Uri Friedman

What’s the Likelihood of Nuclear War?

The Ukraine crisis isn’t as dangerous as the darkest moments of the Cold War, but the potential for mistakes and miscalculations means the risks are still high.

• Uri Friedman
• March 23, 2022

Putin’s Nuclear Threats Are a Wake-Up Call for the World

The Russian leader’s actions have opened our eyes to how dependent we all are on the whims of one man and his nuclear arsenal.

• Uri Friedman
• March 15, 2022

The Seven Habits of COVID-Resilient Nations

South Korea has repeatedly suppressed the spread of the virus and kept deaths to relatively low levels.

• Uri Friedman
• February 15, 2022

The Dueling Ideas That Will Define the 21st Century

Our paradigms mold our assumptions and expectations, and thus our policies and behavior.

• Uri Friedman
• November 10, 2021

Germany Found a Way to Reduce Polarization. Could It Work in the U.S.?

The country’s robust investment in public media has helped it reduce political divisions.

• Uri Friedman
• July 30, 2021

The Lost Month That Haunts the World

And points to how we prevent the next pandemic.

• Uri Friedman
• May 12, 2021

COVID-19 Lays Bare the Price of Populism

A raging outbreak in Brazil threatens gains against the virus.

• Uri Friedman
• May 9, 2021

Don’t Erase What Happened at the Capitol

The building should resemble the United States, a still-broken country in need of fixing.

• Uri Friedman
• February 13, 2021

One Country Has Jumped Ahead on Vaccinations

Israel has vaccinated six times more of its population than the United States. Can others learn from its success?

• Uri Friedman
• January 23, 2021

The Damage Will Last

The precedents Trump has set, the doubts he has sown, and the claims he has made will linger.

• Uri Friedman
• November 27, 2020

The Pandemic Is Revealing a New Form of National Power

In the COVID-19 era, a country’s strength is determined not only by its military and economy, but also by its resilience.

• Uri Friedman
• November 15, 2020

My Son Is Looking to Me for Answers—And I Don’t Have Them Anymore

He’s asking me life’s biggest questions at the very moment when I am unlearning so much of what I used to know.

• Uri Friedman
• August 25, 2020

Why America Resists Learning From Other Countries

The pandemic may pose the greatest threat yet to the belief that America has little to learn from the rest of the world.

• Uri Friedman
• May 14, 2020

Brazil’s Pandemic Is Just Beginning

The hardest-hit country in Latin America is facing a “perfect storm,” as inequality collides with COVID-19.

• Uri Friedman
• May 10, 2020

I Have Seen the Future—And It’s Not the Life We Knew

Cities around the world might slowly be coming back to life, but there’s no going back to “normal.”

• Uri Friedman
• May 1, 2020

New Zealand’s Prime Minister May Be the Most Effective Leader on the Planet

Jacinda Ardern’s leadership style, focused on empathy, isn’t just resonating with her people; it’s putting the country on track for success against the coronavirus.

• Uri Friedman
• April 19, 2020

Anthony Fauci, Lightning Rod

The nation’s top infectious-disease expert is hardly infallible. But Trump allies may be criticizing him because they can’t target the president.

• Peter Nicholas and Uri Friedman
• April 14, 2020

We Can’t Rely on Just the Military

It might seem like the Pentagon can act as some sort of savior in confronting the coronavirus, but that’s unlikely.

• Uri Friedman
• April 8, 2020

Face Masks Are In

The West has long stigmatized mask-wearing, unlike many Asian countries, where those who don’t wear masks during public-health crises are the ones who are stigmatized.

• Uri Friedman
• April 2, 2020

The Coronavirus-Denial Movement Now Has a Leader

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has lashed out against local officials who have implemented severe lockdowns, accusing them of destroying the country.

• Uri Friedman
• March 27, 2020