new Cold War
As Trump and Xi met, grassroots diplomacy unfolded on the ground
May 19, 2026People’s World correspondent Cameron Harrison reports from Beijing on the people-to-people exchanges that went on while the two leaders' summit dominated headlines.
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Beijing summit: Strategic stability or business as usual?
May 18, 2026Deep differences between perceived national security interests and global profits for capitalist enterprises have been pushed to the front.
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Trump-Xi summit: Chance for a reset in the new Cold War
May 14, 2026The people of both countries—and the world—have everything to gain from leaders who choose cooperation over conflict.
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NATO, a Cold War relic, is due for abolition
April 30, 2026The reason for NATO’s existence was wrong in 1949, and it’s still wrong in 2026.
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As nuclear arms race returns, is the Non-Proliferation Treaty still relevant?
April 28, 2026Negotiations on the NPT have started, chaired by Vietnam, but expectations for a disarmament breakthrough are low.
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