Erin Lockwood parses the confusion over the winning bets on Time’s Person of the Year and explains why it matters.

January 1 marked a decade since China repealed its one-child policy. Just ten days before, Peng Peiyun, who long oversaw the ...

Keun Lee suggests how South Korea and Japan can adapt to US tariffs and China’s competitiveness in high-end goods.

Angela Huyue Zhang explains why technological dominance hinges less on models and chips than on economy-wide dissemination.

Beata Javorcik warns that shrinking workforces and political inertia threaten fiscal sustainability and long-term stability.

Carla Norrlöf thinks the Trump administration has muddied the waters in ways that will make US global leadership costlier.

Ana Palacio shows why China is well positioned to capitalize on the destruction wrought by Donald Trump in 2025.

Stephen Holmes assesses a policy made possible by the destruction of mechanisms intended to discipline US presidents' power.

Pietri and Jean Tirole show that the biggest barrier to the sector’s development is structural, not financial.

Kilaparti Ramakrishna shows how marine-based solutions gained prominence at COP30 and why they hold the key to planetary ...

Hiroshi Mikitani touts public acceptance of the technology and policymakers’ “innovation-first” approach to regulating it.

Jan 6, 2026 Antonin Bergeaud, et al. show that the biggest barrier to the sector’s development is structural, not financial.