Michael Hirsh
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Washington, DC, United States
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Is Cold War Between the United States and China Inevitable?
A new biography of George Kennan, the father of containment, raises questions about whether the old Cold War—and the emerging one with China—could have been avoided. → Read More
Democracy Struck Back Against Authoritarianism in 2022
After years of rising authoritarianism and xenophobic populism, democracy is strengthening. But a long struggle lies ahead. → Read More
Who’s Winning the U.S.-China Trade War? No One
With no end in sight, nationalism is trumping economic wisdom as global recession looms. → Read More
Trumpism Will Endure in the GOP Long After Donald Trump
The former U.S. president took control of a party that had already destroyed itself, several new books contend, and his malign influence will long survive him. → Read More
We Are Now in a Global Cold War
With NATO expanding its focus to China, new battle lines are being drawn. → Read More
The U.S. and China Haven’t Divorced Just Yet
Decoupling is all the rage. But a strong dollar and long-term corporate ties make the relationship as co-dependent as ever. → Read More
Iran Is Going Nuclear. The U.S. Had Plenty of Chances to Stop It.
How two decades of misjudgments by Washington helped lead Tehran to the nuclear brink. → Read More
Biden's Saudi Trip Will Do Little to Stop Rising Energy Prices
Soaring oil prices require a long-term fix and are in direct conflict with the world’s green agenda. The only way out may be a major recession. → Read More
Why We Need Davos Man Back
It’s fun to bash billionaires. But with the global system under assault, we need all the help we can get. → Read More
Is Biden Missing a Chance to Engage China?
Appalled by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine debacle, Beijing could be open to a new U.S. approach. → Read More
Trump’s Poison Pills Are Still Toxic
Whether it’s Iran, China, Cuba, or immigration, U.S. President Joe Biden often finds himself stymied by his predecessor’s foreign policy. → Read More
Is Biden Fighting the Last War on Trade?
Critics question Trump-era tariffs as inflation climbs and U.S. leadership lags. → Read More
Biden’s Dangerous New Ukraine Endgame: No Endgame
With his strategy to “weaken” Russia, the U.S. president may be turning the Ukraine war into a global one. → Read More
The French-German Divide Is Back
Macron’s victory and Scholz’s wavering over Russia could shatter the momentary unity between Paris and Berlin. → Read More
Why Russia’s Economy Is Holding On
With oil exports strong in April, Putin avoids economic ruin while hammering Ukraine. → Read More
The Month That Changed a Century
Putin seeks to destroy not just Ukraine but the entire postwar global system. He may yet succeed. → Read More
Putin, Zelensky Still Talking—Through Israelis
Putin and Bennett spoke for an hour and a half on Monday even as the Russian assault grinds on. → Read More
Putin’s Thousand-Year War
The reasons for his anti-Western enmity stretch back over Russia's entire history, and will be with us for a long time. → Read More
Why Putin’s War Is the West’s Biggest Test Since World War II
There is every indication the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been plotted for maximum global impact. → Read More
What Biden Can Learn From Nixon About China
Fifty years later, Washington may be reversing a diplomatic masterstroke by driving Beijing and Moscow together. → Read More