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Global Outlook: Cooperative Security, Arms Control and Disarmament
Exclusive Geopolitics and Its Costs In Terms of Peace Policy
By Tobias Debiel | 22 September, 2025
It's no secret: the era of multilateralism is over, and the age of a liberal world order has come to an end. The reasons for this have been apparent since the 2010s, with the rise of China and the confident formation of the BRICS-plus group while the liberal world order is being undermined even more significantly from within: by the former hegemon.
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Department of War: George Orwell Would Feel Validated
By Herbert Wulf | 10 September, 2025
The ‘President of Peace’, as the White House has called him, has once again signed one of his many executive orders. With this latest document, he has officially established the Department of War.
The Ultimate Deterrent: Modern Strategic Conventional Weapons
By Tom Sauer | 27 August, 2025
Instead of investing in weapons of mass destruction, making EU defence more efficient should be the priority as well as integrating Russia into a larger collective security organization.
Drone Technology and the Future of Nuclear Weapons
By Esra Serim | 25 August, 2025
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence-enabled drone technology significantly enhance nuclear weapon delivery, precision targeting, and deterrence capabilities. However, the proliferation of autonomous drone systems also introduces critical strategic and ethical challenges. To ensure global stability, we must create robust international frameworks
Trump’s Attacks on BRICS Could Strengthen Its Cohesion
By Ramesh Thakur | 21 August, 2025
At a time when the world is shifting into a period of multipolar multilateralism, Trump’s anger-fuelled attempts to coerce India and Brazil into abandoning BRICS could instead cement the group’s cohesion as the vehicle for democratising the architecture of international financial governance.
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.
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.
Exclusive Geopolitics and Its Costs In Terms of Peace Policy
By Tobias Debiel | 22 September, 2025
It's no secret: the era of multilateralism is over, and the age of a liberal world order has come to an end. The reasons for this have been apparent since the 2010s, with the rise of China and the confident formation of the BRICS-plus group while the liberal world order is being undermined even more significantly from within: by the former hegemon.
To see the full list of Global Outlook articles, click here
Department of War: George Orwell Would Feel Validated
By Herbert Wulf | 10 September, 2025
The ‘President of Peace’, as the White House has called him, has once again signed one of his many executive orders. With this latest document, he has officially established the Department of War.
The Ultimate Deterrent: Modern Strategic Conventional Weapons
By Tom Sauer | 27 August, 2025
Instead of investing in weapons of mass destruction, making EU defence more efficient should be the priority as well as integrating Russia into a larger collective security organization.
Drone Technology and the Future of Nuclear Weapons
By Esra Serim | 25 August, 2025
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence-enabled drone technology significantly enhance nuclear weapon delivery, precision targeting, and deterrence capabilities. However, the proliferation of autonomous drone systems also introduces critical strategic and ethical challenges. To ensure global stability, we must create robust international frameworks
Trump’s Attacks on BRICS Could Strengthen Its Cohesion
By Ramesh Thakur | 21 August, 2025
At a time when the world is shifting into a period of multipolar multilateralism, Trump’s anger-fuelled attempts to coerce India and Brazil into abandoning BRICS could instead cement the group’s cohesion as the vehicle for democratising the architecture of international financial governance.
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.
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.