram Refugees Find Safety in Niger. But How Long Can the Country Remain a Safe Haven in the Sahel?

The gunshots began in the middle of the night late in 2018. Ali Bakara, a twenty-eight-year old mother of eight, was jolted awake. It was three o’clock in the morning in her village near Maiduguri,...

By Nicolas Niarchos

How the Trump Administration's Israel-Palestine Peace Plan Will Change the Middle East

Over the last two days, I received an exclusive early look at President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict. The effort was led by the president’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner....

By Ian Bremmer

What Happens Next With Russia's Politics  

Russia has a new government! Well, technically. Very technically. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a number of constitutional changes that will be put to the Russian people in a referendum, leading the government of Prime...

By Ian Bremmer

After Soleimani Killing, War With Iran Will Likely Continue as It Has for Decades

In 1981, at the outset of the Iran-Iraq War, Qassem Soleimani witnessed his country’s first use of human wave-style tactics. That costly practice would become one of the hallmarks of a conflict that would claim...

By Elliot Ackerman

The Top 10 Geopolitical Risks for the World in 2020

2020 will prove a tipping point moment in international politics. In recent decades, globalization has created opportunities, reduced poverty, and supported peace for billions of people. But with China and the US decoupling on technology, the...

By Ian Bremmer

President Trump's Bold, Justified Gamble in Killing Soleimani May Just Pay Off

When Donald Trump ordered the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, he played perhaps his strongest card in a weak strategic hand. He placed a bold bet that his strike would brush back the Iranian...

By David French

A 'Forever War' With Iran Is Unlikely. But More Death and Violence Seems Inevitable

The sudden, shocking killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by a U.S. drone at the Baghdad airport is one of those moments when a big door swings violently on a seemingly small hinge. How can...

By James Stavridis

The End of America's Cultural Hegemony Is Here

When it comes to culture wars, the past century was undoubtedly an American century. Coming victorious out of the ruins of World War II, with its economy experiencing momentous growth and influence and power, America...

By Fatima Bhutto

What Happens Next in the U.K. After the Election

There are political wins, and then there are political triumphs. Boris Johnson and his Conservatives pulled off the latter as they demolished their fractured opposition to gain 47 seats and an absolute majority in Commons....

By Ian Bremmer

What Happens Next with NATO

Yet another confab of world leaders came and went this week, long on headlines and short on substance, as NATO leaders gathered in London to celebrate NATO’s 70th anniversary. There were laughs. There were shrugs....

By Ian Bremmer

Even If Netanyahu Is Done, His Damage to Israel Will Linger for Years

For years, Benjamin Netanyahu's followers used to sing in political gatherings "Bibi King of Israel." Now, it seems like the king might lose his crown. Israel’s longest-serving leader is indicted for bribery, fraud and breach...

By Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

Trump’s Actions in Ukraine Weren’t Just Wrong, They Were Dangerous

One of the problems with understanding the Ukraine impeachment proceedings is that while there is a one-sentence summary of what Trump did – he hijacked American foreign policy to attempt to extort an investigation of...

By David French
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