U.S. Military Fuels Extreme Weather Events
From the Midwest to the Marianas, communities are responding to climate change in the face of misplaced federal budget priorities.
Beijing’s Calculated Patience in the Middle East
Xi Jinping is betting that in a world weary of chaos, the power that brings equipment, credit, and continuity will ultimately prevail.
The World’s First Conference to End Fossil Fuels Must Address Militarism, Too
Fossil fuels and militarism are part of the same architecture of power. To combat climate change, governments must be willing to challenge both.
Peru: Flash Point in US-China Rivalry
The Chancay port is at the center of the superpower conflict.
Where on Earth Is Europe Heading?
Europe is being pulled in several different directions, but generally not to the left.
Blockading the Strait of Hormuz
The waterway is a pressure point with global impact.
Pedro Sanchez: Rise of a European Restrainer
In his opposition to the Iran War and condemnation of the genocide in Gaza, the Spanish prime minister has supported a principled multiplateralism.
Iran Hawks Salivating over Next Versailles
A peace extracted at gunpoint stores tension rather than diffusing it.
Cuba Needs Help Not Military Intervention
Cuba needs practical solutions, and it needs them now.
The American Gulag 2026
People die while companies profit as concentration camps metastasize across America.
The Islamabad Pivot and the Rise of the Global South’s Diplomatic Order
Peace is not impossible, but the old ways of achieving it are increasingly obsolete.
The Axis of Evil Suffers a Big Loss
After Viktor Orban’s landslide loss in Hungary, will Trump and even Putin be next in line for their political comeuppance?
Starving the Beast through War
Increasing the U.S. military budget and fighting wars provide conservatives with a rationale to cut social spending.
The War in Iran as International Terrorism
How the news media is covering the Iran war.