‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Nuclear Deterrence Fails In Netflix Latest Political Thriller
On a seemingly ordinary day, the military base in Fort Greely, Alaska, discovers a ballistic missile heading towards the United...
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To Deter the Houthis, Enforce Israeli Withdrawal from the Occupied Palestinian Territories
On Oct. 16, the Houthis declared their military chief of staff, Muhammad Abdulkarim al-Ghamari, dead. He had been killed by...
This Is How Football Became a Tool of Modern Imperialism
More than 150 years after the abolition of slavery, human trafficking persists—just in a different form. Two centuries later, European...
Tariffs Do Not a Sanction Make: IEEPA, Congress, and the Limits of Executive Power
Few powers are more jealously guarded by the Constitution than the power to tax, and for good reason. The Framers...
Nationalism and Empire in China: World War I
World War I was not merely a conflict over colonial possessions; it was a global contest between empires governed by...
The 80th General Assembly will be an Inflection Point for the UN
From Fidel Castro’s four-hour anti-Capitalist tirade in 1960, to Muammar el-Qaddafi’s bizarre 2009 defense of Somali piracy, the United Nations...
Richard Gowan (Crisis Group): “Morale at the UN is below zero”
The United Nations has faced an existential crisis over the past year. In a world of increased conflicts and humanitarian...
What the Backlash Against Mamdani Reveals About Islamophobic Panic
Zohran Mamdani’s stunning upset has sparked an intense wave of political outrage, from politicians predicting another 9/11 to referring to...
The Snap That Shook Seoul: Tracking the Tremors of the South Korean Election
On June 3, 2025, South Koreans went to the polls in the throes of a political whiplash. Just weeks after...
DeepSeek Claims to Be a Sustainable AI Tool. But Is It Really?
Have you ever considered the sustainability implications of your artificial intelligence use? If you’re one of the 99% of Americans...