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Plunging Into the Abyss: Will the US and Russia Abandon All Nuclear Restraints?

On February 6, 2026, the New START treaty will expire, removing legal limits on the US and Russian nuclear arsenals, risking a renewed arms race. Both countries are poised to... Read full article

Michael T. Klare - January 12, 2026

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Outside the Box
The Real AI Crisis Is Cultural, Not Technical
by Peter Isackson
Asia-Pacific
How the US Capture of Nicolás Maduro Impacts China’s Engagement with Indonesia
by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat & Yeta Purnama
Latin America & the Caribbean
Gunboat Diplomacy Returns: US Resource Grab in Venezuela
by Helder Ferreira do Vale
Middle East News
What The US’ Syria Envoy Got Wrong About Middle East Governance
by Halmat Palani

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Christmas Explained

by Peter Isackson, Abul-Hasanat Siddique, Atul Singh

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Understanding the 1975 Autocratic “Emergency” in India

by Vikram K. Malkani, Atul Singh & Lee Thompson-Kolar

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The Story of World War II

by Atul Singh, Abul-Hasanat Siddique & Anton Schauble

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The Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein

by Ellis Cashmore

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Football and Politics: An Old Love Affair

by Ellis Cashmore

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Kashmir’s Forgotten Houseboats

by Mohsin Mushtaq

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Absolute Resolve, Zero Rules: Trump’s Venezuela Gambit

US President Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation marks a stark shift in US foreign policy — from soft power diplomacy to...

Are Most European Leaders Deepfakes?

Hyperreality reaches its apex as deepfakes flood YouTube. Meanwhile, leaders who favor monologue over dialogue have...

In the Marketplace for Saints, the Pickings are Slim

Today’s culture has replaced traditional virtue with success-worship. Where saints and civic heroes once embodied shared...

The US Invades a Latin American Country — Again

On January 3, US President Trump announced the capture of...

by Gary Grappo

Russia’s December 27 Attack on Kyiv: A Personal Account

by Douglas Hauer

China-Japan Tensions Rise to Highest Levels Since World War II

by Atul Singh

Somalia Must Confront Israeli Neocolonial Exploitation of “Somaliland”

by Yusuf M. Hassan

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FO° Podcasts: Myanmar Votes During a Civil War: Why This Election Could Tear the Country Apart

In this episode of FO° Podcasts, Rohan Khattar Singh and Asanga Abeyagoonasekera examine Myanmar’s December 28 elections against the backdrop of civil war, humanitarian collapse and shrinking military control. They argue the vote is designed to manufacture legitimacy rather than reflect public will. Far from...

by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera & Rohan Khattar Singh

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