Global Affairs
- Why go back to the moon after 50 years practically ignoring the place? One word: prestige.
- Why go back to the moon after 50 years practically ignoring the place? One word: prestige.
- Why go back to the moon after 50 years practically ignoring the place? One word: prestige.
- U.S. President Joe Biden rightly despises Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu as a person, and yet he refuses to call time on him because he's still
- U.S. President Joe Biden rightly despises Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu as a person, and yet he refuses to call time on him because he's still
- U.S. President Joe Biden rightly despises Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu as a person, and yet he refuses to call time on him because he's still
- Africa is not doomed. Its future depends on what it does next. Even Senegal, technically part of the Sahel, is not doomed. Having a
- Africa is not doomed. Its future depends on what it does next. Even Senegal, technically part of the Sahel, is not doomed. Having a
- Africa is not doomed. Its future depends on what it does next. Even Senegal, technically part of the Sahel, is not doomed. Having a
- The world crossed the threshold into +1.2° about two years ago, and the general assumption was that we would stay in that zone for at least
- The world crossed the threshold into +1.2° about two years ago, and the general assumption was that we would stay in that zone for at least
- The world crossed the threshold into +1.2° about two years ago, and the general assumption was that we would stay in that zone for at least
- Palestinian civilians are having a much worse time now than civilians had during Second World War raids in Germany. But there is a real
- Palestinian civilians are having a much worse time now than civilians had during Second World War raids in Germany. But there is a real
- Palestinian civilians are having a much worse time now than civilians had during Second World War raids in Germany. But there is a real
- The Burmese Army is a leading candidate for Nastiest Army in the World. Even more than Pakistan’s army, it is the tail that wags
- The Burmese Army is a leading candidate for Nastiest Army in the World. Even more than Pakistan’s army, it is the tail that wags
- The Burmese Army is a leading candidate for Nastiest Army in the World. Even more than Pakistan’s army, it is the tail that wags
- Donald Tusk was sworn in as Poland's new prime minister on Dec. 13, but he faces a monumental task.
- Donald Tusk was sworn in as Poland's new prime minister on Dec. 13, but he faces a monumental task.
- Donald Tusk was sworn in as Poland's new prime minister on Dec. 13, but he faces a monumental task.
- The annual Conference of Parties have been almost perfectly useless in curbing global warming for over 30 years, but may yet have a vital
- The annual Conference of Parties have been almost perfectly useless in curbing global warming for over 30 years, but may yet have a vital
- The annual Conference of Parties have been almost perfectly useless in curbing global warming for over 30 years, but may yet have a vital
- Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Arab ‘terrorists’ belong to the broader category of ‘guerillas,’ almost all of whom include terrorism in their tactics—and such groups
- Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Arab ‘terrorists’ belong to the broader category of ‘guerillas,’ almost all of whom include terrorism in their tactics—and such groups
- Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Arab ‘terrorists’ belong to the broader category of ‘guerillas,’ almost all of whom include terrorism in their tactics—and such groups
- Climate scientists are unanimously terrified by the speed at which things are moving, but also relieved that the crisis is finally getting some serious
- Climate scientists are unanimously terrified by the speed at which things are moving, but also relieved that the crisis is finally getting some serious
- Climate scientists are unanimously terrified by the speed at which things are moving, but also relieved that the crisis is finally getting some serious
- The last thing Hamas wants is a ‘two-state solution’ that divides Palestine between Jewish state and an Arab one. Yet the carnage of the
- The last thing Hamas wants is a ‘two-state solution’ that divides Palestine between Jewish state and an Arab one. Yet the carnage of the
- The last thing Hamas wants is a ‘two-state solution’ that divides Palestine between Jewish state and an Arab one. Yet the carnage of the
- Both Hamas and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have always had the same goal: to thwart the ‘two-state’ peace settlement that would have divided
- Both Hamas and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have always had the same goal: to thwart the ‘two-state’ peace settlement that would have divided
- Both Hamas and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have always had the same goal: to thwart the ‘two-state’ peace settlement that would have divided
- The vicious circle in which Argentina is caught must be broken one day, but it won’t be this time around.
- The vicious circle in which Argentina is caught must be broken one day, but it won’t be this time around.
- The vicious circle in which Argentina is caught must be broken one day, but it won’t be this time around.
- There will surely be new rules made about AI over the next few years, and the leaders of the tech giants wanted to make
- There will surely be new rules made about AI over the next few years, and the leaders of the tech giants wanted to make
- There will surely be new rules made about AI over the next few years, and the leaders of the tech giants wanted to make
- Qe now have is vivid, constant images of the killing process. The images of Israeli families murdered at breakfast are last month’s news; the
- Qe now have is vivid, constant images of the killing process. The images of Israeli families murdered at breakfast are last month’s news; the
- Qe now have is vivid, constant images of the killing process. The images of Israeli families murdered at breakfast are last month’s news; the
- If it really has become a war of attrition, Russia’s population is more than three times higher and its economy is 10 times bigger.
- If it really has become a war of attrition, Russia’s population is more than three times higher and its economy is 10 times bigger.
- If it really has become a war of attrition, Russia’s population is more than three times higher and its economy is 10 times bigger.
- There is some truth in both the narratives, and which one people believe largely depends on their existing loyalties.
- There is some truth in both the narratives, and which one people believe largely depends on their existing loyalties.
- There is some truth in both the narratives, and which one people believe largely depends on their existing loyalties.
- Israel has enough global support after the massacres that it can do pretty much anything to the Palestinians in Gaza for the next week
- Israel has enough global support after the massacres that it can do pretty much anything to the Palestinians in Gaza for the next week
- Israel has enough global support after the massacres that it can do pretty much anything to the Palestinians in Gaza for the next week
- Australia's Oct. 14 referendum on having enshrining an Indigenous 'voice' in its Parliament is going to fail, and that will hugely damage trust between
- Australia's Oct. 14 referendum on having enshrining an Indigenous 'voice' in its Parliament is going to fail, and that will hugely damage trust between
- Australia's Oct. 14 referendum on having enshrining an Indigenous 'voice' in its Parliament is going to fail, and that will hugely damage trust between
- If Hezbollah should be drawn into the war too, we might all be in trouble. It’s still true that Israel cannot lose this war:
- If Hezbollah should be drawn into the war too, we might all be in trouble. It’s still true that Israel cannot lose this war:
- If Hezbollah should be drawn into the war too, we might all be in trouble. It’s still true that Israel cannot lose this war:
- In the 1970s, Egypt was the only Arab country strong enough to pose a real threat to Israel, but now tens of thousands of
- In the 1970s, Egypt was the only Arab country strong enough to pose a real threat to Israel, but now tens of thousands of
- In the 1970s, Egypt was the only Arab country strong enough to pose a real threat to Israel, but now tens of thousands of
- The Russians are too busy in Ukraine now, so last month the Azerbaijanis collected their winnings. And all the Armenians are leaving without even
- The Russians are too busy in Ukraine now, so last month the Azerbaijanis collected their winnings. And all the Armenians are leaving without even
- The Russians are too busy in Ukraine now, so last month the Azerbaijanis collected their winnings. And all the Armenians are leaving without even
- Why is western media burbling on about a new ‘threat to NATO solidarity’ and ‘support for Ukraine fading’? Because the story will only get
- Why is western media burbling on about a new ‘threat to NATO solidarity’ and ‘support for Ukraine fading’? Because the story will only get
- Why is western media burbling on about a new ‘threat to NATO solidarity’ and ‘support for Ukraine fading’? Because the story will only get
- Canada’s allies have all murmured their support in the wake of allegations that India was behind the murder of a Canadian Sikh activist in
- Canada’s allies have all murmured their support in the wake of allegations that India was behind the murder of a Canadian Sikh activist in
- Canada’s allies have all murmured their support in the wake of allegations that India was behind the murder of a Canadian Sikh activist in
- The South American country's fledgling offshore oil industry is on track to overtake Norway's within a decade, but what will the world look like
- The South American country's fledgling offshore oil industry is on track to overtake Norway's within a decade, but what will the world look like
- The South American country's fledgling offshore oil industry is on track to overtake Norway's within a decade, but what will the world look like
- It’s a triumph (‘We found life!’), and at the same time no surprise at all (‘What did you expect to find?’).
- It’s a triumph (‘We found life!’), and at the same time no surprise at all (‘What did you expect to find?’).
- It’s a triumph (‘We found life!’), and at the same time no surprise at all (‘What did you expect to find?’).
- Stand by for Big Meat to launch a long, slanderous campaign against plant-based protein and its rival, ‘farm-free’ food, based on protein produced by
- Stand by for Big Meat to launch a long, slanderous campaign against plant-based protein and its rival, ‘farm-free’ food, based on protein produced by
- Stand by for Big Meat to launch a long, slanderous campaign against plant-based protein and its rival, ‘farm-free’ food, based on protein produced by
- For more than 20 years, Thailand has been locked in a struggle between the ‘royalists’ and the democrats, and in this past May’s election
- For more than 20 years, Thailand has been locked in a struggle between the ‘royalists’ and the democrats, and in this past May’s election
- For more than 20 years, Thailand has been locked in a struggle between the ‘royalists’ and the democrats, and in this past May’s election
- Pope Francis may be hated by those who see him as an ideological enemy of the right, but he is still confused about his
- Pope Francis may be hated by those who see him as an ideological enemy of the right, but he is still confused about his
- Pope Francis may be hated by those who see him as an ideological enemy of the right, but he is still confused about his
- This soon-to-be expanded meeting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa keeps a lot of otherwise idle diplomatic hands busy and out of
- This soon-to-be expanded meeting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa keeps a lot of otherwise idle diplomatic hands busy and out of
- This soon-to-be expanded meeting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa keeps a lot of otherwise idle diplomatic hands busy and out of
- LONDON, U.K.—The Ukrainians have been cheering themselves up recently by sending drones to hit targets in Moscow’s business district and the more exclusive western
- LONDON, U.K.—The Ukrainians have been cheering themselves up recently by sending drones to hit targets in Moscow’s business district and the more exclusive western
- LONDON, U.K.—The Ukrainians have been cheering themselves up recently by sending drones to hit targets in Moscow’s business district and the more exclusive western
- The single party that rules for decades and monopolizes all the political space available is a specialty of southern African countries that had to
- The single party that rules for decades and monopolizes all the political space available is a specialty of southern African countries that had to
- The single party that rules for decades and monopolizes all the political space available is a specialty of southern African countries that had to
- The Georgia indictments only added 13 more criminal charges to make a grand total of 91, but Georgia is different.
- The Georgia indictments only added 13 more criminal charges to make a grand total of 91, but Georgia is different.
- The Georgia indictments only added 13 more criminal charges to make a grand total of 91, but Georgia is different.
- The 1967 Outer Space Treaty established that no nation can own the Moon. The subsequent 1979 Moon Agreement states more specifically that no nation,
- The 1967 Outer Space Treaty established that no nation can own the Moon. The subsequent 1979 Moon Agreement states more specifically that no nation,
- The 1967 Outer Space Treaty established that no nation can own the Moon. The subsequent 1979 Moon Agreement states more specifically that no nation,
- Hun Sen, ruler of Cambodia for 38 years, is a man whose primary purpose was survival. He learned that to survive you must move
- Hun Sen, ruler of Cambodia for 38 years, is a man whose primary purpose was survival. He learned that to survive you must move
- Hun Sen, ruler of Cambodia for 38 years, is a man whose primary purpose was survival. He learned that to survive you must move
- If Donald Trump is running behind before next year’s election, he might find it electorally useful to spend a few days in jail. Justice
- If Donald Trump is running behind before next year’s election, he might find it electorally useful to spend a few days in jail. Justice
- If Donald Trump is running behind before next year’s election, he might find it electorally useful to spend a few days in jail. Justice
- El Salvador’s murder rate is down from 50 per 100,000 people to only 7.8 per 100,000 people killed annually.
- El Salvador’s murder rate is down from 50 per 100,000 people to only 7.8 per 100,000 people killed annually.
- El Salvador’s murder rate is down from 50 per 100,000 people to only 7.8 per 100,000 people killed annually.