As Winter Nears, Ukraine Braces for Attacks on Energy Grid
Russia targeted power systems last year and recent attacks suggest a return to that strategy, raising anxiety among Ukrainian civilians and officials.
The Race to Avert Quantum Computing Threat With New Encryption Standards
Quantum technology could compromise our encryption systems. Can America replace them before it’s too late?
The Path to Reducing Pedestrian Deaths Is Steep but Straight
Who or what is to blame for this terrible increase?
Xi Jinping Greets Vladimir Putin at the Belt and Road Forum
The forum was centered on China’s foreign policy initiative, which aims to expand Beijing’s influence abroad with infrastructure projects.
China’s Economy Grew More Than Expected in the Third Quarter
The government invested heavily in infrastructure, state banks financed factory construction and consumers spent more, but real estate suffered.
Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America
For decades, spending on the future put the nation ahead of all others. What would it take to revive that spirit?
What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative and How Is It Changing?
Xi Jinping enhanced China’s sway in the world by lending money for infrastructure. Now he’s collecting debts and rethinking his signature aid initiative.
How Nepal’s Deal With China for an Airport Became an Albatross
China called the project a “signature” of its cooperation with Nepal. Insiders and documents reveal the pitfalls of China’s infrastructure-at-any-cost model.
Overlooked No More: Omero C. Catan, Who Gained Fame as ‘Mr. First’
For a time, whenever a bridge, tunnel or highway opened around New York, he endeavored to beat others onto, into or along it.
State and Local Governments Have Billions in Pandemic Aid Left to Spend
Two years after the federal government approved $350 billion in emergency funding for states and localities to respond to the public health crisis, much of the funds have not been used.