Global Affairs
- The biggest city in western Sudan, swollen to half a million or more people by minority ethnic groups fleeing genocide, fell to rebel forces
- The biggest city in western Sudan, swollen to half a million or more people by minority ethnic groups fleeing genocide, fell to rebel forces
- The biggest city in western Sudan, swollen to half a million or more people by minority ethnic groups fleeing genocide, fell to rebel forces
- If there are new revelations about Trump and Epstein on the way, then the U.S. leader needs useful distractions—like invading Nigeria.
- If there are new revelations about Trump and Epstein on the way, then the U.S. leader needs useful distractions—like invading Nigeria.
- If there are new revelations about Trump and Epstein on the way, then the U.S. leader needs useful distractions—like invading Nigeria.
- We are at a point where Trump’s America and Netanyahu’s Israel have established complete domination over the Middle East.
- We are at a point where Trump’s America and Netanyahu’s Israel have established complete domination over the Middle East.
- We are at a point where Trump’s America and Netanyahu’s Israel have established complete domination over the Middle East.
- The American president must know that U.S.-bound cocaine comes mostly from Colombia and Peru, while opioids—the real drug plague—come primarily from China and Mexico.
- The American president must know that U.S.-bound cocaine comes mostly from Colombia and Peru, while opioids—the real drug plague—come primarily from China and Mexico.
- The American president must know that U.S.-bound cocaine comes mostly from Colombia and Peru, while opioids—the real drug plague—come primarily from China and Mexico.
- The sanctions regime makes it hard for Russia to charter ships from legitimate shipping companies. Instead, it has built a ‘shadow fleet’ of almost
- The sanctions regime makes it hard for Russia to charter ships from legitimate shipping companies. Instead, it has built a ‘shadow fleet’ of almost
- The sanctions regime makes it hard for Russia to charter ships from legitimate shipping companies. Instead, it has built a ‘shadow fleet’ of almost
- U.S. President Donald Trump has interfered in both Brazilian and Argentine politics, and the U.S. Navy continues its strikes off Venezuela’s coast in a
- U.S. President Donald Trump has interfered in both Brazilian and Argentine politics, and the U.S. Navy continues its strikes off Venezuela’s coast in a
- U.S. President Donald Trump has interfered in both Brazilian and Argentine politics, and the U.S. Navy continues its strikes off Venezuela’s coast in a
- Far too much money is being spent on long-odds bets that some new artificial intelligence tech will appear that justifies the current ridiculously high
- Far too much money is being spent on long-odds bets that some new artificial intelligence tech will appear that justifies the current ridiculously high
- Far too much money is being spent on long-odds bets that some new artificial intelligence tech will appear that justifies the current ridiculously high
- Jane Goodall’s research revealed chimpanzees were far more like us than anybody had suspected. One aspect was deeply troubling: they fight wars. Like us.
- Jane Goodall’s research revealed chimpanzees were far more like us than anybody had suspected. One aspect was deeply troubling: they fight wars. Like us.
- Jane Goodall’s research revealed chimpanzees were far more like us than anybody had suspected. One aspect was deeply troubling: they fight wars. Like us.
- The draft peace plan may not be dead on arrival, but it is extremely vulnerable.
- The draft peace plan may not be dead on arrival, but it is extremely vulnerable.
- The draft peace plan may not be dead on arrival, but it is extremely vulnerable.
- Iran had 408 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, enough for nine or 10 atomic bombs if the regime chose to go that route, and
- Iran had 408 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, enough for nine or 10 atomic bombs if the regime chose to go that route, and
- Iran had 408 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, enough for nine or 10 atomic bombs if the regime chose to go that route, and
- I’d be less confident about saying 'no' to an American civil war than I was in the old Soviet Union because there I couldn’t
- I’d be less confident about saying 'no' to an American civil war than I was in the old Soviet Union because there I couldn’t
- I’d be less confident about saying 'no' to an American civil war than I was in the old Soviet Union because there I couldn’t
- The missiles even things up a bit in the David-and-Goliath war against Russia, but the Ukrainian army has been retreating all year.
- The missiles even things up a bit in the David-and-Goliath war against Russia, but the Ukrainian army has been retreating all year.
- The missiles even things up a bit in the David-and-Goliath war against Russia, but the Ukrainian army has been retreating all year.
- For the first time, big Western countries are recognizing the state, but it is not unified and it still controls no territory.
- For the first time, big Western countries are recognizing the state, but it is not unified and it still controls no territory.
- For the first time, big Western countries are recognizing the state, but it is not unified and it still controls no territory.
- What is President Vladimir Putin’s motive for this bizarre violation of NATO’s borders—especially given that the drones over Poland were not armed?
- What is President Vladimir Putin’s motive for this bizarre violation of NATO’s borders—especially given that the drones over Poland were not armed?
- What is President Vladimir Putin’s motive for this bizarre violation of NATO’s borders—especially given that the drones over Poland were not armed?
- Compared to the 2022 Brazilian attempted coup, the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol was much less serious—yet look at which country is in
- Compared to the 2022 Brazilian attempted coup, the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol was much less serious—yet look at which country is in
- Compared to the 2022 Brazilian attempted coup, the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol was much less serious—yet look at which country is in
- 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
- 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
