Commentary and Analysis

Jamil Anderlini, Catherine Philp, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"This coup will likely make matters worse in a country where things might have been getting better," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Western outreach to the Global South should not reject China, but rather focus on the rules of the liberal, capitalist system that the US and China thrive in.

David Scheffer argues for Washington to employ "a powerful lawfare deterrent" towards China in the case of an invasion of Taiwan.

Deb Amos, Nirmal Ghosh, and Gideon Rachman join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

"Even if extraterrestrials are not directly or immediately threatening, the revelation of their existence could still pull nations apart," Paul Poast argues.

Aging populations, economic prospects, and sustainability goals - we tackle it all in this episode on population decline.

Elizabeth Shackelford weighs in on how the military takeover could affect security relationships with the United States and others.

Ravi Agrawal, Elise Labott, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"At its core, Israel’s failure to adopt a constitution was the state’s original sin," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.