Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Met Gala gown won’t change the system
The congresswoman’s “tax the rich” dress was a clever wink to how things could be – but it hasn’t altered…
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What do we remember when we remember 9/11?
Our remembrance of 9/11 is about the greatness of America; in the process, it fails Americans.
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How the war on terror changed America
The US has spent the 20 years since 9/11 surveilling, policing and terrorising people within its own borders.
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Emmanuel Macron has been exposed as a false liberal idol
Far from defeating populism, the French president’s illiberal liberalism fuels the flames of the far right.
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Who are IS-K and what do they want?
The terrorist group behind the Kabul airport attack has long-standing differences with the Taliban.
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Why the world is becoming more French
From industrial policy and nuclear power to "strategic autonomy" and the 35-hour week, the 2020s are popularising many French instincts about world affairs…
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Afghanistan’s plight and its contested future are a reassertion of the brutal realities of geography
The Taliban takeover could spark a contest for influence between regional powers such as China, Russia, Iran and Pakistan
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Why a China-centered future is still uncertain
In privileging political control over market freedom, the new superpower risks its own rise.
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