The White House appears to have a broader strategy to unwind over 50 years of agreements to control and limit nuclear weapons.
Regions / Europe & Central Asia
The Air Force is undergoing its biggest expansion since the end of the Cold War, and the reasons are clear.
In a few short years, there could be no treaties left restricting the world's two largest nuclear arsenals.
"Radicalization" has long been treated as the sole preserve of Islamists, even as far-right extremists have eclipsed them.
Three superpowers now face off along multiple fronts, even as they dismantle the tools that prevented escalation in the past.
Despite the bloody headlines, a slow-motion alignment of interests could mean peace in Afghanistan — if the Trump administration cooperates.
Despite dire warnings, politically influential big banks continue to lend billions to the fossil fuel industry every year.
To challenge fascists and weak-tea liberals, Sanders has called for a Progressive International... but it's not very international.
Saudi Arabia's apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi might have taken inspiration from Russia and North Korea — or Israel and the United States.
What that Protestant Reformation can teach us about the durability of far-right movements — and the order they seek to replace.