All Commentaries
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.
More Nuclear States Is Not a Recipe for Greater Security
The Iran War has made nuclear proliferation more likely.
The Stories They Carried
Children’s books provide a glimpse into the values that shape life in Iran today.
