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Global Outlook: Cooperative Security, Arms Control and Disarmament
When Destruction Becomes Policy: What the Munich Security Report Reveals About the Future of Global Governance
By Jordan Ryan | 18 February, 2026
The Munich Security Report 2026, released ahead of this year’s conference, offers a diagnosis that should concern anyone invested in rules-based international order.
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Today’s Diverging Paths of Human Virtue, Hegemony and Tyranny
By Chung-in Moon | 13 February, 2026
We’re living in chaotic times. The old order is dying, but the new order has yet to take shape.
NATO is Falling Apart; the EU is Faltering – Good!
By Herbert Wulf | 04 February, 2026
NATO's crisis didn't begin with Trump's disruptive policies. Trump's wish to take over Greenland is merely the latest absurd turn in an increasingly illegitimate, imperialistic US policy.
The Art of Saying ‘No’ to Trump’s Peace Board
By Ramesh Thakur | 29 January, 2026
There are two parts to US President Donald Trump’s revolutionary Board of Peace (BoP): a vote of no confidence in the United Nations and an alternative governance structure for maintaining international peace and security. The first part has some merit but the second is deeply flawed and likely to fall flat sooner rather than later.
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: Reign of the Rich
By Herbert Wulf | 24 January, 2026
Trump keeps the world on edge with military actions, fantasies of conquest and tariffs. Now, his latest idea: a Board of Peace that would marginalize the United Nations.
After Five Years, What Impact Has the Nuclear Ban Treaty Had on the World?
By Susi Snyder | 22 January, 2026
After five years, the TPNW is now signed, ratified, or acceded to by the majority of countries eligible to do so, demonstrating a global majority in favor of the most comprehensive nuclear weapons prohibition ever negotiated.
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.
When Destruction Becomes Policy: What the Munich Security Report Reveals About the Future of Global Governance
By Jordan Ryan | 18 February, 2026
The Munich Security Report 2026, released ahead of this year’s conference, offers a diagnosis that should concern anyone invested in rules-based international order.
To see the full list of Global Outlook articles, click here
Today’s Diverging Paths of Human Virtue, Hegemony and Tyranny
By Chung-in Moon | 13 February, 2026
We’re living in chaotic times. The old order is dying, but the new order has yet to take shape.
NATO is Falling Apart; the EU is Faltering – Good!
By Herbert Wulf | 04 February, 2026
NATO's crisis didn't begin with Trump's disruptive policies. Trump's wish to take over Greenland is merely the latest absurd turn in an increasingly illegitimate, imperialistic US policy.
The Art of Saying ‘No’ to Trump’s Peace Board
By Ramesh Thakur | 29 January, 2026
There are two parts to US President Donald Trump’s revolutionary Board of Peace (BoP): a vote of no confidence in the United Nations and an alternative governance structure for maintaining international peace and security. The first part has some merit but the second is deeply flawed and likely to fall flat sooner rather than later.
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: Reign of the Rich
By Herbert Wulf | 24 January, 2026
Trump keeps the world on edge with military actions, fantasies of conquest and tariffs. Now, his latest idea: a Board of Peace that would marginalize the United Nations.
After Five Years, What Impact Has the Nuclear Ban Treaty Had on the World?
By Susi Snyder | 22 January, 2026
After five years, the TPNW is now signed, ratified, or acceded to by the majority of countries eligible to do so, demonstrating a global majority in favor of the most comprehensive nuclear weapons prohibition ever negotiated.
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.