US Between Projected Power and Internal Fragility: A Picture No Longer Matching Reality
On the surface, the United States still appears to be an unrivaled superpower: a president signing trade deals in Asia, shaping a new order...
The G20 Without Washington: A New Global Order Emerges
When South Africa opens the 2025 G20 Summit on November 22nd in Cape Town, the meeting will not simply be another high-level diplomatic gathering....
“A House of Dynamite”: Donald Trump and Nuclear War
Origins of a Unique Threat
The new film, “A House of Dynamite.” concerns a bolt-from-the-blue nuclear attack on the United States. Though many will regard...
Is Mamdani’s Moment the Progressive Answer New York Needs?
New York has always been a testing ground for bold ideas, and on Nov. 4, the city’s voters made a very global leap of...
A Warmer Welcome: Saudi Crown Prince Finds a Changed Congress
Lawmakers will meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the U. S. Capitol as part of his visit to the United States. The...
From Pariah to Partner: Can the U.S. Make Saudi Arabia a Real Ally?
President Biden once vowed to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah.” Now Washington may do the opposite, offering Riyadh a U.S. security guarantee that could...
The Politics of Fear: Uruapan and the Unravelling of the Mexican State
Political assassinations have long punctuated Mexico’s democratic trajectory, often surfacing at moments when institutional fragility becomes impossible to ignore. The murder of Uruapan’s mayor...
Trump’s Mixed Messages on Foreign Talent
In an interview—with Fox News on November 11, 2025—US President Donald Trump defended the H1B Visa, saying that the US needed foreigners with special...
Calamity, Truth and Silence: America and World-System Chaos
“At the beginning of the pestilence and when it ends, there’s always a propensity for rhetoric…It is only in the thick of a calamity...
Trump Threatens $1 Billion Defamation Suit Against BBC Over Panorama Editing
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for at least $1 billion, claiming the broadcaster deceptively edited a January 6, 2021...