Michael Christopher Low worries that any bid by the US to seize Kharg Island could jeopardize the region’s desalination facilities.

Nouriel Roubini thinks President Donald Trump is on the hook politically to try to “finish the job” of regime change.

Anne O. Krueger laments that the “America First” trade agenda has destabilized the world order with little to show for it.

Michael Spence explains why single points of failure have proliferated in recent decades and considers how to boost resilience.

Michael R. Strain argues that the benefits of substantial gains would outweigh the costs in advanced economies.

Harold James considers historical parallels to America's reckless “excursion” against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Helen Clark warns that a US ground operation will only escalate the conflict and add to the nuclear-proliferation risk.

Mariana Mazzucato wants governments to use the latest spike in fossil-fuel prices to put their economies on a new footing.

Ekrem İmamoğlu proposes a blueprint for restoring international cooperation on the basis of shared rules and commitments.

Jayant Sinha considers the implications of the Trump administration’s attacks on independent regulators and supervisors.

Kalemli-Özcan warns that America’s current policies are turning manageable problems into full-blown macroeconomic crises.

Simon Johnson thinks the regime is leveraging the pain of soaring energy costs against the looming US midterm elections.