In 2016, democracy rating organizations began downgrading the United States, some scoring American institutions below that of El Salvador, then Nigeria, then Iraq. Then, following the
Behavioral Scientist recommends Why We FIght
I’ll be spending this month and the fall presenting Why We Fight to security, development, humanitarian, and government agencies. If you’re a member of any
An incremental way to peace despite Putin and the persistence of war, by Michael S. Neiberg
Last week I wrote a long thread about whether and why China would invade Taiwan: Will China invade Taiwan? Did Biden’s remarks today make war
Fünf Gründe für den Krieg, by Von Alexander Wulfers
It’s easy to see the war in Ukraine as a sign of an inescapably violent world. But if the future looks bleak, perhaps that’s because
One June 2, 11am-12pm EDT, the U.S. Institute of Peace is hosting an online conversation between me and Raj Kumar, head of DevEx about Why
Lutte contre l’insécurité et la criminalité : l’incroyable méthode venue d’Afrique dont l’efficacité se confirme depuis 10 ans
Moins de guerre dans le monde si les femmes étaient aux commandes ? L’Histoire suggère que oui mais probablement pas pour les raisons auxquelles vous pensez
More than half the world lives in cities, and a lot of those cities (especially those in the Americas) are plagued with homicides and crime.
1. I am loving Tradle (guess the country by its exports–this one took me 5 tries) 2. Clive Thompson’s writing advice: getting a first
If you’ve enjoyed the posts, the links, and the advice columns over the years, I have a request. Those of you who have gotten my
Dmitri Alperovitch asks how Ukraine will pay for its war if it cannot export in this thread: Let’s talk about the state of the war
1. Elton John singing Crocodile Rock on The Muppets (1972) and William Shatner performing a spoken word Rocketman 2. An excerpt from Deer Man,
How long will the Russian war in Ukraine continue? The Russian aggression has no end in sight and so Ukraine should prepare for a war
I’ll be organizing events in more cities, but in the meantime I’d invite you to join in person or online the following events. If you’d
The verdict is in: Russia invaded Ukraine for two reasons. One is Moscow’s obsessive pursuit of nationalist and imperial ambitions—unifying the two countries and eliminating
