Trump’s diplomatic push this week showcased American strength through UN address and China talks, yet revealed growing limits to his global influence as allies resist demands, conflicts remain unresolved, and China gains economic leverage.
The article examines how power redistribution from a unipolar to multipolar international system doesn’t automatically create a more equitable order, arguing that true transformation depends on whether autonomous centers remain connected and accountable to consequences beyond themselves, rather than simply multiplying separate power centers.
Sachs* – Common Dreams The war with Iran is Trump’s folly but Congress’s disgrace for not stopping it. Dear Members of Congress, In truly deranged remarks to world leaders at the UN, Donald Trump declared that “I have a big decision to make,” whether to negotiate a deal with…
The US has publicly acknowledged deploying weapons in space for defensive purposes, marking the first official confirmation amid an escalating space arms race with China and Russia. Experts warn the disclosure could violate the Outer Space Treaty and trigger a cascading arms race unless international agreements prohibit offensive space weapons.
At the U.N. General Assembly, Trump threatened Iran with annihilation while dismissing artificial intelligence risks as a hoax, displaying dangerous ignorance about superintelligence and rejecting calls for AI safety safeguards.
The Trump administration nearly launched airstrikes against Yemen’s Ansar Allah forces this weekend before reversing course. The article argues the US should recognize Ansar Allah as Yemen’s legitimate government rather than supporting Saudi Arabia’s decade-long bombing campaign.
By Manuel Tufró* – ScheerPost Twenty-five years ago, four simultaneous suicide attacks on U.S. soil claimed 2,977 lives. Most of the victims were people who worked in the World Trade Center’s twin towers.
By Boaventura De Sousa Santos* – Meer Artificial Intelligence as a litmus test. The end of the Soviet Union and the socialist countries of Eastern Europe was hailed as the great universal consolidation of capitalism, considered the “natural” way to organize the economy and…
Trump announced a security agreement with Denmark and Greenland that he portrayed as permanent US control over Greenland’s security, while Denmark and Greenland emphasized preserved sovereignty. The deal avoids territorial conflict but establishes a precedent of coercion against allies, normalizing sphere-of-influence politics that undermines NATO trust.
By Athanasios G. Platias* – Modern Diplomacy The idea that the world is becoming multipolar has acquired the status of conventional wisdom.
