Conflicts

War in the Twilight

War in the Twilight

The question is not whether a president is strong enough to exercise power, but whether the president is restrained enough to obey the laws he has sworn to uphold, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.
04.09.2026

Twilight’s Last Gleaming

Twilight’s Last Gleaming

There is a point in the decline of republics when the problem is no longer that government breaks its own laws. Governments will always behave unlawfully.
04.09.2026

The Definition of Insanity

The Definition of Insanity

Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Whether he actually said it or not, the definition stands.
02.09.2026

Chris Hedges: Iran War Bringing Down US Empire

Chris Hedges: Iran War Bringing Down US Empire

The U.S. war on Iran has exposed more than a catastrophic military miscalculation: It has revealed an American empire hollowed out by corruption, war profiteering and democratic decay.
01.09.2026

Year 4: Why the US Needed Russia to Invade

Year 4: Why the US Needed Russia to Invade

In a moment of candor in March 2022, Joe Biden revealed why the U.S. needed the Russian invasion to launch its three-pronged, pre-meditated war on Russia, writes Joe Lauria.
02.03.2026

Senator Tom Cotton’s Ode to US Nuclear Weapons

Senator Tom Cotton’s Ode to US Nuclear Weapons

Hawkish Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) has never been a big fan of arms control agreements. His new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal confirms that his attitude has not softened in the slightest.
19.02.2026

Red Lines & AI Warfare

Red Lines & AI Warfare

It is yet to be seen if Australia’s policy on weaponising AI will enshrine the moral red line of delegating life and death decisions to machines, writes Matilda Byrne.
05.02.2026

START Is Finished

START Is Finished

As the arms treaty ends today, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced its Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been to global thermonuclear annihilation.
05.02.2026

After Iran, Next Target: Cuba

After Iran, Next Target: Cuba

We’re being asked to believe Cuba is Hamas, so the U.S. needs to strangle it to death in self-defense. That the U.S. has been pursuing regime change in Cuba for generations, we’re told, is mere coincidence.
03.02.2026

Europe Cannot And Never Will Be Able To Compete With The United States

Europe Cannot And Never Will Be Able To Compete With The United States

For decades, Europe has pursued economic, social, and environmental policies that have degraded its material and human capacity, possibly beyond recovery.
30.01.2026

Trump’s Doubling Down on Imperialism in Latin America Is a Formula for Decline

Trump’s Doubling Down on Imperialism in Latin America Is a Formula for Decline

Give Donald Trump credit. He’s added new meaning to that ancient phrase “gunboat diplomacy.”
29.01.2026

What if NATO Died?

What if NATO Died?

Forged under the pressure of the Cold War in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, is in critical condition.
28.01.2026

Trump’s First Year: A Report Card

Trump’s First Year: A Report Card

There are many metrics by which U.S. President Donald Trump’s first year back in office can be measured. Some will measure it by tariffs and the economy, some by ICE and immigration, and some by civility and democracy.
26.01.2026

Getting it Wrong on Russia

Getting it Wrong on Russia

Sy Hersh’s new article “Putin’s Long War,” is bad for peace. When a reporter becomes hostage to his sources, the results are little more than weaponized propaganda.
26.01.2026

Between Conciliation and Coercion in Ukraine Policy

Between Conciliation and Coercion in Ukraine Policy

Is there an actually existing Ukraine policy? Probably not.
23.01.2026

The US-Israel Hybrid War Against Iran

The US-Israel Hybrid War Against Iran

Understanding hybrid war tactics helps to explain why Trump’s rhetoric oscillates between threats of war and phony offers of peace.
21.01.2026

Donroe Doctrine: Catalyst for a US Strategic Contraction in the Indo-Pacific?

Donroe Doctrine: Catalyst for a US Strategic Contraction in the Indo-Pacific?

The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, marked a watershed moment in international affairs.
19.01.2026

Trump’s Threats to Intervene in Iran Carry Big Risks

Trump’s Threats to Intervene in Iran Carry Big Risks

The protests in Iran began in the bazaars on December 28 as a demand for economic reform in the face of a cost-of-living crisis highlighted by the Iranian rial’s plunge to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar.
16.01.2026

A Century of American Imperialism, Culminating in Venezuela

A Century of American Imperialism, Culminating in Venezuela

Trump is the bold exclamation point on a century-long sentence of US imperialism, penned by presidents from both major parties
14.01.2026

The Ukraine Snare Still Beckons

The Ukraine Snare Still Beckons

Despite the widespread expectation that President Donald Trump would end Washington’s entanglement in NATO’s proxy war using Ukraine against Russia, it is increasingly evident that the fundamental features of U.S. policy remain unaltered.
13.01.2026

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