Across a series of major international agreements and frameworks intended to constrain weapons, warfare and the conduct of states, many countries participate in most or all of them. Others repeatedly do not. And the same names keep reappearing.
Rules-Based Order? These Are The Outliers Read Post »
If the ultimate goal remains negotiated limits on Iran’s nuclear program, then the central question is no longer whether the war inflicted damage, but whether this recent military escalation produced a better political outcome than sustained diplomacy was already capable of delivering.
Dumb War Theory: Anatomy of the U.S. Strategic Failure in Iran Read Post »
The 2025 Explosive Weapons Monitor reveals a deeply troubling pattern of civilian harm in armed conflict. After three consecutive years of sustained civilian harm on a massive scale, what once would have been viewed as extraordinary increasingly appears routine.
Another Violent Year: Civilian Harm and the Erosion of Restraint Read Post »
Recent experience suggests that a purely military solution is unlikely to succeed. Nor can long-term stability be achieved simply by outsourcing security to external actors. Should the military government fall, Mali could face a new struggle for power among forces whose objectives are fundamentally incompatible.
Mali’s Unfinished War Read Post »
A preventable, disruptive, and reckless crisis with a known culprit.
Met with applause.
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THE GREAT G7 SUCK-UP Read Post »
The 2026 NPT Review Conference concluded without an agreed outcome document, extending an unprecedented streak of three consecutive failed review cycles. As nuclear risks rise and confidence in the treaty continues to erode, experts examine what went wrong, what issues deserved greater attention, and what the outcome means for the future of the NPT.
2026 NPT: Expert Reactions Read Post »
Another NPT cycle, another failure.
Predictably enough.
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EMPTY WORDS AT THE NPT Read Post »
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?
The Multipolar Illusion: China, Russia, and Enduring US Primacy Read Post »
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.
The Modernization-as-Safety Mirage Read Post »
