Saving Ukraine’s Art is an Act of Resistance
A painting does not bleed. A sculpture does not cry out when a shell lands nearby. An icon cannot flee an occupied city. Yet in Ukraine, works of art have become casualties,
Today: Aug 22, 2026
How Pakistan Turned Its Courts Against Its Own People
In Pakistan, the courts were supposed to be the last line of defense against power. A new report shows how thoroughly that line has been erased. There is a particular kind of
Australia and India Just Struck the Deal Noone Saw Coming
Melbourne just hosted a quiet revolution in the Indo-Pacific, and it deserved louder applause than it got. When Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Narendra Modi finalized an administrative arrangement to begin uranium
A Different Canada Took the Pitch
There is something happening on Canadian soccer fields this summer that hockey rinks and baseball diamonds have never quite managed to produce: a national team that looks like the country actually filling
The Quiet Militarization of Economic Sanctions
More than 80% of global trade by volume travels by sea, which makes maritime shipping lanes one of the quiet load-bearing structures of the world economy. That fact became impossible to ignore
Europe Is Not Facing a Heatwave. It Is Facing a Reckoning
It is only July, and Europe is already enduring its second extreme heatwave in two months. Temperatures have surged past 44°C across parts of the continent. France has placed 72 of its
America at 250: Toast the Past, Test the Future
America turned 250 with fireworks in the sky, storms on the horizon, and a political argument in the middle of the celebration. That is not a contradiction. It is the most American
Japan, India, and the Case for Trust as Strategy
There is a particular kind of diplomatic language that gets deployed when two countries want to signal that a relationship has moved from courtesy to consequence. This week in New Delhi, Japanese
The Price of Generosity: USAID, Dependence and American Power
Executive Summary Since its creation in 1961, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has helped expand access to vaccines, food, schooling, and emergency relief for millions of people, particularly in Africa,
Carney’s Pipeline Bet Could Help Save Canada From Itself
Mark Carney’s embrace of a West Coast pipeline is more than an energy announcement. It is an overdue recognition that Canada cannot keep pretending its resource economy can be managed by slogans,
