Global Affairs
- Shock Horror! Anthropocene Cancelled! We’re back in the Holocene! Man the Pumps!
- Shock Horror! Anthropocene Cancelled! We’re back in the Holocene! Man the Pumps!
- Shock Horror! Anthropocene Cancelled! We’re back in the Holocene! Man the Pumps!
- In late January, before the International Court of Justice agreed to consider genocide charges against Israel, an average of 147 trucks a day were
- In late January, before the International Court of Justice agreed to consider genocide charges against Israel, an average of 147 trucks a day were
- In late January, before the International Court of Justice agreed to consider genocide charges against Israel, an average of 147 trucks a day were
- By 2075, the number of South Koreans of working age will have halved, and almost half the population will be over 65 years old,
- By 2075, the number of South Koreans of working age will have halved, and almost half the population will be over 65 years old,
- By 2075, the number of South Koreans of working age will have halved, and almost half the population will be over 65 years old,
- Neutrality used to be a European thing, but it is now in steep decline. If it were an animal, we’d have to declare it
- Neutrality used to be a European thing, but it is now in steep decline. If it were an animal, we’d have to declare it
- Neutrality used to be a European thing, but it is now in steep decline. If it were an animal, we’d have to declare it
- If the U.S. cut off military aid to Israel or applied serious economic sanctions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government would collapse almost instantly.
- If the U.S. cut off military aid to Israel or applied serious economic sanctions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government would collapse almost instantly.
- If the U.S. cut off military aid to Israel or applied serious economic sanctions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government would collapse almost instantly.
- Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley knows that her defiance of Trump will be secretly welcomed in many parts of the Republican Party.
- Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley knows that her defiance of Trump will be secretly welcomed in many parts of the Republican Party.
- Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley knows that her defiance of Trump will be secretly welcomed in many parts of the Republican Party.
- There is hope for Russia yet. One day there will be statues of Alexei Navalny in Moscow.
- There is hope for Russia yet. One day there will be statues of Alexei Navalny in Moscow.
- There is hope for Russia yet. One day there will be statues of Alexei Navalny in Moscow.
- The current deal is unlikely to work, and Jokowi’s ability to control the course of the new government (through his son Gibran) will be
- The current deal is unlikely to work, and Jokowi’s ability to control the course of the new government (through his son Gibran) will be
- The current deal is unlikely to work, and Jokowi’s ability to control the course of the new government (through his son Gibran) will be
- This point always arrives in any war that does not achieve instant victory for one side or the other, when frustration and exhaustion begin
- This point always arrives in any war that does not achieve instant victory for one side or the other, when frustration and exhaustion begin
- This point always arrives in any war that does not achieve instant victory for one side or the other, when frustration and exhaustion begin
- Nobody can fix what ails Pakistan without breaking the political and economic power of the army. And nobody can break that.
- Nobody can fix what ails Pakistan without breaking the political and economic power of the army. And nobody can break that.
- Nobody can fix what ails Pakistan without breaking the political and economic power of the army. And nobody can break that.
- The biggest post-9/11 mistake the United States made was to do exactly what the al-Qaeda terrorists wanted it to do.
- The biggest post-9/11 mistake the United States made was to do exactly what the al-Qaeda terrorists wanted it to do.
- The biggest post-9/11 mistake the United States made was to do exactly what the al-Qaeda terrorists wanted it to do.
- The effort to build the international rule of law must continue because even hypocrisy is better than brazen rejoicing in lawlessness and evil.
- The effort to build the international rule of law must continue because even hypocrisy is better than brazen rejoicing in lawlessness and evil.
- The effort to build the international rule of law must continue because even hypocrisy is better than brazen rejoicing in lawlessness and evil.
- The constant journalistic prattle about how everything is going wrong is driven partly by the advancing age of the journalists concerned, and partly by
- The constant journalistic prattle about how everything is going wrong is driven partly by the advancing age of the journalists concerned, and partly by
- The constant journalistic prattle about how everything is going wrong is driven partly by the advancing age of the journalists concerned, and partly by
- Missiles are a really poor way of sending messages to your enemies. Traditional diplomacy is a lot better.
- Missiles are a really poor way of sending messages to your enemies. Traditional diplomacy is a lot better.
- Missiles are a really poor way of sending messages to your enemies. Traditional diplomacy is a lot better.
- The U.S. is no longer the sole superpower, but it is still the flywheel that keeps the whole system ticking over smoothly. Most people
- The U.S. is no longer the sole superpower, but it is still the flywheel that keeps the whole system ticking over smoothly. Most people
- The U.S. is no longer the sole superpower, but it is still the flywheel that keeps the whole system ticking over smoothly. Most people
- Even if the ICJ finds that South Africa has a good case, any action the court takes will be unenforceable if the United States
- Even if the ICJ finds that South Africa has a good case, any action the court takes will be unenforceable if the United States
- Even if the ICJ finds that South Africa has a good case, any action the court takes will be unenforceable if the United States
- If there were a referendum in Taiwan today on declaring independence from China (and Beijing didn’t threaten to invade to stop it), a large
- If there were a referendum in Taiwan today on declaring independence from China (and Beijing didn’t threaten to invade to stop it), a large
- If there were a referendum in Taiwan today on declaring independence from China (and Beijing didn’t threaten to invade to stop it), a large
- 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: