War, Empire, and the Forgotten Power of the United Nations; The Unintended Consequences of the U.S.-Israeli Assault; Why Japan and South Korea Won’t Go Nuclear
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The Crumbling Pillars of Global Peace

War, Empire, and the Forgotten Power of the United Nations

By Thant Myint-U

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs Joint Base Andrews for the United States Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, in Maryland, U.S., May 20, 2026. 

Does Trump Have a Strategy?

A Conversation With A. Wess Mitchell

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At an antiwar rally, Tehran, Iran, April 2026 

How the War Saved the Iranian Regime

The Unintended Consequences of the U.S.-Israeli Assault

By Danny Citrinowicz

 

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At a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, October 2025 

Why Japan and South Korea Won’t Go Nuclear

But America Still Needs to Worry About Proliferation in East Asia

By Victor Cha and Kristi Govella

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