How to Deter a Superpower
Taiwan, a weak case for genocide, and a broader war in the Middle East.
A belated welcome to 2024, dear Crowd. We’re getting back on the treadmill with Monday Notes, but hope to make the offering a bit more distinctive than it has been in the past.
Monday Notes were conceived of as a kind of notepad of things that were on the mind of WoC’s founders — Shadi Hamid and me — rather than anything approaching a column. But with time, and des…




