Warlords turn aid into a “cash machine.” To stop fueling wars, donors must enforce strict benchmarks and halt money when it’s stolen.

The secretary of state’s Munich speech in plain simple English.

Elevating the legal duty of proportionality can reduce the severity of attacks on hospitals in war or avoid them altogether.

Washington is offering partners AI sovereignty on its terms, even as many countries work to reduce dependence on the United States. 

Any new government will have to address the country’s broken military, fragmented politics, and an oil sector vulnerable to corruption.

Trump’s attempts to dominate allies come with many costs and few benefits.

How precision strikes became visual performances—and why that matters for law, legitimacy, and civilian harm.

As Washington falls out with some of its closest, most enduring allies, Belarus, long isolated by the West, has gained favor.

Both parties have tried coalitions of the willing. Trump’s Board of Peace repeats the mistake—only worse, with autocrats and a fee.

As NATO focuses on resilience, it must prepare for increasing cyber and biological threats to agriculture and food systems.