Why Democratic Leadership Requires Respect for the Boundaries of Public Office Constitutional democracies are sustained not only by written laws but also by an unwritten culture of institutional humility, the recognition that public authority is both empowered and constrained by the office that exercises it. Public trust depends not merely
Innovation policy increasingly depends on financial institutions Discussions of China’s technological competition with the United States generally focus on industrial policy, manufacturing capabilities, export controls, or advances in strategic sectors such as artificial intelligence and semiconductors. By comparison, less attention has been devoted to the financial institutions that support innovation.
The summit reflects a longer-term strategic transition The upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara comes at a time when the Alliance is undergoing one of its most significant strategic adjustments since the end of the Cold War. Public attention will understandably focus on defence spending commitments and on the national implementation
Israel’s strategic position is entering a period of profound uncertainty. For decades, its security has rested on three mutually reinforcing pillars: military superiority, an exceptionally close partnership with the United States, and the capacity to cultivate pragmatic relationships with regional and international actors despite enduring political disagreements. Today, each of
How Social Media Are Changing Not Only Travel but Also the Way Democracies Understand the World “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”— Marcel Proust Proust’s observation is usually read as a reflection on personal growth. It is also, perhaps unintentionally, a