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Global Outlook: Cooperative Security, Arms Control and Disarmament
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
To see the full list of Global Outlook articles, click here
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.
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.
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.