• The end of pax Americana?

    Michael Pezzullo     |      November 6, 2024

    A policy of American isolationism under a second Trump administration – or even a future democratic one – would imperil not just the future of Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel but potentially peace across the whole world.

  • The moral shock of war

    Michael Pezzullo     |      October 27, 2024

    Going to war is an uneasy and difficult compromise for democratic nations, forcing us to balance our love of peace and our conscience against the risk of being coerced and subjugated by authoritarian aggressors.

  • Meeting the challenge of communist China

    Michael Pezzullo     |      June 16, 2024

    The problem of dealing with a belligerent communist China is the geopolitical challenge of the age. Its favourable resolution will open the door to global amity. The alternative is enduring global instability, confrontation, and the risk of a major war in the Pacific, fought with nuclear weapons standing ready on a hair trigger.