Trump’s military operations in Latin America are a racket.
The New Gangsters for Capitalism
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War & Peace
How Pope Leo XIV is Building a Theology of Resistance Against Washington
The Vatican has stepped into a vacuum of moral authority.
Why Russia’s Backwardness Benefits Putin
But Putin’s reliance on the troika of fossil fuels, corruption, and autocracy to prevent a political challenge to his authority may end up producing the very revolt from below he fears the most.
Reining in the Pentagon
Can the military-industrial beast be tamed?
AI Is Raising Nuclear Risks in South Asia
In a future crisis between India and Pakistan, the most dangerous moment may not be the first strike but the minutes before it.
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.
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.
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.