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Global Outlook: Cooperative Security, Arms Control and Disarmament
Failure of US–Iran Talks Was All Too Predictable — But Turning to Military Strikes Creates Dangerous Unknowns
By Nina Srinivasan Rathbun | 05 March, 2026
Three rounds of nuclear talks between the US and Iran failed to persuade President Donald Trump that a solution to the two countries’ nuclear impasse lay in diplomacy, rather than military action.
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Tehran, Caracas... Why Not Pyongyang?
By John Delury | 03 March, 2026
The United Nations is being defunded in the middle of a crisis it was built to prevent.
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.
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.
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.
Failure of US–Iran Talks Was All Too Predictable — But Turning to Military Strikes Creates Dangerous Unknowns
By Nina Srinivasan Rathbun | 05 March, 2026
Three rounds of nuclear talks between the US and Iran failed to persuade President Donald Trump that a solution to the two countries’ nuclear impasse lay in diplomacy, rather than military action.
To see the full list of Global Outlook articles, click here
Tehran, Caracas... Why Not Pyongyang?
By John Delury | 03 March, 2026
The United Nations is being defunded in the middle of a crisis it was built to prevent.
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.
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.
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.