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The Myths Behind the Romantic Faith in the Bomb
By Ramesh Thakur | 09 August, 2025
The simplest explanation for why nuclear weapons have not been used again in the 80 years since 1945, despite the presence of tens of thousands of warheads in American and Soviet arsenals at peak numbers in the 1980s, is that they are essentially unusable.
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Historic Ruling Finds Climate Change ‘Imperils All Forms of Life’ and Puts Laggard Nations on Notice
By Jacqueline Peel | 31 July, 2025
Climate change “imperils all forms of life” and countries must tackle the problem or face consequences under international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found.
Peacebuilding: The Missing Peace in COP30 Climate Ambition
By Janani Vivekananda | 30 July, 2025
Peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and crime prevention are no longer niche security concerns—they are global imperatives for sustainable climate action.
Trump’s Tariff Offensive Against BRICS
By Herbert Wulf | 26 July, 2025
Is Trump's tariff policy slowing down the BRICS, or is the alliance losing momentum due to the heterogeneity of its member countries?
Four Things Every Peace Agreement Needs – and How the DRC-Rwanda Deal Measures Up
By Philipp Kastner | 19 July, 2025
It’s important to distinguish between what’s needed to get warring parties to the table, and what’s eventually agreed on. In this article, Has the DRC-Rwanda deal got the four essential components that usually signal that an agreement will hold?
The Emerging Quad 3.0: Prioritizing a Hard Security Agenda
By Robert Mizo | 12 July, 2025
While it remains to be seen how the Quad evolves under the new US administration, it is of interest to see if (and how) the other three partners can keep alive the pursuit of public goods they had previously championed.
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