Chinese made BYD bus in Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil, 2022. Marcelo.mg.photos / Shutterstock
No New Cold War

Let’s Alter the Image of China

by Mark Stern It is my belief that it is critical to alter the image of China presented by the Democratic and Republican parties in order to minimize war.  To that end I make the following points, not intending to glorify China or suggest it […]

Indian frontier guard at checkpoint in Kashmir Himalayas, June 2015. Photo: OlegD/ Shutterstock
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South Asia on Brink of War

by Hayat Imam An act of terrorism in Kashmir has triggered a crisis in South Asia that is extremely alarming: two nuclear armed countries, India and Pakistan, are in a dangerous face off.  Yesterday, India attacked 9 sites in Pakistan. This tense situation in Kashmir […]

Ukraine/Russia

1,001 Days of War

by Matt Bivens, M.D. The original version of this article was published on the author’s Substack six months ago. Although the current situation has changed significantly with Trump’s efforts to negotiate and with the newly signed agreements on mineral rights, the background to the war […]