JOURNALISM
If You Held On for Dear Life, It's a Merry Cryptomas!
Blockchain currencies didn't just survive the collapse of FTX, they’ve been the investment of the year. Turns out, decentralized finance doesn't need exchanges.
Henry Kissinger Was a Complex Man for a Complex Century
The late secretary of state knew that diplomacy inevitably boiled down to a choice between evils.
In Cold War II, the US Risks Playing the Soviet Role
Détente is mainly about playing for time. But we shouldn't assume that time is on America's side rather than China's.
The War on Hamas Spells Trouble for the War on Inflation
The clash in Israel and Gaza should bring a reminder from the 1970s: Central bankers and investors must beware of false dawns.
Israel—and America—Have No Choice but to Act
As Israel begins its ground invasion in Gaza, Niall Ferguson and Jay Mens on the hard strategic decisions facing the West.
EU Backs Ukraine But Has Qualms About Israel. That Won’t Work.
The two conflicts are already too intertwined to be considered in isolation from one other.
Will there be a World War Three? Israel-Hamas war risks escalation
It wasn’t just Israel taken by surprise when Hamas terrorists struck — the atrocity also stunned Washington. The US now faces threats on an unprecedented four fronts and global peace has never looked a more distant prospect
The US and China Are Waging a Cold War That Is Truly MAD
A conflict between the two superpowers would trigger mutually assured financial destruction.
Condoleezza Rice: Is America heading for a fall? No, we’re doing OK
The former US secretary of state insists to Niall Ferguson that the US isn’t going to give up on Ukraine, won’t plunge into civil war — and is a beacon of racial harmony