Even the Trump administration may soon realize that only multilateral negotiations can break the current deadlock.
Getting Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran Back on Track
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The AI Attack Was American But the Defense Was Chinese
The U.S. AI industry is incapable of restraining its own models and incapable of protecting its own users.
The Pause Over Iran Is a Supply Problem
The U.S. military doesn’t have enough missiles to defend itself and its allies, which has implications beyond the Iran War.
Washington Sent 7,000 Troops to Deter China
But Beijing didn’t get the message.
When War with Iran Is No Longer a Washington Consensus
The Iran debate is increasingly about the limits and costs of war—and the relationship between Washington’s interests and Israel’s priorities.
America’s Sanctions Are Building a Post-Dollar World
Washington’s favorite tool of coercion is still powerful—but overuse is teaching the rest of the world how to live without it.
Rubio Vows to Dismantle the ICC Brick by Brick
What can the Trump administration really do to disrupt the work of the International Criminal Court?
Pakistan: The Country Both Sides Call When the Bombing Starts
The order that lectures the Global South about restraint and responsibility did not prevent the Iran war and cannot end it.
Trump’s War at Home
The administration’s ruthless deportation policy is wrecking lives, communities, and the U.S. economy. It may turn out to be a political albatross as well.
Is China Claudia Sheinbaum’s Model for Mexico?
A new health care reform based on biometric identity carries risks of function creep and future authoritarianism.