By Jeffrey Frankel Cambridge | September 25, 2026 Main Facts The United States political system is suffering from a profound and deepening crisis of governance, characterized by unprecedented polarization, legislative gridlock, and a complete breakdown of bipartisan consensus. While conventional political discourse frequently attributes this decay to runaway economic inequality…
ITHACA, NEW YORK — Over the past decade, scholars, economists, and journalists have observed the relentless march of digital technology with a complex mixture of hope and profound anxiety. There is hope because of the measurable rise in living standards, the democratization of information, and the medical breakthroughs that the…
BERLIN — Until this month, a far-right, openly ethnonationalist party had never come so close to winning an absolute majority in an election in the Federal Republic of Germany. Now that it has, and with similarly pro-Russian forces on the rise in France, all Europeans must prepare for the worst.…
BERLIN — For decades, the Federal Republic of Germany stood as the undisputed industrial powerhouse of Europe—an export-driven titan built on the twin pillars of mechanical engineering, automotive mastery, and cheap, reliable energy imports. Today, however, Europe’s largest economy finds itself at a historical crossroads. As its traditional growth model…
Date: September 22, 2026 Author: Zaki Laïdi Section: Politics & World Affairs Main Facts The political landscape of the Federal Republic of Germany is undergoing a profound and potentially destabilizing transformation. Recent electoral outcomes in eastern German states have sent shockwaves through Berlin and Brussels, confirming the steady, unyielding rise…
LONDON/LOS ANGELES — As President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for high-stakes bilateral talks in Washington this week, global policymakers are casting a nervous eye toward the intersection of geopolitics and emerging technology. While apocalyptic warnings concerning artificial intelligence—frequently dominated by cinematic scenarios of rogue, self-aware superintelligence…
By Pedro Abramovay and Julia Sakr-Tierney Published: September 21, 2026 Location: New York Introduction: The Erosion of Hegemony Through Force Far from bolstering United States dominance on the global stage, Donald Trump’s embrace of coercive militarism has systematically eroded it. In an era defined by hyper-connected information networks and complex…
