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Analysis Is Social Security a “Ponzi Scheme”? To all retired Americans, its benefits are very real. By Julian E. Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. A vintage poster shows a hand holding a social security check. The U.S. capitol is in the background. Lettering reads: A monthly check to you…
Flash Points Themed journeys through our archive. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt out at any time. Enter your email Sign Up ✓ Signed Up How the Pandemic Shaped the World What COVID-19 did—and didn’t—change….
Analysis Why Isn’t China Playing Trump’s Game? Beijing has opted for defiance instead of flattery. Will the strategy backfire? By Lili Pike, a reporter at Foreign Policy. A bright red screen large enough to take up an entire wall shows large images of Xi Jinping. People are seen in shadowed silhouette, backlit by the screen,…
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Analysis Trump Threatens to Sanction Moscow But the U.S. president stopped short of denouncing Russia’s large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. An illustration of Alexandra Sharp, World Brief newsletter writerAlexandra Sharp By Alexandra Sharp, the World Brief writer at Foreign Policy. Rescuers and police work at a site of a Russian strike in Ukraine. Rescuers…
Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Street Protests Aren’t Enough to Transform Serbia To topple Vucic, student activists must look to the ballot box. By Aleks Eror, a journalist and political consultant from Belgrade. A crowd of hundreds of protesters is seen from overhead. Most participants are dressed for the cold…
Excerpt How Wagner Cut Its Teeth in Syria Russian mercenaries weren’t always welcomed by the state, but their fighting on behalf of Bashar al-Assad was a prelude to Ukraine. March 7, 2025, 3:24 PM Comment icon View Comments () By John A. Lechner, an analyst concentrating on the politics of Russia, Turkey, and African nations….
Excerpt How Wagner Cut Its Teeth in Syria Russian mercenaries weren’t always welcomed by the state, but their fighting on behalf of Bashar al-Assad was a prelude to Ukraine. March 7, 2025, 3:24 PM Comment icon View Comments () By John A. Lechner, an analyst concentrating on the politics of Russia, Turkey, and African nations….
Analysis Trump Goes All in on Crypto The U.S. president has embraced digital currencies after years of skepticism. By Rishi Iyengar, a reporter at Foreign Policy. David Sacks, U.S. President Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar, speaks to Trump as he signs a series of executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House…
Review A Show About Nothing, This Time From Japan ‘Asura’ is impervious to a succinct pitch, which might be why too few people have seen it. March 7, 2025, 3:00 PM Comment icon View Comments () By Jordan Hoffman, a film critic and entertainment journalist living in Queens, New York. A woman sits on a…
