"A lack of confidence can lead to restraint out of fear, rather than restraint as a principled position," Paul Poast writes.
"One must always think of the counterfactual: What would the behavior be without the law?" Paul Poast writes. "In most cases, the answer is, Probably worse."
"NATO once again has a clear singular mission: it returns it to its core function of ensuring the territorial integrity of Europe," Paul Poast writes.
"Rather than ending the fighting quickly, cutting off US aid would simply set Russia up to launch a major new offensive," Paul Poast writes.
The drama around TikTok highlights the vulnerability of the global economy to geopolitics, Paul Poast writes.
Paul Poast explores the effectiveness of municipal action on global affairs in the wake of recent city resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
"Time and again, European nations have tried to forge a unified military identity, and time and again they have failed," Paul Poast writes.
"The US looks like a lonely hegemon, due to the actions of an ally that it is unable to reel in but unwilling to cut off," Paul Poast writes.
"Even using the most optimistic evidence from existing research, alliances are still found to fail a quarter of the time," Paul Poast writes.
"It is no surprise that Zelenskyy is trying all he can to change the war’s dynamics and avoid this outcome," Paul Poast writes.
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