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Global Outlook: Cooperative Security, Arms Control and Disarmament
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.
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Venezuela and the UN's Proxy War Moment
By Jordan Ryan | 05 January, 2026
The United States military intervention in Venezuela, culminating in the capture of Nicolás Maduro on 3 January 2026, has been framed in starkly different ways.
The US National Security Strategy Returns to the World of Power Politics
By Ramesh Thakur | 04 January, 2026
The ‘Trump Corollary’ is imperialist in conception and interventionist in practice
Is Europe Dreaming of Colonial Era Dominance?
By Ramesh Thakur | 04 December, 2025
In an extraordinary act of foreign interference in a friendly country’s bilateral relations with a third country, the French, German and British envoys published an op-ed in The Times of India on Monday that was highly critical of India’s continued close relations with Russia.
US Response to China’s Nuclear Buildup: Four Schools of Thought
By Abdulla Ibrahim | 02 December, 2025
China’s rising economic and conventional capabilities are now paired with expanding nuclear forces. Strategically, Washington must decide whether it is possible to avoid confronting China and Russia together, and the price to make that happen.
The Return of Nuclear Brinkmanship?
By Ramesh Jaura | 28 November, 2025
In a post on his 'Truth Social', Trump announced that the United States would resume nuclear testing, in response to atomic threats he said were coming from Russia and China. The move was seen across the board as marking an end to 33 years of restraint since the last US underground test in Nevada in September 1992.
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.
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.
To see the full list of Global Outlook articles, click here
Venezuela and the UN's Proxy War Moment
By Jordan Ryan | 05 January, 2026
The United States military intervention in Venezuela, culminating in the capture of Nicolás Maduro on 3 January 2026, has been framed in starkly different ways.
The US National Security Strategy Returns to the World of Power Politics
By Ramesh Thakur | 04 January, 2026
The ‘Trump Corollary’ is imperialist in conception and interventionist in practice
Is Europe Dreaming of Colonial Era Dominance?
By Ramesh Thakur | 04 December, 2025
In an extraordinary act of foreign interference in a friendly country’s bilateral relations with a third country, the French, German and British envoys published an op-ed in The Times of India on Monday that was highly critical of India’s continued close relations with Russia.
US Response to China’s Nuclear Buildup: Four Schools of Thought
By Abdulla Ibrahim | 02 December, 2025
China’s rising economic and conventional capabilities are now paired with expanding nuclear forces. Strategically, Washington must decide whether it is possible to avoid confronting China and Russia together, and the price to make that happen.
The Return of Nuclear Brinkmanship?
By Ramesh Jaura | 28 November, 2025
In a post on his 'Truth Social', Trump announced that the United States would resume nuclear testing, in response to atomic threats he said were coming from Russia and China. The move was seen across the board as marking an end to 33 years of restraint since the last US underground test in Nevada in September 1992.
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.