Anne Case: The Longevity Economist (Gary A. Seidman)

For decade after decade in the United States, children typically stayed healthier and lived longer than the generation that came before them. The country, it seemed to Anne Case, had been doing something right. By the late 1960s, advances in vaccines and antibiotics had helped extend the average American lifespan to nearly 70, about 50 percent longer than …

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A British Trump tribute act could snatch power in the UK: Without a constitution for protection, British politics is vulnerable to its own version of extremism (Alan Rusbridger)

Could it happen here? Could a Donald Trump tribute act sweep into power in the UK, trash the existing order and overwhelm the system with a series of outlandish and extreme measures before anyone had a chance to catch their breath? There are two theories of British exceptionalism which we tell to reassure ourselves that …

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New Alliance for Civics in the Academy Working to Promote University Civics Education Nationwide (

Alliance for Civics in the Academy) Scholars at the Hoover Institution have created a new national alliance of civics educators tasked with reinvigorating the teaching of civics at American universities to better equip graduates to participate in modern democracy. Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA) — Scholars at the Hoover Institution have created a new national alliance …

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China’s Trump Strategy: Beijing Is Preparing to Take Advantage of Disruption (Yun Sun)

In the months since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election in November, policymakers in Beijing have been looking to the next four years of U.S.-Chinese relations with trepidation. Beijing has been expecting the Trump administration to pursue tough policies toward China, potentially escalating the two countries’ trade war, tech war, and confrontation over Taiwan. …

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A Paradigm Shift for the Middle East: How Trump Can Build on Israel’s Success and Keep Iran Off Balance (Elliott Abrams)

The Middle East that U.S. President Donald Trump faces today features dangers and opportunities that were not present when he first took office, eight years ago. The greatest dangers are Iran’s advances toward nuclear weapons and the close relationships that the Islamic Republic has forged with Russia and China. The best opportunities have emerged from …

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American Leadership Is Good for the Global South: Why the World Needs to Strengthen—Not Unwind—the U.S.-Led International Order (Jorge G. Castaneda)

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has been cast by many observers as the end of an era. The U.S.-led order, variously described as the rules-based order or the liberal international order, which rose to its feet after World War II and strode triumphantly around the world after the end of the …

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Does DOGE Pose a National Security Risk?: Uncertainty About Access and Authority Will Worry Allies and Tempt Adversaries (James Godgeier and Elizabeth N. Saunders)

Just a few weeks ago, the greatest threat to U.S. government computer systems seemed to be that hostile foreign powers could break into them and steal data. In late December, Treasury Department officials sent a letter to members of Congress reporting that a Chinese group had hacked their systems and stolen unclassified documents. The department …

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