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Poland has spent most of its modern history being consequential in ways it did not choose. Partitioned three times in the eighteenth century. Occupied twice in the twentieth. Posit…
For most of the post-war period, Germany's economic model was almost perfectly calibrated for the conditions it faced. A highly skilled industrial workforce. Deep expertise in mech…
The argument for building more housing is simple enough that it can be stated in a single sentence: there are more households who want homes than there are homes available, and the…
In 1990, the United States produced roughly thirty-seven percent of the world's semiconductors. By 2020, that share had fallen to twelve percent. The decline tracked the broader lo…
The Americas are experiencing a rapid transformation in transportation as electric vehicles (EVs) gain traction across the region. Governments, businesses, and consumers are embrac…
The Colorado River does not reach the sea anymore. For most of the year, it runs dry somewhere in the Mexican desert well before it reaches the Gulf of California, absorbed entirel…
There is a version of the American border story that lives entirely in Washington, expressed in terms of enforcement budgets, detention capacity, and legislative standoffs. Then th…
Introduction Across the Western Hemisphere, a quiet transformation is underway. From North America’s economic recalibration to South America’s political evolution, the nations…
A fresh surge in unauthorized border crossings has reignited the perennial and politically explosive debate over American immigration policy, exposing once again the deep divisions…
The decoupling of American and Chinese supply chains is beginning to show up in the data in ways that are reshaping global commerce. New research documents a significant diversific…
American democracy is undergoing its most dramatic transformation in half a century, driven by demographic shifts, technological disruption, and a deepening ideological polarizatio…
From the northern reaches of Canada to the southern tip of Patagonia, democratic institutions across the Western Hemisphere face a moment of profound stress. A wave of authoritaria…
The United States Senate passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Thursday evening, ending weeks of tense negotiations and delivering a major legislative win for the …
Oceanographers exploring the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific have documented an unexpectedly rich and previously unknown ecosystem clustered around a cluster of deep-sea hyd…
