U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday, 31 July, that Hamas has agreed to a plan for the “complete disarmament” of the group and other armed factions in Gaza as part of the second phase of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire initiative. According to Trump, the agreement was reached through the Board of Peace, an international body…
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)’s first parliamentary elections, scheduled for September 14 after years of postponement, will complete one of the central political commitments under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB): the transition from an appointed government to an elected one. This milestone, however, will not mark the end of the…
For more than half a century, arms control has been one of civilization’s principal safeguards against catastrophic war. Yet today that framework is visibly weakening. Major treaties have expired or been abandoned. Verification disputes have become increasingly contentious. New military technologies routinely outpace existing agreements, while strategic rivalry is extending into emerging domains such as…
In the previous Armed Madhouse article, I argued that War Power has evolved into a self-reinforcing institutional ecosystem whose incentives increasingly favor preparations and actions carrying unacceptable risks of catastrophic armed conflict escalation. That assessment naturally raises a more important question. If War Power is becoming progressively less capable of performing the historical function for…
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could be forced to return to war as a series of escalating reciprocal strikes with Iran continued into Sunday, threatening to unravel peace efforts between the two countries. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Bahrain and…
