Against this backdrop, this article examines the challenges for U.S. allies such as NATO and Japan and how they should collectively respond to the new US approach to alliance management. The ...

This article appears in the August 2025 print edition with the headline “The New Arms Race.” ...

China has expressed its willingness to sign the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Treaty without reservation, ...

Intelligence about nuclear programs, such as the one in Iran, includes a lot of uncertainty—and always has a political ...

South Africa’s leading role in the Hague Group is building a transnational alliance in support of international law.

Israeli military aggression toward Iran is applauded, but its sustained violence against Palestinians is ignored and even justified. What we are witnessing is not just hypocrisy; it is complicity, ...