Politics

Solving the challenges of military mobility in Europe requires a whole-of-government and whole-of-society perspective. Given the geopolitical climate, Europe should move quickly on this most pressing issues for the North Atlantic Alliance.

Colombia’s institutions brought stability, yet corruption, insecurity, and widespread informality still undermine trust and limit prosperity. Renewed fiscal discipline, stronger territorial governance, and revived institutional dialogue are essential for translating Colombia’s hard-won freedoms into inclusive and enduring growth.

The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series examines the Kremlin’s narratives about its invasion of Ukraine.

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses Australia's reaction to the Hanukkah massacre and how the West seems unconcerned with antisemitic violence.

Hoover Institution fellow Elizabeth Economy discusses how deep-sea mining is going to dominate the US-China ‘battle’ for critical minerals and rare earths.

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses immigration and gun control in the wake of the Bondi Beach massacre in Australia, the reaction of Trump to the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, and the Left’s response to all of it.

Hoover Institution fellow Elizabeth Economy notes that that China is strategically advancing its global influence in ‘frontier regions’ through reshaping the international system to reflect its economic and political interests.

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson says tensions between Venezuela and the United States are rising as Trump cracks down on drug trafficking, illicit oil shipments, and hostile foreign influence in Latin America. With talk of confrontation swirling in the media, questions are mounting about how far the US should go—and what lessons history offers.

In late October 2025, I attended a conference honoring Pat Bajari. At the conference, Ali Hortacsu presented a fascinating paper. Ali argued that many savers are collecting almost 0% in interest on their deposits and that this is enriching the banks who hold these deposits.

Many people have expressed outrage at the US government’s killing of people in boats leaving Venezuela with, allegedly, cargoes of illegal drugs. Others, including President Trump and his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, have defended the killings.

From the government's Offer of Proof in U.S. v. Wu (D. Mont.), in which an 18-month sentence was just announced yesterday; Wu indeed appears to himself be Asian.

UN monitors also warn that areas where the industry is being relocated could potentially benefit ISIL-Khurasan and TTP.

I often can be found in Santa Barbara. This California coastal county is beautiful. How can a place with great amenities be running a big $ deficit?

[Subscription Required]‘The GOP’s plan won’t completely address the affordability crisis unless it includes policies that expand the supply of providers and services,’ writes Lanhee Chen.

Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul gave a talk on the Stanford campus about his latest book,Autocrats vs. Democrats.

Hoover Institution fellowHerbert Lin believes that the erosion of shared reality is a greater danger than putting AI in control of nuclear weapons.

This issue brief is the fifth in the Freedom and Prosperity Center’s “Future of democracy assistance” series, which analyzesthe many complex challenges to democracy around the world—and highlights actionable policies that promote democratic governance.The near- and long-term interests of African societies and key US stakeholders are bolstered by the advancement of democratic, accountable, and stable governance on the continent. A robust democracy assistance strategy in Africa is in line with long-standing US values that underpin America’s reputation and image on the continent, and is also instrumental to current US objectives.

From classrooms to farming communities, generative artificial intelligence holds great potential for Africa. The question is whether its promise of abundance will reach everyone—or only those already well-connected.

About the Preventive Priorities Survey For the past eighteen years, the Center for Preventive Action (CPA) has surveyed American foreign policy experts to assess the risk posed to U.S. national interests by ongoing and emerging sources of armed conflict around the world. The logic of this exercise is straightforward: U.S. policymakers often find themselves blindsided […]

A proposed Bangladesh-China-Pakistan nexus could raise concerns in New Delhi.

[1.] The First Amendment applies only to the government, and thus doesn't limit private employers from firing employees based on their speech. But many states have statutes that do impose such limitations, as the map above suggests. (For more on this, see my Private Employees' Speech and Political Activity: Statutory Protection Against Employer Retaliation and Should the Law Limit Private-Employer-Imposed Speech Restrictions? articles.)

[Subscription Required]President Trump announced last week that he would allow China to buy an advanced artificial intelligence chip, the H200, from the American company Nvidia, doubling down on amisguided decisionhe made over the summer to sell China another advanced chip, the H20. The H200 is about six times as powerful and will be an even greater boon to China’s military and A.I. development.

Elizabeth Economy talks with Patrick McGee about his book, Apple in China.