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AI does not map neatly onto a spectrum running from democratic vulnerability to authoritarian advantage.

The long-deadlocked Ukraine war has from the start of 2026 changed quite drastically in the tactical, strategic and geopolitical dimensions, but has remained immobile on the diplomatic track.

Each attempt at nuclear blackmail exposes the disarray in Russian elites and society.

The accumulation of setbacks in Russian economic, military, and foreign policies this spring has reached such a scale that the pattern of deadlocked war is beginning to shift toward the prospect of defeat

Putin’s one-day working visit is set to be a much plainer affair than Trump’s summit.

The recent bombing of a girls’ school in Iran, killing at least 165 schoolgirls, is a stark reminder of how brutally war affects children.

As the aerial conflict in the Persian Gulf moves into week three, assessments generally assume Russia is a key beneficiary.

Lebanese resilience is being tested in a population worn down by conflict, once again caught in the crossfire of regional rivalries.

The shock in Moscow from the February 28 launch of ongoing U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran has eased, and extensive Russian commentary has shifted to asserting that superior air power alone cannot guarantee a meaningful victory.

In just over one week, the US, together with Israel, has struck over 3,000 targets in Iran and dropped thousands of bombs.

Trump’s assertion of an “imminent threat” from Iran is no more convincing than President Vladimir Putin’s perennial claim that he had no other choice but to invade Ukraine.

Russian provocations, from cutting cables on the seabed to drone incursions into the European Union, are recognized as a major challenge to transatlantic security.

The sum total of shortcomings has not only made the New START Treaty irrelevant but also turned it into a false promise.

The agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland on January 19–23, is extensive. The absence of official Russian participants appears politically motivated.

Just over a year has passed since Assad’s brutal dictatorship fell and millions of Syrians regained hope. But with faltering support for refugees and reconstruction, and fears of new conflicts, hope is wearing thin.

At a time when both feminism and the peace movement are facing significant challenges, we can learn from how earlier generations of women and peace activists overcame challenges, generated enthusiasm, and collaborated with each other.