Here’s How Plastic Is Becoming a Threat to Children’s Health

[Simi Garewal] The paradox of plastic in health care is real, but it is not insurmountable.

Trump’s Tariff Gamble is Backfiring

[Zephyr Quinn] Trump’s trade war is not making America great again. It’s making the U.S. more isolated, more expensive and more vulnerable.

Tariffs, Turmoil and a Brewing Economic Crisis

[Zephyr Quinn] This is no repeat of 2008 or 2020. In those moments, the world acted as one. Today, it fragments. In those crises, the U.S. extended its hand. Now, it points fingers.

World is a Dangerous Place Now. Think Things Through Carefully

[John Bruton] Ambiguity is often the enemy of peace. The First World War arose from ambiguity in the pledges the powers had given to one another in the event of attack. If the pledges had been clearer, the risks might not have been taken.

Peaceful Mobilization More Successful Than Violent Resistance

[Fotini Mastroianni]
Major peace campaigns were more successful compared to violent resistance campaigns.

Cooperation between Assad and Kurds in Syria

[Manish Rai] The Damascus negotiations [between Assad and Kurds] are more realistically an attempt to test the waters and we should not have any high hopes from these initial talks. The negotiations will be long and arduous process, as the Assad regime is very centralized. keeping the country united and stable requires decentralization by way of delegating the powers at the local level. In multi-ethnic countries like Nigeria and India, this kind of model has arguably helped to hold these countries together.

Anarcho-Populism, A New Ideology?

[Fotini Mastroianni]
Failure to understand the new ideological framework will be the cause of the collapse of many political parties and coalitions that exist today.

Xi Jinping, the Revered

[Felix Imonti] During the National People’s Congress (NPC) in October of 2017, Xi's failure to mention his successor was an implied hint to his intention to remain the chairman of the Communist Party for as long as he chooses; and the NPC has granted him a limitless reign.

The Necessity of Multilateralism

[Cynthia M. Lardner] It is not just multilateral relations between countries that are suffering, it is also the institutions created through multilateral treaties, especially those tied to the Rome Statue, that are failing their essential purpose. Even the stability of the EU has been threatened by nationalism, including Brexit.

The Spanish Labyrinth

As the socialist-led government takes over in Spain, newly minted Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faces at least two daunting tasks: cleaning up the wreckage wrought by years of European Union (EU) enforced austerity and resolving the Catalan crisis exacerbated by Madrid’s violent reaction to last fall’s independence referendum. Unfortunately, his Party’s track record is not … Continue reading The Spanish Labyrinth

Civil Wars, Use of Force and International Peace

[Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra] Western security perspective’s preoccupation with the enforcement of rights of individuals may call for international intervention taking an intense form bent on a regime change even at the expense of human security.

“Smart” Protectionism is Here to Stay

[Daniel Wagner] The tension between populism and globalization can only grow with time, particularly during the disruptive period we are in. As a result, there is clearly a role for smart protectionism to play, which will undoubtedly grow in the future.