https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AUPRf8lvkug/andreas-kluth RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 05:04:44 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-06/the-un-wto-nato-icc-and-npt-have-become-zombies https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-06/the-un-wto-nato-icc-and-npt-have-become-zombies Wed, 06 May 2026 04:30:18 GMT TOPSHOT - A UN Indian soldier waves the UN flag at the outskirts of the Lebanese village of al-Ghajar, 08 November 2006. Israeli forces began withdrawing from around Ghajar, the last piece of Lebanese territory still occupied following this summer's devastating war, the UN and Israeli sources said. Troops "have begun to withdraw" from an area on the edge of the village, said Andrea Tenenti, a spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. He did not give any further details. In Jerusalem, a military official confirmed that "at 1500 hours (1300 GMT) we withdrew forces from open areas north of the village of Ghajar. But at the moment, we are not changing our deployment inside the village itself." Earlier, UNIFIL's commander, French General Alain Pellegrini, said the pullout was about to begin. AFP PHOTO/ALI DIA (Photo by ALI DIA / AFP) (Photo by ALI DIA/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-01/will-the-iran-war-make-trump-gun-shy-or-trigger-happy https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-01/will-the-iran-war-make-trump-gun-shy-or-trigger-happy Fri, 01 May 2026 09:30:18 GMT US President Donald Trump salutes during the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington, DC, US on Saturday, April 25, 2026. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner event in Washington Saturday following a security incident at the venue. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-27/iran-war-s-new-normal-is-becoming-a-phoney-sitzkrieg https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-27/iran-war-s-new-normal-is-becoming-a-phoney-sitzkrieg Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:30:18 GMT A police personnel walks past posters highlighting Pakistan's mediation of IranUS peace talks, at the Red Zone area in Islamabad on April 18, 2026. No date has been set for the next round of IranUS peace talks brokered by Pakistan following the failure of an initial round, Iran's deputy foreign minister said on April 18. Pakistan's powerful military chief and prime minister concluded separate visits aimed at ending the Iran war, with Field Marshal Asim Munir leaving Tehran and premier Shehbaz Sharif headed home from Turkey. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-22/maybe-donald-trump-shouldn-t-visit-xi-jinping-after-all https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-22/maybe-donald-trump-shouldn-t-visit-xi-jinping-after-all Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:10 GMT US President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) walk together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 7, 2017. President Donald Trump entered a second day of talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday hoping to strike deals on trade and jobs after an overnight show of strength in Syria. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-17/under-trump-america-s-rizz-and-soft-power-are-vanishing-fast https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-17/under-trump-america-s-rizz-and-soft-power-are-vanishing-fast Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:30:08 GMT An esoteric approach to soft power. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-15/america-s-amateur-diplomats-are-set-up-to-fail-in-iran-talks https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-15/america-s-amateur-diplomats-are-set-up-to-fail-in-iran-talks Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:30:08 GMT ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - APRIL 12: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks as Jared Kushner (L) and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions, react during a news conference after a meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran on April 12, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The proposed meeting marks a rare direct engagement between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, as Washington and Tehran seek to advance stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, with Pakistan serving as neutral ground amid persistent tensions between the two countries. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/iran-war-it-s-the-worst-time-to-be-an-american-ally https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/iran-war-it-s-the-worst-time-to-be-an-american-ally Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:00:04 GMT TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-02/trump-s-iran-speech-dressed-up-defeat-as-victory https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-02/trump-s-iran-speech-dressed-up-defeat-as-victory Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:30:04 GMT US President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Trump said the war in Iran is "very close" to completion, seeking to reassure Americans about his handling of a conflict that has roiled financial markets and jeopardized his political standing with American voters. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/pope-leo-has-a-message-for-pete-hegseth-on-war-and-religion https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/pope-leo-has-a-message-for-pete-hegseth-on-war-and-religion Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:11 GMT Looking for a higher power. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/world-war-iii-s-first-shots-will-be-fired-in-space https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/world-war-iii-s-first-shots-will-be-fired-in-space Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:30:04 GMT TOPSHOT - A computer-generated artists impression released by the European Space Agency (ESA) depicts an approximation of 12 000 objects in orbit around the Earth. A communications satellite belonging to US company Iridium has collided with a disused Russian military satellite, on February 10, 2009. "A collision has occurred between an Iridium 33 satellite and a Russian Kosmos 2251 military satellite," Russian officials have said. Space News have reported that NASA is tracking hundreds of particles of debris from the collision, and said the orbiting International Space Station faced a small risk of being struck. AFP PHOTO / ESA / HO ---RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE--- (Photo by ESA / AFP) (Photo by -/ESA/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-25/iran-war-needs-a-don-tzu-solution https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-25/iran-war-needs-a-don-tzu-solution Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:30:04 GMT This illustration shows a person holding a smartphone displaying a Truth Social post by US President Donald Trump announcing the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, re-posted by the White House X account and featuring a photo of the president, near the White House in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2026. The White House on February 28 released a photo of US President Donald Trump and a handful of his top advisors monitoring the progress of joint US-Israeli air strikes on Iran. Trump has announced that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the attacks, but there is no confirmation from Tehran. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-19/norad-cheyenne-mountain-where-americans-and-canadians-are-still-tight https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-19/norad-cheyenne-mountain-where-americans-and-canadians-are-still-tight Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:30:02 GMT Members of a US Color Guard hold US and Canadian flags ahead of an arrival ceremony outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The in-person meeting carries high stakes for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who led his Liberal Party to a stunning victory by promising to win the trade war with the US and protect Canadian sovereignty in the face of US aggression. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-13/iran-school-strike-us-may-have-to-answer-for-school-bombing https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-13/iran-school-strike-us-may-have-to-answer-for-school-bombing Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:13 GMT TOPSHOT - In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on March 3, 2026, people and rescue workers search for victims after a strike on a building in Tehran's Enghelab Square. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on March 4, they had total control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global energy transit, as Israel launched a new wave of strikes on the Iranian capital. (Photo by MAJID KHAHI / ISNA / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/iran-war-america-second-israel-first https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/iran-war-america-second-israel-first Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:00:05 GMT US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the press before briefing House and Senate leaders on US military action in Iran, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2026. The United States hit hundreds of targets across Iran, and Israel expanded its bombing to Lebanon on Monday as President Donald Trump vowed to avenge the first US deaths in the war he launched to topple Tehran's ruling clerics. Iranian forces fired missiles and drones across the Middle East, killing people in Israel and the United Arab Emirates, in retaliation for the conflict that began February 28 with the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-03/trump-doesn-t-want-democracy-in-iran-or-anywhere-he-wants-puppets https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-03/trump-doesn-t-want-democracy-in-iran-or-anywhere-he-wants-puppets Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:00:04 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 02: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump awarded three soldiers the highest military decoration; Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, who died in 1985, for shielding Jewish prisoners from Nazi guards during World War II; then-Staff Sgt. Terry Richardson for saving 85 lives of fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War; and Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis who died in the Afghanistan War when he shielded another soldier from a suicide bomber. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-28/iran-strikes-feel-like-2003-all-over-again https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-28/iran-strikes-feel-like-2003-all-over-again Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:10:06 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: An NBC News live feed airs a clip from U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social video announcement in the White House James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on February 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Israel had launched an attack on Iran Saturday morning. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-26/iran-strikes-dan-razin-caine-spoke-truth-to-power-and-power-didn-t-like-it https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-26/iran-strikes-dan-razin-caine-spoke-truth-to-power-and-power-didn-t-like-it Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:05 GMT US President Donald Trump and John D. Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a news conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. President Nicolas Maduro has been charged in the US after he was captured and flown out of Venezuela, following a series of airstrikes that mark an extraordinary escalation in the Trump administration's months-long campaign against the country. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-25/race-and-white-christian-nationalism-are-driving-us-foreign-policy https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-25/race-and-white-christian-nationalism-are-driving-us-foreign-policy Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:05 GMT Seeing White genocide everywhere. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-19/trump-s-board-of-peace-is-egomania-not-multilateralism https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-19/trump-s-board-of-peace-is-egomania-not-multilateralism Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:00:04 GMT DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) holds up his signature on the founding charter as (L-R) President of Paraguay Santiago Pena, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain's Minister of the Prime Minister's Court, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, President of Argentina Javier Milei and Prime Minister of Mongolia Gombojavyn Zandanshatar applaud during a signing ceremony for the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The US-backed “Board of Peace” is intended to administer the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after the war between Israel and Hamas. The final makeup of the board has not been confirmed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-13/the-us-wrecking-ball-returns-to-munich-security-conference https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-13/the-us-wrecking-ball-returns-to-munich-security-conference Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:11 GMT Police rides their motorcycles past the main entrance of the venue of the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) the hotel "Bayrischer Hof" in Munich, southern Germany on February 12, 2026. More than 60 heads of state and government, along with a hundred foreign and defense ministers, are expected to take part in the discussions from February 13 to 15, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)