World Affairs - Quillette (Page 5)

Do We Really Want a New Cold War?

Politicians and the commentariat keep shouting “China is not our friend!” But friendship is a good thing, the most rewarding of all human relationships.

James Hankins

24 May 2020 · 6 min read

How New Zealand Is Beating COVID-19

At the time of writing, New Zealand had reported just three new cases of COVID-19 in nine days.

Sean Welsh

22 May 2020 · 8 min read

After the Virus: The Way We Live Next

Much of the prognostication about the future’s outlines, especially the more dire forecasts, assume that we will change, or be changed, greatly. But will we?

John Lloyd

10 May 2020 · 15 min read

Italy and the EU: The Hard and Stony Road Ahead

Now, both its political class and its people face a much harder road—a hard, narrow, and stony one, to end a dependence sapping both Italy and Europe.

John Lloyd

29 Apr 2020 · 11 min read

The War of Return—A Review

The War of Return is an important book and, unquestionably, a welcome corrective to the plethora of myths, lies, and misconceptions that litter the discourse on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Benjamin Kerstein

28 Apr 2020 · 19 min read

COVID-19 Is Not the End of 'The End of History'

As COVID-19 suffocates the global economy, borders remain closed, and tensions mount between EU countries, the US and China, etc., Fukuyama’s critics are taking the opportunity to dismiss the “The End of History?” while ignoring its basic premises.

Matt Johnson

24 Apr 2020 · 13 min read

Candace Owens Is Dangerously Misinformed about Vaccines

Ever wonder why a man that builds computers, both predicted the pandemic two months before it happened, is suddenly featured on the news every day instilling fear into hearts of Americans, and is now demanding that nothing be reopened until vaccines are mandated?

Matt Johnson

20 Apr 2020 · 9 min read

Will There Be a New Cold War with China? A Reply to Niall Ferguson

Americans have suddenly grown fearful of the growth of Chinese power.

Matt Johnson

8 Apr 2020 · 9 min read

The Erdoğanization of Hungary

The United States should learn from the Turkey experience.

Shay Khatiri

2 Apr 2020 · 9 min read

Sanders' Indifferent City on a Hill

Brian Stewart

25 Mar 2020 · 7 min read

Losing the Mandate of Heaven

Aaron Sarin

22 Feb 2020 · 8 min read

Putin at the World Holocaust Forum

The indecency of this spectacle was compounded by the fact that Putin was allowed to posture as the savior of Kremlin hostage Naama Issachar, whom he pardoned after his trip.

Cathy Young

15 Feb 2020 · 8 min read

How Damaging Will the Coronavirus be to Xi Jinping’s Authority?

Xi’s hope is that he can present himself as the strong man—the decisive leader—who saved China and the world from the virus.

Brian Eaton

13 Feb 2020 · 5 min read

Holbrooke and the 68ers

Our Man tells a tidier story than The Unwinding because it focusses on one man, and the analogy between Holbrooke and the country he served holds up remarkably well throughout the book.

Matt Johnson

11 Feb 2020 · 28 min read

Do We Really Want a New Cold War?

How New Zealand Is Beating COVID-19

Cold War Now or Hot War Later

After the Virus: The Way We Live Next

Italy and the EU: The Hard and Stony Road Ahead

The War of Return—A Review

COVID-19 Is Not the End of 'The End of History'

Candace Owens Is Dangerously Misinformed about Vaccines

Will There Be a New Cold War with China? A Reply to Niall Ferguson

The Erdoğanization of Hungary

Sanders' Indifferent City on a Hill

Losing the Mandate of Heaven

Putin at the World Holocaust Forum

How Damaging Will the Coronavirus be to Xi Jinping’s Authority?

Holbrooke and the 68ers