The transition to an all-volunteer US military has reduced democratic accountability by distancing most citizens from the human and political costs of war. This enables presidents to deploy force with limited public scrutiny, contributing to the expansion of executive power.
International politics is evolving in the space between the global majority’s demand for common rules of the game and the drive of the major powers to expand their capabilities so as to reliably deter their rivals.
The weaponisation of the Strait illustrates the challenges facing international law and multilateral governance, and underscores the need for collective efforts to uphold freedom of navigation and ensure the safe passage of civilian and commercial vessels.
The first word of the Democratic Socialists of America’s programmatic vision isn’t “workers,” “capitalism,” “class,” or even “unite.” It’s “Imagine.”1
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