Asia Pacific

China’s EVs Could Be the Real Winner of Trump’s War in Iran

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 3, 2026 High gasoline prices or even shortages could impel Chinese consumers to turn even more decisively to EVs. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Sports

What Eileen Gu Has Done Is Not Controversial

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Feb 24, 2026 The U.S.-born Olympic skier faced criticism for competing for China, even though many athletes have done the same in the opposite direction for our country and been praised for it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Politics

Trump vs. His China Hawks

Connor Echols / Responsible Statecraft Feb 12, 2026 The president ushered in a bipartisan push for confrontation with Beijing in his first term. Is he now trying to usher it out? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Trump on START Nuke Treaty: If ‘It Expires, It Expires’

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft Jan 12, 2026 If allowed to lapse, there will be no international arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia—putting a nuclear arms race back on the table. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Ending the American Dream

Alfred McCoy / TomDispatch Dec 24, 2025 The Trump Doctrine is destined to make the United States economically weak and keep economic disparity high. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Africa

Trump’s Beef With Nigeria

Yusuf Bangura / Africa Is A Country Dec 1, 2025 Threats of military action against Nigeria are not about Christian genocide, but are about rare earths, China, and the scramble to control Africa’s mineral future. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

TD Original

Making China Great Again

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Nov 28, 2025 Washington’s buffoonish diplomacy and trade bluster has left Beijing unamused but nonplussed. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Middle East

Why Trump Won’t Get Bagram Back

Tanya Goudsouzian / Responsible Statecraft Oct 6, 2025 While the Taliban have of course objected to handing over the former U.S. base, Russia and China would also have something to say. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Can’t Read the Small Print

Christopher Weyant Aug 11, 2025 Dig deeper

Military

Summer of the ‘Isolationist’ Smear

Blaise Malley / Responsible Statecraft Jul 28, 2025 With knives out for voices of restraint, interventionists celebrate Trump’s hawkish turn. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

​​Civil Society Leaders Call to Halt, Reverse Arms Race

Daryl G. Kimball / Arms Control Today Jul 17, 2025 Along with urging arms control, the statement encourages organized opposition to the deployment of more nuclear weapons by any state. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

June EV Sales in China Exceed U.S. Total Vehicle Sales

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Jul 3, 2025 As Donald Trump rails against the 'EV mandate,' China has gone all-in on electric vehicle production and clean energy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )