China’s fifth plenum: everything you need to know from the war on corruption to promotions
From the war against corruption to promotions within the party, here are the key takeaways from China’s fifth plenum last week. Read More Here
GOP starts coming to terms with a lame-duck Donald Trump
A Election Day “shellacking,” one GOP lawmaker said, will have the president “looking for our help more than we’d be looking for his.” Read More Here
Why Party Plenums Matter So Much to Xi
The Chinese leader is deeply reliant on formal mechanisms of power. Read More Here
China’s powerhouse provinces propel economy towards GDP target
Following the fifth plenum, Beijing is banking on robust output from 10 provinces to offset laggards and secure national growth. Read More Here
Only the Gulf Can End the Iran War
The Arab monarchies must help Washington and Tehran save face. Read More Here
No One Has a Plan for American Decline
Amid Washington’s fractious foreign-policy debate, there’s one possibility too grim to think about. Read More Here
Please Let the Internet Die
Online spaces are captured by oligarchs and saturated with slop—and they’re exacerbating humanity’s worst impulses. Is it time to start over? Read More Here
Election leaves Israel’s political future uncertain, but Netanyahu still clearly controls its present
Like Shimon Peres 30 years ago, Gadi Eisenkot thought the exit polls meant he’d defeated the Likud leader. Not so fast. Read More Here
The Israel Netanyahu Made
Why Bibi’s national security vision will endure. Read More Here
5 Foreign-Policy Priorities for Democrats After the Midterms
What to expect if they win big next month. Read More Here
