By Paul R. Pillar on Feb 03, 2026 12:05 am Shifting justifications for a war are never a good sign, and they strongly suggest that the war in question was not warranted. Read in browser »
By Ian Proud on Feb 02, 2026 12:05 am Like it or not, Russia is the biggest polar bear in the arctic, which helps to explain President Trump’s moves on Greenland. Read in browser »
By Responsible Statecraft on Jan 30, 2026 12:05 am In the new National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy, the Trump team charges that the Monroe Doctrine has been "ignored" by previous administrations and that the primary goal now is to reassert control over its economic and security interests in the Western Hemisphere. Read in browser »
By Zachary Paikin on Jan 30, 2026 12:05 am Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s widely praised speech last week in Davos was most notable for its frankness in admitting the hypocrisy behind Western support for a selectively enforced “rules-based international order.” But it also pulled no punches in calling out the coercive measures that great powers — including the United States — are increasingly employing to advance their interests. Read in browser »
By Connor Echols on Jan 29, 2026 12:05 am In the past few weeks, thousands of federal law enforcement officials have descended on Minneapolis. Videos show immigration officers jumping out of unmarked vans, tackling and pepper-spraying protesters, and breaking windows in order to drag people from their cars. Read in browser »
By Tanya Goudsouzian,Ibrahim Al-Marashi on Jan 29, 2026 12:05 am On 27 January, President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account to warn that, should Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki return to office, “the United States of America will no longer help Iraq and, if we are not there to help, Iraq has ZERO chance of Success, Prosperity, or Freedom.” Read in browser »
Shifting justifications for a war are never a good sign, and they strongly suggest that the war in question was not warranted.
Like it or not, Russia is the biggest polar bear in the arctic, which helps to explain President Trump’s moves on Greenland.
In the new 
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 
In the past few weeks, thousands of federal law enforcement officials have descended on Minneapolis. Videos 
On 27 January, President Donald Trump took to his