Since Australia, India, Japan, and the United States began their informal dialogue, known as the Quad, the group has made significant strides. Yet as Quad leaders prepare to meet in Tokyo, they must do more to cooperate on shared security concerns in the Indo-Pacific, Dhruva Jaishankar and Tanvi Madan argue in Foreign Affairs.
In the 10 weeks since former prime minister Imran Khan was ousted from power, Pakistan has been gripped by a political and economic crisis. Madiha Afzal explains the hidden dynamics behind Islamabad's turmoil.
In the wake of a horrific terrorist attack that killed or injured 13 people in Buffalo, New York, Daniel L. Byman, author of the new book "Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism," discusses the dangers and weaknesses of the global white supremacist movement.
Separately, listen to or read the highlights of a Twitter Space conversation about global white supremacy between Byman, Rashawn Ray, the Southern Poverty Law Center's Heidi Beirich, and Suzanne Maloney.
Quote of the week
“The fact that [President Joe] Biden has kept engaged in diplomatic outreach with Asia, hosted the ASEAN summit, and will visit South Korea and Japan and have the Quad leaders summit shows that the focus on the Indo-Pacific will remain.”
In their new book, “The Digital Financial Revolution in China,” David Dollar, Yiping Huang, and other experts investigate the impact of financial technology on job creation, income distribution, and consumer welfare in China.
Iraqi politics. Firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has built a deft political alliance with moderate, U.S., and Western-aligned political actors like the Kurds in an attempt to form a majority government, writes Ranj Alaaldin.
Don't ruin Russia. Writing in the Hill, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Melanie Sisson argue that the West should avoid the mistakes of Versailles in any proposed peace settlement over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Al-Qaida today. More than 20 years after the 9/11 attacks, is al-Qaida in the rear-view mirror?Daniel L. Byman and Asfandyar Mir debate how much of a threat the organization poses in War on the Rocks.
Pandemic profits. On the Dollar & Sense podcast, David Dollar spoke to Molly Kinder, a fellow in Brookings Metro, about how workers got left behind during the pandemic, even as shareholders' profits soared.
