The most important lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Let’s hope Putin and Biden both understand how not to give way to passions.
Protests in Iran could be a turning point
The government crushed previous uprisings and will probably crush this one too. But that could lead young people to radicalize in response.
How to rewrite a constitution
Is it possible to lay the groundwork for sweeping change while respecting continuity and consensus? Chile’s president intends to find out.
The West is languishing without great leaders
Commanding political figures with coherent world views are becoming harder to find.
Mikhail Gorbachev, a too-trusting statesman
Gorbachev will be rightly praised for helping to liberate Russians from generations of autocracy. As the world was shattering around him, though, he lost his bearings at a crucial moment.
