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Trump’s War on Knowledge

2 weeks ago | forbes.kz | Ian Buruma

Мнение Donald Trump’s crusade to eradicate antisemitism at elite US universities is nothing more than an excuse to attack the academy’s leftists and liberals NEW YORK — US Vice President J.D. Vance could not have made his point more clearly when, in a 2021 speech taking aim at American universities, he quoted former President Richard Nixon’s line that «professors are the enemy.» Despite being a graduate of Yale Law School, Vance has been an eager foot soldier in President Donald Trump’s war...
The Right Name for the Gulf of Mexico

2 weeks ago | forbes.kz | Anne-Marie Slaughter

Мнение Imagine if US President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of North America.
Israel’s Blind Spot

2 months ago | forbes.kz | Ian Buruma

Мнение Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plummeting popularity, most Israelis share his view that the Palestinians pose an existential threat Enjoying a perfectly brewed cappuccino and a crisp croissant on a pleasant street in Tel Aviv, it is hard to imagine that people are being bombed, shelled, and strafed about 43 miles (69 kilometers) away in Gaza (not to mention the constant violence on the West Bank less than 40 miles away). When life seems so civilized on the surface,...
How the World Can Keep Trump 2.0 in Check

2 months ago | forbes.kz | Anne-Marie Slaughter

Мнение Foreign governments, businesses, and civil-society groups have more power than they think WASHINGTON, DC — US President Donald Trump has shown a callous disregard for the checks and balances that have long protected American democracy.
Gaza, Trump, authoritarianism, and more

Mar 23, 2025 | forbes.kz | Ian Buruma

Мнение An interview with Ian Buruma Project Syndicate: Last October, you highlighted the role of shame – specifically, the desire to “overcome the humiliation of centuries of persecution” – in guiding Israeli foreign policy, before warning that the resulting humiliation of the Palestinians will only perpetuate violence.
Who Will Lead the Democratic World?

Mar 8, 2025 | forbes.kz | Ian Buruma

Мнение The end of Pax Americana is clearly in sight While this has long been the goal of many leftists battling “American imperialism,” it is not really all that strange that a US government of right-wing zealots ultimately took a wrecking ball to the world order. America’s far right was always more isolationist than its liberal establishment.
Breaking US Democracy Beyond Repair

Feb 8, 2025 | forbes.kz | Ian Buruma

Donald Trump’s second presidency perhaps destroy people’s faith in American democracy and its universalist claims NEW YORK – Compared to other Western democracies, the United States is still a profoundly religious country. Around 24% of Americans identify as evangelical Christians. Five US Supreme Court justices are conservative Catholics (the only other conservative on the bench, Neil Gorsuch, was raised and educated as a Catholic but is now an Episcopalian).
Middle Powers and the Art of the Deal

Jan 24, 2025 | forbes.kz | Anne-Marie Slaughter

В мире Many countries will be eager to come to the table WASHINGTON, DC — The week of Donald Trump’s return to the White House may seem like an odd time to emphasize the growing strength and agency of non-Western middle powers such as India, Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico.
Ukraine's Existential Culture War

Jan 9, 2025 | forbes.kz | Ian Buruma

In 2022, Lithuania’s then-Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys decided that performing Russian composer Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet The Nutcracker was no longer an appropriate way to celebrate the Christmas season Lithuania is a staunch supporter of Ukraine, and Kairys, believing that Russian culture could not be separated from Russian imperialism, called for a “mental quarantine” – otherwise known as “cultural decolonization.” At the end of last year, Šarūnas Birutis, the newly installed...
A Fiscally Low-Cost Solution to China’s Economic Challenges

Dec 9, 2024 | forbes.kz | Shang-Jin Wei

The Chinese stock market has rallied recently in anticipation of another round of government stimulus This is understandable, as the authorities have rolled out multiple monetary and fiscal stimulus packages to stave off deflation and boost GDP growth. But with public debt already well above historical norms, there is limited room for further fiscal intervention without risking a future debt crisis.