Global Affairs
- Israel bombing America's closest ally in the Gulf puts every Arab country on notice that nobody is safe.
- Israel bombing America's closest ally in the Gulf puts every Arab country on notice that nobody is safe.
- Israel bombing America's closest ally in the Gulf puts every Arab country on notice that nobody is safe.
- All the hype about the launch of a new ‘Asian century’ founders on the hard, unyielding fact that there is no Asia except in
- All the hype about the launch of a new ‘Asian century’ founders on the hard, unyielding fact that there is no Asia except in
- All the hype about the launch of a new ‘Asian century’ founders on the hard, unyielding fact that there is no Asia except in
- The leaked U.S. pitch to remodel the wartorn region into a shiny new city built on ruins is both a bizarre and illegal project.
- The leaked U.S. pitch to remodel the wartorn region into a shiny new city built on ruins is both a bizarre and illegal project.
- The leaked U.S. pitch to remodel the wartorn region into a shiny new city built on ruins is both a bizarre and illegal project.
- This rage for deportation started in the developed countries, but it is catching on everywhere.
- This rage for deportation started in the developed countries, but it is catching on everywhere.
- This rage for deportation started in the developed countries, but it is catching on everywhere.
- Outside of the United States and Russia, most governments still uphold the key law about borders, regardless of their domestic political arrangements.

- Outside of the United States and Russia, most governments still uphold the key law about borders, regardless of their domestic political arrangements.
- Outside of the United States and Russia, most governments still uphold the key law about borders, regardless of their domestic political arrangements.

- African economies have grown slowly over the past 50 years, but population growth has meant that real per capita incomes in most African countries
- African economies have grown slowly over the past 50 years, but population growth has meant that real per capita incomes in most African countries
- African economies have grown slowly over the past 50 years, but population growth has meant that real per capita incomes in most African countries
- The truth is that both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy privately view Donald Trump with contempt, and neither will sign up to a premature

- The truth is that both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy privately view Donald Trump with contempt, and neither will sign up to a premature
- The truth is that both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy privately view Donald Trump with contempt, and neither will sign up to a premature

- It’s impossible to be always the last person Donald Trump speaks to, and the effort to be that person soon degenerates into slapstick and
- It’s impossible to be always the last person Donald Trump speaks to, and the effort to be that person soon degenerates into slapstick and
- It’s impossible to be always the last person Donald Trump speaks to, and the effort to be that person soon degenerates into slapstick and
- This is a financial crash of the sort that usually accompanies an exciting new technology, not an existential crisis, but it is definitely on
- This is a financial crash of the sort that usually accompanies an exciting new technology, not an existential crisis, but it is definitely on
- This is a financial crash of the sort that usually accompanies an exciting new technology, not an existential crisis, but it is definitely on
- Whatever happens at the upcoming Alaska summit, U.S. President Donald Trump will go on setting deadlines and then missing them.
- Whatever happens at the upcoming Alaska summit, U.S. President Donald Trump will go on setting deadlines and then missing them.
- Whatever happens at the upcoming Alaska summit, U.S. President Donald Trump will go on setting deadlines and then missing them.
- One version of the Israeli leader is the amoral master tactician who has no permanent allies. Or the other more sinister character, whose goal
- One version of the Israeli leader is the amoral master tactician who has no permanent allies. Or the other more sinister character, whose goal
- One version of the Israeli leader is the amoral master tactician who has no permanent allies. Or the other more sinister character, whose goal
- Maybe so much time has passed that some countries have forgotten what everybody’s objective was at the end of the Second World War: to

- Maybe so much time has passed that some countries have forgotten what everybody’s objective was at the end of the Second World War: to
- Maybe so much time has passed that some countries have forgotten what everybody’s objective was at the end of the Second World War: to

- Declining populations almost everywhere should not be seen only as a problem. If we are now heading back down to a population of three
- Declining populations almost everywhere should not be seen only as a problem. If we are now heading back down to a population of three
- Declining populations almost everywhere should not be seen only as a problem. If we are now heading back down to a population of three
- Since food distribution to Palestinians is so erratic, deaths from this artificial famine continue to grow. It’s not clear whether this is random malevolence
- Since food distribution to Palestinians is so erratic, deaths from this artificial famine continue to grow. It’s not clear whether this is random malevolence
- Since food distribution to Palestinians is so erratic, deaths from this artificial famine continue to grow. It’s not clear whether this is random malevolence
- No government of Taiwan has ever seriously considered abandoning the sacred fiction that there is only one China including Taiwan. There is just a
- No government of Taiwan has ever seriously considered abandoning the sacred fiction that there is only one China including Taiwan. There is just a
- No government of Taiwan has ever seriously considered abandoning the sacred fiction that there is only one China including Taiwan. There is just a
- Democracy in the United States would probably not survive a ‘president’ J.D. Vance who took power long enough before the 2028 election—whether by succession

- Democracy in the United States would probably not survive a ‘president’ J.D. Vance who took power long enough before the 2028 election—whether by succession
- Democracy in the United States would probably not survive a ‘president’ J.D. Vance who took power long enough before the 2028 election—whether by succession

- Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
- Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
- Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
- There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
- There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
- There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
- Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
- Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
- Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
- Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
- Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
- Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
- With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
- With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
- With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
- You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
- You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
- You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
- If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
- If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
- If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
- Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
- Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
- Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
- The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
- The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
- The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
- It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
- It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
- It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
- European members of NATO are worried the U.S. is ending its guarantee of nuclear retaliation against a Russian attack. They are right to be
- European members of NATO are worried the U.S. is ending its guarantee of nuclear retaliation against a Russian attack. They are right to be
- European members of NATO are worried the U.S. is ending its guarantee of nuclear retaliation against a Russian attack. They are right to be
- 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