Gen Z Has Finally Found Its Karl Marx
The German philosopher’s “Grundrisse” is an indispensable guide to our current chaos—from AI to the rise of China.
Like it or not, Lula’s stance reflects legitimate misgivings about the global order.
The U.N. meets this week to decide whether to play by Taliban rules or pull out. Both are bad.
Sergey Lavrov’s swing through the United Nations this week was the culmination of his tour of the global south—but is he winning any converts?
An obscure 1978 treaty may grant the ICJ jurisdiction over the world’s largest emitters.
A paralyzed Security Council and a toothless General Assembly can’t come to grips with Russia’s challenge to the international order.
The announcement of border openings is reversible, and it won’t stop the regime’s ongoing obstruction of aid to rebel-held areas.
The United Nations, thanks to a clever procedural revolt by small countries, is finally moving to close one of its last gaps on international law.
It’s not recognition yet—just resignation.
Global tax reforms resisted by richer nations could reduce reliance on tax havens and bring much-needed revenue to African governments.
At COP27, Lula paints his foreign-policy aspirations green.
How Mia Mottley’s climate finance plan went from symbol of moral outrage to serious possibility at the IMF.
United Nations sanctions are already on the books—they just need to be reactivated.
The Uyghur people and the human rights system depend on principled states taking action.
The climate summit won’t bring change to Africa until the West gets serious about “loss and damage.”
The institutions designed to secure global order clearly aren't up to the task. What will take their place?
Without a credible and locally owned political road map, another intervention will do little to strengthen Haiti.
The organization has been criticized aplenty this week. Its missions in Colombia, Honduras, and Venezuela could be a silver lining.