Opinion

Ukraine crisis reinforces need for an economic security strategy

The government must balance three competing imperatives: securing a reliable supply of energy, meeting climate goals and ensuring that national security is not compromised.

In the Spotify saga, there are no real heroes

Some see both Neil Young and Joe Rogan as heroes for taking a stand; yet their records in these areas are far from pristine.

Why economic security in Japan needs to include the defense industry

At present, the defense industry appears to be absent from government efforts to achieve economic security.

Will Russia’s anti-NATO gambit succeed?

Stopping NATO expansion has been one of the Kremlin’s main foreign-policy objectives for a decade, but Putin’s approach may yielded the opposite result.

American book-banning tradition is as old as the Mayflower

One activist said, "Why is everyone so upset? Controlling what children read is entirely different from controlling what adults read.”

How venture capital created the modern world

Rather than focusing on predictable returns, venture capitalists are in the business of betting on the future.

How much has the pandemic cost the world?

In responding to the pandemic, policymakers have faced an awful dilemma: keep the economy open and risk more COVID-19 deaths, or impose lockdowns and destroy ...

Unite to protect Ukraine and the global order

With Putin's Ukraine actions, he wants nothing less than a rewriting of the rules of international order and must be resisted.

The second drone age is here and it’s a free-for-all

Drones have opened the door to weaponized artificial intelligence, algorithmic and robotic warfare and loosened human control over the deployment of lethal force.

As tensions over the Ukraine worsen, is the West on the wrong track?

The Ukraine conflict is going to be fought in the realms of cyberspace, financial sanctions and the global energy front. This is where Russia can ...