Wars are seldom judged fairly in the immediate aftermath. Generals and analysts often focus on tallies of destroyed sites, intercepted projectiles, and tactical wins. Yet the deeper political fallout usually surfaces later – and it has a habit of defying the...
In diplomacy, negotiations sometimes fail not because solutions are lacking, but because objectives become too numerous. A negotiating table established to address a specific crisis suddenly transforms into a platform for fulfilling a wide array of geopolitical...
On December 4, 2025, the Trump administration released a document claiming to herald a "Golden Age of Peace"; yet a careful reading reveals an entirely different picture: a roadmap for institutionalizing chronic militarism and perpetuating conflict in a new form. The...
Notwithstanding the euphoric rhetoric about Europe's extraordinarily strong response to Russia's assault on Ukraine, the conflict has not brought the continent closer together in any unique or revolutionary way. In fact, the war has turned Europe into the battlefield...
