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Deep Dive

The Final Week of the 2026 NPT Review Conference: Can the Treaty Still Hold?

Inside the final week of the 2026 NPT Review Conference at the UN: rising tensions, stalled disarmament, Iran, deterrence debates, and what diplomats are quietly saying behind closed doors.

By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read

Deep Dive

Why Nuclear Deterrence Is Being Challenged — And Why It Still Isn’t Going Away

Inside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the United Nations, calls to replace nuclear deterrence with “common security” are growing. This ONEST+ analysis explains why the idea is gaining traction — and why nuclear powers are unlikely to abandon deterrence anytime soon.

By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read

Deep Dive

Deep Dive: If Conflict Accelerates the Energy Transition, Who Gains Power Next?

A deep dive into how conflict could accelerate the shift toward alternative energy, which countries are best positioned to benefit, and how close the world really is to a new clean-energy balance of power.

By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read

Global Briefing

ONEST Global Briefing — May 20, 2026

NATO burden-sharing, Canada’s sovereignty push, Ukraine’s long-range pressure, and the UN’s climate law moment.

By Olga Nesterova • 13 min read

Diplomatic Notes

NPT: Meetings Cancelled, Diplomacy Moves Behind Closed Doors

By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read

Putting Readers First: The Next Phase of ONEST

We live in a moment of constant information — yet more and more people feel less informed. Every day, headlines compete for attention across politics, diplomacy, economics, conflict, technology, and culture. News moves faster than ever. Reactions move even faster. But speed does not always create understanding. Too often, people are

By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read

News

Trump Targets Immigrant Banking as Tax Claims Against Him Are Dropped

Trump signed financial executive orders targeting immigrant-linked banking activity and easing fintech regulation on the same day the U.S. government agreed to drop tax claims involving Trump, his family, and his businesses.

By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read

Global Briefing

ONEST Global Briefing — May 18, 2026

Ebola emergency, Arctic security shifts, NPT final week, and the widening cost of global instability

By Olga Nesterova • 9 min read

Explained

AI Is Not Just Digital. Utah’s Stratos Fight Shows Its Physical Cost

A proposed $100 billion AI data center in Utah has triggered backlash over water, power, local control, and the environmental footprint of the AI boom.

By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read