When the Architecture of Order No Longer Fits
The multilateral institutions designed in the aftermath of the Second World War were built to manage a world that no longer exists. As power shifts, new crises emerge, and old consensus fractures, the gap between institu…
Analysis
When the Architecture of Order No Longer Fits
The multilateral institutions designed in the aftermath of the Second World War were built to manage a world that no longer exists. As power shifts, n…
Western Power Endures, but Its Unity Does Not
The Western bloc remains the world's dominant economic and military force, yet deepening internal divisions are eroding its capacity to act as one. Th…
The Shrinking Cost of War — and Its Rising Price
Modern conflicts ignite faster and burn longer than at any previous point in recent history. A convergence of political, technological, and economic forces has lowered the threshold for starting wars while making their r…
American Power: Influence Without Command
The United States retains formidable tools of global influence, but the era in which Washington could dictate outcomes unilaterally has passed. A stru…
When Trade Becomes a Battlefield
Economic tools once reserved for diplomacy and growth are increasingly deployed as instruments of geopolitical pressure. Riedenstedt's foreign desk ex…
