Leon Hadar
The Hormuz gamble: Trump’s coalition dream and its hard realities
Gap between Trump’s claims and silence of the countries he is counting on speaks volumes about limits of pressure-based multilateralism
Deals over principles: Trump’s China gambit in the shadow of Iran
Can the two great powers arrive at an agreement at the upcoming bilateral summit in Beijing?
Price of war: How the conflict with Iran is hitting the US economy
A longer-lasting escalation would shrink America’s forecasted expansion by more than half
When principle meets power: the Anthropic-Pentagon stand-off
What is the future of AI governance – especially in military and national security contexts?
From targeted strike to regional firestorm: how the US-Israeli attack on Iran escalated
It is now a regional war – fought across at least seven countries, with missiles falling on civilian airports, naval headquarters and...
US-Israeli strikes on Iran: a reckoning with no clear ending
The joint military attacks have created a political vacuum and could create further hardship on the ground
The Board of Peace: Bold vision, uncertain future
It is a fundamentally different kind of institution – one whose rules, norms and accountability mechanisms are still being written
The court says no: the Supreme Court’s rebuke of Trump’s tariff gambit
The ruling is a victory for the rule of law, but it is not the end of the trade war
Requiem for The Washington Post
The newspaper that brought down a president is dying in darkness – and its billionaire owner lit the match
The Epstein files: Accountability and the question of elite impunity
Jeffery Epstein’s ability to operate for decades, despite credible allegations, points to failures across multiple institutions