The Humanitarian Mask
How activists at Médecins Sans Frontières shape Gaza disinformation.
Gerald M. Steinberg, E. Levenson
· 9 min read
World Affairs
A collection of 149 posts
From Imperium to Expansionism
Donald Trump is often described as an imperialist and an expansionist and these terms are usually used interchangeably. Neither of these descriptions is meant to be flattering, but the larger problem is that they are imprecise.
Ronald W. Dworkin
· 13 min read
Hamas and the Red Cross
What remains of the ICRC’s ostensible commitment to “neutrality, impartiality and independence” has been destroyed by the Gaza war.
Gerald M. Steinberg
· 9 min read
Close Down UNRWA
Western nations must not continue to contribute to a UN agency that is effectively controlled by a terrorist organization.
Richard Goldberg
· 12 min read
China’s Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Communist Party is leaving behind mere nuclear deterrence, and accelerating towards a “first-strike” capability.
Aaron Sarin
· 8 min read
Chernobyl Revisited
Much of the tragedy resides in our collective response to the meltdown.
Lea Booth
· 8 min read
From Panic to Prudence
Lessons from past financial crises.
Robert F. Bruner
· 10 min read
Beijing in Retreat
A plunging birthrate, deepening socioeconomic divisions, and the chaos produced by China’s failed Zero-COVID policy prove that Xi Jinping and the Party do not have the measure of the nation.
Aaron Sarin
· 12 min read
Revolt Against the Modern World
Putin is the offspring of a political culture based on insuperable adversity to democracy.
Vladimir Tismaneanu
· 6 min read
If Europe Wants Peace, It Must Prepare for More War
Deterrence needs to be strong enough that it stands on its own feet with or without out American support.
Stephan Jensen
· 12 min read
Germany's Energy Catastrophe
If Russia permanently cuts off natural gas exports to Germany, it will likely send the country, the world’s fourth-largest economy, into a severe recession.
Lea Booth
· 9 min read
The Man Who Stood Up to the CCP
Thanks to Shinzo Abe, Xi Jinping now has a clear view of the future.
Aaron Sarin
· 5 min read
The Hard Left and Populist Right Agree on All the Wrong Things
The ideas that unite the hard Left and the populist Right against the West itself are the same ones that make them both so excited about the culture wars.
Stephan Jensen
· 8 min read
Ukrainians Are Nobody’s Pawns
Conservative anti-interventionists buy into an authoritarian narrative that ignores the clear choices made by the people of Ukraine.
Robert Tracinski
· 8 min read
Corrupter of the World
The depth and breadth of corruption in countries, leaders, and peoples has gained more and more public attention in recent years, another torment to add to those already disturbing the peace of the socially aware. It is tormenting because—like the warming of the globe, the advance of authoritarianism, and
John Lloyd
· 14 min read