3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (638+ words) Argument: Top Signs You’re Heading for a Quagmire Both Washington and Moscow had reasons for acting as they did, but it is hard to argue that these various adventures left either country in a stronger global position. So why do…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (526+ words) Essay: The World’s Only Real Hope of Maintaining Order This article appears in the Fall 2026 print issue: How to Survive in a World Without Rules, available in full Sept. 9. A key challenge will be to construct a global order that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (757+ words) Argument: The Conservative Case for International Law The mayor’s legal team has concluded that New York City lacks the necessary authority to make the arrest, and instead, Mamdani urged the federal government to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (143+ words) Argument: Welcome to the New Defense-Dominant World The bottom line is that offense-defense theory uses a single concept—whether it’s easier to conquer new territory or defend one’s own—as a master variable that shapes many features of world politics....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (580+ words) Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the United States’ attack on Iran’s Larak Island, a rising flood death toll in Nepal, and Greece’s multibillion-dollar defense deal with Israel. U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fire on Sunday…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (475+ words) Analysis: Jordan Sees Bigger Threat From Israel Than Iran Yet my recent conversations with Jordanian officials, journalists, and commentators reveal a strikingly different concern. Their frustration about the Iran war is real, but it pales in comparison to their sense…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (551+ words) Analysis: Why Iran Might Escalate That same day, Trump announced a new campaign of “Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale” against Iran, warning that countries providing Tehran with “any type of lifeline” would face “TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences.” Hours…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (374+ words) Analysis: Mike Huckabee Reckons With the Disturbing Reality of Settler Violence As Israeli settlers besieged Palestinian homes in the village of Qusra, including one belonging to a Palestinian American, Huckabee in mid-August referred to those involved as “Israeli terrorists.” This…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (687+ words) Argument: Washington Is Creating Forever Enemies Numerous countries have held a place on America’s list of grudges. Cuba has been a near-permanent member, rooted in events now more than six decades old. Libya remained on the list for decades under…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (115+ words) Analysis: What Donald Duck Can Teach Trump About Going to War A new movie shows how the president conferred with State Department experts before each meeting. Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” triggered nationwide outrage—and a firewall that is now gone....