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The Department of Peace will live again
by Robert C. Koehler 888 words It’s hard to avoid noticing, and internally screaming over, the Trump administration’s proposed military budget upgrade to $1.5 trillion annually – as though the present trillion-dollar annual gift to the end of the world weren’t enough. It’s not just the proposed taxpayer bleed. It’s the collective assumption that “self-defense”
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Introducing trauma-informed diplomacy
by George Cassidy Payne 1654 words We are trained to see war as a failure of diplomacy. It is often a failure of perception long before diplomacy begins. We usually arrive at violence too late in the story. By then it appears inevitable, as if it emerged fully formed from bad decisions or bad actors.
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China Plays It Smart in the Iran War
by Mel Gurtov 852 words China has played a cautious hand on Iran. It has chosen not to try to defend a country that is a major source of oil and officially a “comprehensive strategic partner.” Instead, it has urged a diplomatic solution that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and maintain adherence to international