Israel and Palestine: The Problem of No Man’s Land
The Israeli government is prepared to expel Palestinians from their territories regardless of international law and near-universal condemnation.
The Quad Must Stop Outsiders from Prolonging War in Sudan
If the Quad wants peace, it should start with itself!
Trump at the UN: The Braggadocio of Evil
Climate change can only be stopped by everyone pulling together and acting in concert. But that flies in the face of Trump’s boast that he alone can solve the world’s problems.
Deglobalization, Towards the Right or Left?
“Let goods be homespun whenever it is reasonably and conveniently possible, and, above all, let finance be primarily national” – this advice from Keynes remains just as relevant today as it was in the 1930s.
Chip Curbs and the Folly of U.S. Techno-Nationalism
Trump’s high-tech policy is seriously schizophrenic.
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.