Gaza’s Medical Evacuation Crisis Is Leaving Thousands Without Care
The health system in Gaza remains crippled after two years of conflict, leaving thousands of patients without essential care. The UN Health Cluster reports over 18,500 critical patients—4,000 of them children—still awaiting medical evacuation. From October 2023 to September 2025, only 7,802 patients were permitted to leave, and evacuations have sharply declined, with just 85 patients moved in the first two weeks of April 2026. Human‑rights groups and medical experts are urging Israel and donor nations to lift bureaucratic barriers and restore evacuation pathways.
Reagan’s Preemptive Strikes Doctrine: The Directive That Changed US War
In 1984 President Reagan approved National Security Decision Directive 138, a secret policy that authorized pre‑emptive military action against states sponsoring terrorism. The directive was invoked after a series of Libyan‑linked attacks, including the 1985 Rome and Vienna airport shootings...
What Will It Take for the US and China to Slow Fentanyl Flows?
In February 2026, U.S. and Chinese law‑enforcement officials reconvened under the Bilateral Drug Intelligence Working Group in Colorado to coordinate on fentanyl precursor controls. A recent supply‑side shock appears to have reduced fentanyl potency, contributing to a modest decline in...
Steven Thrasher’s Impassioned Call to Oust the ‘Overseer Class’
Steven W. Thrasher’s forthcoming book, *The Overseer Class: A Manifesto*, arrives on May 19 from Amistad. Drawing on his own experience as a former police recruit and a decade covering police violence, Thrasher argues that simply diversifying law‑enforcement or other...
How Donald Trump Learned to Love American Imperialism
The article argues that Donald Trump’s foreign‑policy moves—such as threatening Iran, Cuba, Greenland and the attempted kidnapping of Venezuela’s president—are a modern expression of a long‑standing American imperial tradition. It traces U.S. expansion from the Monroe Doctrine and 19th‑century conquests...
What Does Artificial Intelligence Really Mean for Global Politics?
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping international security as governments integrate AI into weapons systems and strategic planning. Recent battlefield deployments—from Ukraine’s AI‑driven drones to the US Pentagon’s use of Anthropic’s Claude via Palantir—show AI’s role in targeting, intelligence fusion, and...
Deep Dive: Why the US and China Are Leading the AI Race
A new comparative study finds that heavy government spending and deep military integration are the decisive factors behind U.S. and Chinese leadership in artificial intelligence, outweighing private‑sector dynamism or semiconductor independence. Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis, the researchers scored the two...
Northrop’s ‘Culture Change’: Lesser, More Expensive Weapons?
Northrop Grumman announced a cultural shift toward faster weapons production, telling engineers to "fail fast, learn faster" and prioritizing speed over cost or performance. Internal slides reveal plans to use AI and collaborative robots to save about $1.5 million in labor...
Can Trump’s Iran War Be Ended? Not If Congress Does Nothing
President Trump’s push for a swift, pro‑US regime change in Iran has spiraled into a regional conflict, with U.S. and Israeli strikes prompting ground deployments and a costly war of attrition. The administration seeks a $200 billion supplemental appropriation for the...
As US and Israeli Bombs Fall on Iran, Echoes of the War on Iraq
The piece draws a stark parallel between the current U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign in Iran and the 2003 Iraq invasion, noting more than 2,000 civilian deaths, 3.2 million displaced, and a cost of roughly $1 billion per day for the U.S....
Imperial Blowback Will Last Long After the US-Israeli War on Iran
The United States and Israel have launched an illegal war against Iran, spending over $100 billion and causing more than 3,000 civilian deaths, including 200 children, while destroying 10,000 cultural sites. The campaign lacks congressional authorization and public support, deepening democratic...
Can France Expand Nuclear Deterrence While Ignoring Its Legacy of Nuclear Tests in Algeria?
President Emmanuel Macron is advancing a plan to extend France’s nuclear deterrence to seven European nations and the United Kingdom, proposing an “advanced deterrence” framework while aiming to increase its arsenal toward roughly 300 warheads. The initiative excludes shared decision‑making...
Deep Dive: Strait of Hormuz’s Closure Will Hit Every Economy
The United States and Israel’s conflict with Iran has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, halting roughly 20% of global oil shipments and disrupting a wide array of petrochemical, industrial gas, and refined product flows. Prices for key commodities such...
Fukushima 15 Years On — and the Nuclear Disasters to Come
Fifteen years after the 2011 earthquake‑triggered tsunami, the Fukushima Daiichi disaster still haunts Japan with unresolved health studies, lingering ocean contamination, and a cleanup bill estimated at $500 billion. The plant’s design‑basis assumptions failed when all three operating reactors lost power,...
If Donald Trump Offers Help, It Just Might Get You Killed
President Donald Trump pledged "help" to Iranians amid January protests, then ordered a joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign that devastated civilian sites, including an elementary school in Minab that killed over 165 people. The strikes also targeted hospitals and historic locations,...