NATO 3.0: Alliance or Military-Industrial Investment Fund?
NATO has never been merely a military alliance within the UN-based international order. It has always been an expression of the Western
Reason-Vision-Virtue
Even the world’s most equal countries are failing to reduce violence against women
What the Nordic paradox shows is that violence against women will not be automatically eliminated as societies become richer or more equal.
Europe Is Already Preparing for War
Ukraine has become the catalyst, not the destination. The computer has consistently warned that 2026 marks the beginning of the Panic Cycle,
The Balance of Coercive Leverage
All of this is to say the Iranians are going to be well-positioned to drive a hard bargain in future negotiations over
The World’s Gold Is Quietly Leaving London and New York
The world is more fractured than it was even a few years ago, and dollar dominance is slipping. So what does everyone
Water Makes the World Go Round
Despite being vital to health, security, and economic prosperity, water is often taken for granted. As supplies come under growing strain, water-related
Why Is Saudi Arabia Appeasing Iran?
Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy lacks strength or strategic depth. It is a policy that rewards aggression and forgoes available tools to strengthen
Dead Fathers
There is a tendency in some parts of the “Catholic Left” to salute Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas,as a welcome departure
Unchecked Billionaire Oligarchs
The real threat to American democracy was never a democratic socialist winning a city primary. It is a system in which a
Who Is Winning Africa’s Drone Wars?
Just as they have for a decade now, drones are likely to continue to play decisive roles in the continent’s—and world's—most important