Court Philosophers in the Age of Multipolarism
Olavo de Carvalho and Aleksandr Dugin attack liberalism from opposite corners.
Bitcoin Diplomacy
Pakistan and El Salvador are teaming up to use cryptocurrency to circumvent the usual multilateral controls on financial transactions.
Trump: It’s Not Funny Anymore
Comedians are the canaries in the coalmines of authoritarianism.
The Climate’s Emergency Brake
Slashing methane emissions now could slow the runaway train of global warming long enough to get our act together. But only if we act.
A Dangerously Divided World Highlights the Need to Empower International Institutions
The rise of right-wing nationalism requires a more robust international response.
The Department of War: Trump’s Costly Contradiction
It’s increasingly difficult for Trump to maintain the fiction that he’s a peacemaker.
It is Long Past Time to Block the Bombs to Israel
The Trump administration has been accelerating transfers of bombs and guns to Israel with monolithic Republican, and far too much Democratic, support.
Trump’s Strange Global Power Rankings
Why did Trump refer to Russia as the number two power in the world?
America the Irrelevant
In war and peace, Trump is pushing the United States to the margins.
The Return of Drug War Imperialism
Trump’s priority isn’t drugs. It’s Latin American resources.
Sanctions as Civilizational Warfare
Why the Global South will shape the post-Western order.
From Delhi to DC: A Summer Study in Power and Resistance
Power without legitimacy eventually meets its match.
The Role of Information in Building a New World
Research is a key to fighting militarism and repression.
The Limits of India-China Rapprochement
Modi’s recent appearance in China looks less like rapprochement and more like hedging against uncertainty.