International law has been replaced by the principle of might makes right.
Trump, the Dying Multilateral Order, and the Global South
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War & Peace
The Iran War Is Killing Private Credit
The global economy is being shaken up in unanticipated ways.
Kurds and the US-Israel War with Iran: Likely Scenarios
What role will Kurds play in shaping the future of Iran?
It’s Already a World War
Ruthless authoritarian leaders–Putin, Trump, Netanyahu–have declared war on international law.
Planet Palantir
How a clique of unhinged techno-optimists is putting humanity at risk.
This International Women’s Day, Let’s Renew the Call to End Wars
The impact on women of the war with Iran has been disastrous.
The “Legality” of Shooting Ships Out of the Water
Why the Trump administration doesn’t just break the law but uses legality in a distinctly lawless fashion.
Tehran’s Decapitation and the End of an Era
The United States and Israel are gambling that the jungle law of sheer force can birth a new Middle Eastern order.
Trump’s Strategic Disaster in Tehran
The silence in Tehran today is not the silence of a collapsed state but the quiet preparation for a long and expensive retaliation.
Killing Leaders Doesn’t Kill the System
The killing of Ayatollah Khamenei will not necessarily lead to the transformation of Iran.