OPEN MIC
“We are fully in control of 60% of the territory of the Gaza Strip … and my directive is to get to 70% … we’re going in order.”
West Bank, Palestine, May 28, 2026
RECENT
EMPTY WORDS AT THE NPT
Another NPT review cycle, another failure.
Predictably enough.
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By Casper Lopes | May 26, 2026
The Multipolar Illusion:
China, Russia and Enduring US Primacy
Russia and China have been promoting the idea of a multipolar world for more than two decades. Yet the international system remains unipolar, largely shaped by the dominance of the United States. So what are Moscow and Beijing doing wrong?
By Nikola Mikovic | May 25, 2026
The Modernization-as-Safety Mirage
The notion that nuclear modernization is a matter of safety is truthful enough to persist, yet misleading enough to demand challenge. Modernization programs are not merely about maintaining aging systems, but about entrenching nuclear deterrence for generations to come.
By Cesar Jaramillo | May 21, 2026
Iran’s Thick Red Line
Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest proposal, while insisting on zero domestic uranium enrichment. Tehran has signaled its willingness to provide assurances against weaponization and accept extensive verification measures. But not to renounce enrichment.
By Eldar Mamedov & Cesar Jaramillo |
May 15, 2026
Sudan’s Forgotten Catastrophe
Sudan today represents one of the clearest examples of how prolonged violence, foreign interference, arms transfers, and geopolitical competition can converge to produce a catastrophic humanitarian crisis with little meaningful international response.
By María Pía Devoto | May 12, 2026
NO ENDGAME
What’s the latest strategy for the war in Ukraine, now into its fifth year?
More of the same.
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By Casper Lopes | May 9, 2026
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By Fatma Khaled | May 17, 2026
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By Sareen Habeshian | May 13, 2026
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By Lyndal Rowlands | April 21, 2026