Reciprocity, Selectively Applied: The Contradiction at the Center of the Trump and Xi Summit
When Xi Jinping's plane touches down at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, he arrives to a reception built for maximum contrast with his last...
Healing Amid Chaos: Listening to Reason at the Eleventh Hour
“When you have listened to Reason, it is wise to agree that all things are one.” -Heraclitus, Fragments
In world politics, nothing is disconnected. Though...
America is Running Out of Margin in Iran
The consequences of the war with Iran are now showing up far beyond the Middle East. U.S. Patriot missile stocks in Europe are reportedly...
The War That Survived Its Enemy
Twenty-five years after September 11, the Twin Towers are gone from New York’s skyline, Osama bin Laden has been dead for more than fifteen...
Can Trump convince skeptical allies that the Iran war is under control?
When U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations on Tuesday, he will return to a forum where he previously presented the U.S. campaign...
The Politics of Shared Scarcity
Five weeks before the war against Iran began, the Pentagon published a strategy warning that the United States could find itself facing simultaneous major...
Houthi Gains in Yemen Put the U.S. in a New Red Sea Dilemma
The Iran-aligned Houthis have launched a rapid offensive along Yemen's coast, gaining control over key areas that threaten a crucial Middle East waterway, specifically...
Can Trump’s Strategy Deliver a Republican Win in the Midterms?
President Donald Trump is making himself the centre of the Republican Party's campaign for the 2026 midterm elections, but growing concerns within his own...
Trump’s Iran Campaign Risks Becoming America’s Next ‘Forever War’
When Donald Trump ran for a second term, he promised to be a “president of peace” and claimed he would end foreign wars rather...
Another go for Pyongyang?
In his eagerness to distract attention from Iran and finally secure a diplomatic coup, President Trump is pivoting once again to North Korea. Three...