George Beebe / Responsible StatecraftAug 11, 2026
A lesson to all purveyors of the idea that Ukraine could be a "steel porcupine" and avoid a mutual agreement to end the conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Chris Lord / TruthdigAug 10, 2026
One of the biggest unexploded time bombs in the Middle East is a bovine scheme so bonkers that even Netanyahu is wary. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Freddy Brewster / The LeverAug 7, 2026
As war with Iran drove oil prices higher, Trump gave politically connected oil companies — not taxpayers — the chance to cash in on publicly owned oil. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Javier Puente / NACLAAug 4, 2026
As Keiko Fujimori assumes power, the new president is reviving her father's hard-line approach to security and the economy—policies that once pushed Peru's fragile democracy to the brink. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Paul R. Pillar / Responsible StatecraftAug 3, 2026
The Middle East has come to look like — to borrow a phrase from the 17th century political philosopher Thomas Hobbes — a war of all against all. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Truthdig staff / TruthdigJul 30, 2026
Laws targeting kids’ access to social media miss the target. We should be holding companies responsible, not children. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Hassan Abo Qamar / PrismJul 29, 2026
The Trump-chaired Board of Peace wants to replace one of the few institutions that has managed to build a functioning system of education, healthcare and relief over generations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Stavroula Pabst / Responsible StatecraftJul 29, 2026
Swayed by impressive video of drone strikes inside Russia, Western media is dangerously upselling — again — Kyiv’s ability to win. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Matt Bivens / TruthdigJul 28, 2026
The ayatollah had vetoed nuclear weapons. We murdered him anyway after refusing to take his religious ban seriously — until now. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Cirincione / TruthdigJul 27, 2026
Trump has agreed to give Mohammed bin Salman all the ingredients for a nuclear bomb. Chaos will follow. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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