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A Different Read on China
Books

A Different Read on China

An immensely popular book in China reenvisions China’s historical narrative as one leading to liberalism.

Nancy Yu
Fueling Change in Iran

Fueling Change in Iran

Strikes within Iran’s energy sector helped bring down the Shah. Weakened by sanctions, can it wield the same influence today?

Armin Tadayon
Demining Ukraine

Demining Ukraine

Ukraine relies on agriculture–but nearly 40% of its fields have been sown with Russian landmines. A look at how deminers are fighting this inhumane tactic.

Paul Kroeger
Building Things

Building Things

The United States’ inability to build things has big ramifications for its international position, writes Francis Fukuyama in his latest blog post.

Francis Fukuyama
The Empire That Catherine Erased

The Empire That Catherine Erased

Catherine the Great dissolved the last vestiges of Ukraine’s tradition of self-government. It’s time to reevaluate her legacy in light of Russia’s brutality—and the Ruthenian traditions lost in her wake.

Andrzej Nowak
The Iran That Could Be

The Iran That Could Be

Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran’s former shah, offers a vision of what Iran could be–free, secular, and flourishing.

Mariam Memarsadeghi
Can Baseball Survive the Computer Age?

Can Baseball Survive the Computer Age?

America’s most conservative team sport is instituting significant changes in an effort to sustain its popular appeal.

Michael Mandelbaum
Why Has the West Given Up on Aid?

Why Has the West Given Up on Aid?

Western efforts to alleviate extreme poverty have lost their way–and our autocratic adversaries have stepped into the soft-power vacuum.

Dalibor Roháč