Why Mark Carney knew what an ancient philosopher did not.

Si depuis la seconde guerre mondiale la carte du monde n'a jamais semblé aussi instable, c’est qu’une nouvelle forme de pouvoir s’est installée de Moscou à Washington.

In a country plagued by corruption, China’s national college entrance exam, the gaokao, is remarkably clean. ‘Open...

Trump is transforming the constitutional republic into a patrimonial regime before our eyes.

Trump is transforming the constitutional republic into a patrimonial regime before our eyes.

The US leader is often called a fascist but he represents a different kind of political authoritarianism

The very best of the hundreds of books on international politics, economics, and history that were featured in the magazine this year, selected by Foreign Affairs’ editors and book reviewers.

When is online content antisemitic? This matter is highly contested, except in the case of explicit language. Yet implicit antisemitic content and conspiracy narratives about Jews have been on the ris...

Verwandelt Donald Trump die USA in eine Autokratie? Es ist noch schlimmer, sagt der US-Politologe Jeffrey Kopstein. Trump legt die Axt an den modernen Staat. Und damit an das Leben in Sicherheit, Gesu...

Verwandelt Donald Trump die USA in eine Autokratie? Es ist noch schlimmer, sagt der US-Politologe Jeffrey Kopstein. Trump legt die Axt an den modernen Staat. Und damit an das Leben in Sicherheit, Gesu...

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The United States is joining the ranks of patrimonial states. It’s nothing short of a revolution.

A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

Eviscerating modern state institutions almost always clears a path for a different political order, built on loyalties and connections to the ruler.

Eviscerating modern state institutions almost always clears a path for a different political order, built on loyalties and connections to the ruler.

How the Global Attack on Modern Government Endangers our Future

In the upcoming U.S. presidential election, democracy, many say, is on the ballot. But is democracy versus autocracy the best description of the stake...

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. What if the state as we know it didn't exist? Our air would be poisonous, our votes uncounted, and our markets dysfunctional. Yet across the world, in count...

Most days, outside the local courtroom where I live in Finchley Central, a man holds up a placard that says in big black capitals: ALL OUR BRAINS ARE MICROCHIPPED BY THE SECURITY SERVICES. It’s a fool...