Marc Dunkelman writes in The Atlantic that by blocking major New York infrastructure projects through burdensome regulations, Donald Trump has become the nation’s “NIMBY in chief,” undermining the development he once promised to accelerate.
Foreign Affairs

After Xi (co-authored by Tyler Jost)

In a piece co-authored for Foreign Affairs, Tyler Jost warns that China’s looming post–Xi Jinping succession could trigger internal power struggles, destabilize the regime, and reshape the country’s foreign and domestic policies.
In the Boston Globe, Stephen Kinzer writes that Trump’s military escalation against Venezuela rests on discredited drug-gang claims, risks inflaming Latin America, and is pushing Caracas closer to China.