In a review of Caleb Everett’s new book, “A Myriad of Tongues,” Ross Perlin discusses the plight of endangered languages—and explains what the world stands to lose as linguistic diversity erodes:
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“At the heart of the competition between China and the United States is a fight over who controls today’s infrastructure.” Read Mary Bridges on the role of infrastructure in shaping global power and geopolitical conflicts:
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“Japan and South Korea have created an open innovation ecosystem in which government agencies, large firms, and smaller startups all support one another.”

Read Ramon Pacheco Pardo and Robyn Klingler Vidra on the case for an open innovation model in the United States:
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.Matthew Levitt discusses Hamas’s long-term goals—and urges Israel, the United States, and their Arab and Western allies to keep Hamas out of whatever Palestinian governance structure is built in Gaza after the war.
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Putin’s pro-war and anti-Western narrative is now pervasive across all segments of the Russian elite, writes Tatiana Stanovaya. Russians appear ready to fight forever in Ukraine—and nobody in Moscow seems to be looking for an exit strategy from the war.
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“The Kremlin’s actions have demonstrated that a single state can inflate the price of food, imposing grave harms on hungry people around the world.”
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“After years of backing corrupt and undemocratic leaders, the U.S. government has a chance to back Haitians promoting democracy and the rule of law. If it does so, the United States can help Haiti exit this hellscape at last.”
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“Taiwan is a responsible member of the international community, and its position on maintaining the cross-Strait status quo will not change. But it needs the world’s democracies to do their utmost to help maintain peace through strength and unity.” trib.al/c60lUyg

“Sanctions alone cannot deter Chinese aggression.” Read Emily Kilcrease on how Washington can bolster its economic resilience—and maximize its modest economic leverage over Beijing—as the U.S.-Chinese competition evolves.
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“The United States must accept Saudi Arabia’s peaceful nuclear ambitions but insist on strong measures and strict regulations to preempt Saudi proliferation—and prevent a regional arms race.”
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If Gaza is to have any hope for peace and stability in the long run, Hamas must be excluded from whatever Palestinian governance structure next emerges in the territory, argues Matthew Levitt.
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Read Mary Bridges on how corporations, technology, and environmental conditions have transformed the landscape of global affairs—and how U.S. policy can adapt to this new infrastructure-dominated reality:
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“Even a stagnant China can cause serious problems for Washington, economically and strategically.” Read Evan Medeiros on the dangers of assuming that Chinese power is in decline:
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Read Zach Helder, Mike Espy, Dan Glickman, Mike Johanns, and Devry Boughner Vorwerk on the effects of food weaponization—and the case for an international treaty banning the use of food as a tool of warfare:
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After years of supporting corrupt and undemocratic Haitian leaders, it is time for the United States to change tack—and to help ensure that Haiti’s new government is led by credible, legitimate, and experienced officials, writes Pierre Espérance.
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“In short, the Israel-Hamas war has been devastating, but it has not set off a regional war that Israel cannot survive—and Hamas is fine with that, for now. For Hamas, strategic patience is a virtue.” trib.al/ZX4NFQr

Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries are degrading Russia’s financial and logistical ability to wage war—and are unlikely to drive up global oil prices as Washington fears, write Michael Liebreich, Lauri Myllyvirta, and Sam Winter-Levy.
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“If Biden wins reelection, industrial policy should draw upon the full suite of government powers to cultivate a wider array of policy tools and institutions.” Read Mariana Mazzucato and Sarah Doyle on the case for a broader and bolder U.S. industrial policy:
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Read Nicholas Eberstadt on East Asia’s impending population implosion—and what this demographic shift will mean for China, the United States, and the region’s democracies:
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“Today, the difference between empire and superstate is more a matter of degree than of kind. As the historian Charles Maier and others have argued, empires never quite vanished; they just shifted shape.”
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