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Covid-19 vaccines
Naftali Bennett on why Israel is giving booster jabs for covid-19

A third dose protects people, the economy and social wellbeing—and crucially, retains public trust in vaccines, says Israel’s prime minister

The future of American power
Gordon Brown on the need for a new multilateralism

If the world can’t distribute covid vaccines equitably, how can it respond to other global challenges? New forms of co-operation are needed, says a former British prime minister

After 9/11
Farah Pandith on the success and sorrow of American Muslims

The attacks forced the group to transform its identity and engage in national life. Their success is built on pain and resilience, writes a Muslim former American official

The future of American power
Maleeha Lodhi on the tortured Pakistani-American relationship

America must learn from its missteps in Asia, says a Pakistani strategist and diplomat

The future of American power
Gérard Araud on Europe stepping forward as the United States backs away

As America withdraws as global policeman, Europe must meet new challenges with diplomats more than soldiers, says a French diplomat

The future of American power
Arundhati Roy on America’s fiery, brutal impotence

The US leaves Afghanistan humiliated, but now faces bigger worries, from social polarisation to environmental collapse, says a novelist and essayist

Leaving Afghanistan
Summia Tora on evacuating her father—and others—from Kabul

Unfairness and hypocrisy characterised the scramble to get out, says the first Rhodes scholar from Afghanistan at Oxford

The future of American power
Paul Kennedy on whether China’s rise means America’s fall

Changes in global politics, armed forces and economics means America has a new contender for supremacy, writes a historian of great powers

The future of American power
Jorge Castañeda on why America’s civilisation will prevail

The United States remains the world’s indispensable power. Good, says the former foreign minister of Mexico

The future of American power
Minxin Pei on why China will not surpass the United States

China will continue its rapid growth for a time, but it faces big obstacles—not least its ageing population and the stifling rule of the current regime

The future of American power
Radoslaw Sikorski on Europe’s role amid American and Chinese tensions

As America focuses on China, Europe must protect its interests and America needs to accept its balancing act, says a European Parliamentarian

The exercise of authority
Stephen Reicher on how leaders bring out brutality in others

The Stanford prison study 50 years ago was a landmark in psychology, but people have learned the wrong lesson, says a social psychologist