{
  "id": 9733602,
  "title": "Si vis pactum, para bellum: Trump’s war-first path to a deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/si-vis-pactum-para-bellum-trumps-war-first-path-to-a-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T08:27:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/si-vis-pactum-para-bellum-trumps-war-first-path-to-a-deal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Romans advised that to secure peace, you must prepare for war. The preparation was the point: weapons kept ready so they need not be used, readiness standing in for the fight. Their word for peace, pax, came from pacisci — to strike a bargain. Peace was a pactum, a deal, before it was anything […] The post Si vis pactum, para bellum: Trump’s war-first path to a deal appeared first on Asia…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}