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The World Economy’s New, Familiar Fear: Inflation Without Relief
The global economy has avoided the clean break of a recession, but it has not escaped fragility. Inflation is proving stickier than policymakers wanted, tariffs are distorting trade, and housing short
Trump’s August Test: Power, Policy, and the Politics of Permanent Campaigning
Donald Trump is once again turning the presidency into a rapid-fire instrument of command: on trade, vaccines, foreign policy, and the machinery of elections. But the day’s news also exposes the limit
Europe’s New Fault Line: Elections at Home, War at the Border
Europe’s politics in 2026 are being pulled by two forces at once: the grinding war in Ukraine and a widening revolt against the continent’s governing mainstream. From Budapest to Berlin, the year’s el
The Age of Managed Disorder
The defining story of 2026 is not a single war, gadget, or election, but the collapse of the old assumption that rules, institutions, and platforms can contain power. From the Middle East to Silicon V
The Age of Permanent Crisis: How Power, Algorithms, and War Are Rewriting the Public Sphere
The defining story of the moment is not one crisis but the convergence of several: an expanding US-Iran conflict, a more combustible geopolitical order, and a media system that turns every shock into
Europe wants strategic autonomy. The war in Ukraine and the Middle East are testing it
Europe’s leaders keep saying the continent must think and act strategically, but the world is forcing the issue faster than they expected. With wars grinding on around its borders and Washington’s pri
Trump’s July Revolution Is Really a Test of American Power
Donald Trump’s summer offensive has turned Washington into a stress test for the Constitution, the economy and America’s place in the world. As Congress struggles to keep the government funded and the
The World’s New Instability Is Not a War — It’s a System Failure
The defining crisis of the moment is not a single battlefield but the simultaneous breakdown of the rules that once organized geopolitics, technology, democracy, and media. Power is fragmenting, truth
Europe’s Ukraine Consensus Is Under Strain
The EU’s political unity on Ukraine has held up remarkably well, but it is no longer frictionless. Historical disputes, national memory, and enlargement politics are beginning to test a coalition that
Europe’s Strategic Illusion Is Collapsing
The European Union is talking more openly than ever about “strategic autonomy,” but the gap between ambition and capacity remains wide. With Washington less predictable and security threats rising, Eu
The New World Disorder Is Not a Crisis. It Is the System Now.
The defining story of this moment is not a single war, election, or product cycle, but the collapse of the boundaries that once separated geopolitics, technology, markets, and media. As the U.S.-Iran
Europe’s New Fault Line Runs Through Its Borders
The continent’s cohesion is being tested by politics at the edge of the map, not just at its center. From Ukraine to migration to public trust, Europe is confronting how many fractures it can absorb a
