US Rule of law contested: Weaponization vs Anti-Weaponization – A battle of narratives, and definition of truth

Once upon a time, when all security policy eyes were on Afghanistan, there was an international conference (one of many) on the theme of “Rule of law in Afghanistan” in which legal experts pondered upon what it would take to introduce RoL in Afghanista…

Strategic Stability at the Abyss: The Post–New START Nuclear Landscape – (“85 seconds before midnight”)

On 5 February 2026, the New START treaty expired. For the first time since SALT I negotiations began in 1969, no binding agreement constrains the strategic nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia—states that together hold roughly 90 per cent o…