Global Affairs
- The regime will effectively be an occupation force that rules only by terror—but such regimes can last a long time if they are ruthless
- The regime will effectively be an occupation force that rules only by terror—but such regimes can last a long time if they are ruthless
- The regime will effectively be an occupation force that rules only by terror—but such regimes can last a long time if they are ruthless
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarkable speech at Davos said what many political and economic elites were thinking: don’t let the bullies win; fear is
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarkable speech at Davos said what many political and economic elites were thinking: don’t let the bullies win; fear is
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarkable speech at Davos said what many political and economic elites were thinking: don’t let the bullies win; fear is
- If even one soldier dies in Greenland due to American aggression, NATO nations would be forced to step in.
- If even one soldier dies in Greenland due to American aggression, NATO nations would be forced to step in.
- If even one soldier dies in Greenland due to American aggression, NATO nations would be forced to step in.
- For Canada, the problem is that all the (false) American arguments to justify annexing Greenland apply equally to Canada. The strategy seems to be
- For Canada, the problem is that all the (false) American arguments to justify annexing Greenland apply equally to Canada. The strategy seems to be
- For Canada, the problem is that all the (false) American arguments to justify annexing Greenland apply equally to Canada. The strategy seems to be
- LONDON, U.K.— Any day now, the United States will “come to the rescue” of the protesters in the streets of Iran’s cities, and American
- LONDON, U.K.— Any day now, the United States will “come to the rescue” of the protesters in the streets of Iran’s cities, and American
- LONDON, U.K.— Any day now, the United States will “come to the rescue” of the protesters in the streets of Iran’s cities, and American
- Ottawa should offer military forces to protect Greenland from Russia and China, and ask the Europeans to send some troops to Canada for protection.
- Ottawa should offer military forces to protect Greenland from Russia and China, and ask the Europeans to send some troops to Canada for protection.
- Ottawa should offer military forces to protect Greenland from Russia and China, and ask the Europeans to send some troops to Canada for protection.
- Despite what the U.S. president says, Greenland is a region of zero strategic importance. If Washington wants to base more troops there, it has
- Despite what the U.S. president says, Greenland is a region of zero strategic importance. If Washington wants to base more troops there, it has
- Despite what the U.S. president says, Greenland is a region of zero strategic importance. If Washington wants to base more troops there, it has
- From Napoleon in Spain two centuries ago to the U.S. army in Iraq two decades ago, military occupations by foreigners usually generate armed resistance
- From Napoleon in Spain two centuries ago to the U.S. army in Iraq two decades ago, military occupations by foreigners usually generate armed resistance
- From Napoleon in Spain two centuries ago to the U.S. army in Iraq two decades ago, military occupations by foreigners usually generate armed resistance
- LONDON, U.K.—The Russian word “derzhavnost” is usually translated as “great power status,” but the real meaning is closer to the gangland concept of “respect.”
- LONDON, U.K.—The Russian word “derzhavnost” is usually translated as “great power status,” but the real meaning is closer to the gangland concept of “respect.”
- LONDON, U.K.—The Russian word “derzhavnost” is usually translated as “great power status,” but the real meaning is closer to the gangland concept of “respect.”
- ‘In my opinion, the three regimes that exist in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are enemies of humanity,’ said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- ‘In my opinion, the three regimes that exist in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are enemies of humanity,’ said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- ‘In my opinion, the three regimes that exist in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are enemies of humanity,’ said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- We need to use every viable technique to hold the average global temperature down while we work frantically to end our emissions.
- We need to use every viable technique to hold the average global temperature down while we work frantically to end our emissions.
- We need to use every viable technique to hold the average global temperature down while we work frantically to end our emissions.
- The U.S. president has tried to end warring in Gaza, the Congo, and along the Cambodian-Thailand border. He’s also tried to take credit for
- The U.S. president has tried to end warring in Gaza, the Congo, and along the Cambodian-Thailand border. He’s also tried to take credit for
- The U.S. president has tried to end warring in Gaza, the Congo, and along the Cambodian-Thailand border. He’s also tried to take credit for
- We are all back in the 19th century when the Western Hemisphere was the exclusive domain of the U.S.
- We are all back in the 19th century when the Western Hemisphere was the exclusive domain of the U.S.
- We are all back in the 19th century when the Western Hemisphere was the exclusive domain of the U.S.
- The ceasefire in Gaza intensifies the Israeli prime minister’s legal problems since he can no longer demand postponements in his trial proceedings due to
- The ceasefire in Gaza intensifies the Israeli prime minister’s legal problems since he can no longer demand postponements in his trial proceedings due to
- The ceasefire in Gaza intensifies the Israeli prime minister’s legal problems since he can no longer demand postponements in his trial proceedings due to
- Powerful people are deliberately trying to destroy the rule. Putin knows the rule but ignores it, while Trump doesn’t even know it.
- Powerful people are deliberately trying to destroy the rule. Putin knows the rule but ignores it, while Trump doesn’t even know it.
- Powerful people are deliberately trying to destroy the rule. Putin knows the rule but ignores it, while Trump doesn’t even know it.
- Every month brings another chance for some political, economic, or technological change that alters the current equation, and gives Ukraine a better bargaining position
- Every month brings another chance for some political, economic, or technological change that alters the current equation, and gives Ukraine a better bargaining position
- Every month brings another chance for some political, economic, or technological change that alters the current equation, and gives Ukraine a better bargaining position
- With video editing, there is an honour system which says that you can edit the shot, but you must not change the meaning.
- With video editing, there is an honour system which says that you can edit the shot, but you must not change the meaning.
- With video editing, there is an honour system which says that you can edit the shot, but you must not change the meaning.
- Money is tight, wars are a huge distraction, and the climate has become unfashionable, so we’ll just have to wait and hope for better
- Money is tight, wars are a huge distraction, and the climate has become unfashionable, so we’ll just have to wait and hope for better
- Money is tight, wars are a huge distraction, and the climate has become unfashionable, so we’ll just have to wait and hope for better
- The biggest city in western Sudan, swollen to half a million or more people due to minority ethnic groups fleeing genocide, fell to rebel
- The biggest city in western Sudan, swollen to half a million or more people due to minority ethnic groups fleeing genocide, fell to rebel
- The biggest city in western Sudan, swollen to half a million or more people due to minority ethnic groups fleeing genocide, fell to rebel
- 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.
- LONDON, U.K.—The plot couldn’t be more familiar: criminal mastermind gets away with endless daring escapades, and is brought down in the end by some
- LONDON, U.K.—The plot couldn’t be more familiar: criminal mastermind gets away with endless daring escapades, and is brought down in the end by some
- LONDON, U.K.—The plot couldn’t be more familiar: criminal mastermind gets away with endless daring escapades, and is brought down in the end by some
- LONDON, U.K.—In the politics of population, the magic number is 2.1. That is “replacement level:” if a country’s fertility rate (the average number of
- LONDON, U.K.—In the politics of population, the magic number is 2.1. That is “replacement level:” if a country’s fertility rate (the average number of
- LONDON, U.K.—In the politics of population, the magic number is 2.1. That is “replacement level:” if a country’s fertility rate (the average number of
- LONDON, U.K.—It was looking like a good year for democracy. Donald Trump is gone in the United States, at least for the moment, and
- LONDON, U.K.—It was looking like a good year for democracy. Donald Trump is gone in the United States, at least for the moment, and
- LONDON, U.K.—It was looking like a good year for democracy. Donald Trump is gone in the United States, at least for the moment, and
- LONDON, U.K.—At the stroke of midnight last Friday, half of Germany’s remaining nuclear power stations closed down. The remaining three plants (of an original
- LONDON, U.K.—At the stroke of midnight last Friday, half of Germany’s remaining nuclear power stations closed down. The remaining three plants (of an original
- LONDON, U.K.—At the stroke of midnight last Friday, half of Germany’s remaining nuclear power stations closed down. The remaining three plants (of an original
- LONDON, U.K.—The right enemy can be a major asset in politics, as Chilean voters have just demonstrated once again. All the opinion polls had
- LONDON, U.K.—The right enemy can be a major asset in politics, as Chilean voters have just demonstrated once again. All the opinion polls had
- LONDON, U.K.—The right enemy can be a major asset in politics, as Chilean voters have just demonstrated once again. All the opinion polls had
- LONDON, U.K.—British journalist Claud Cockburn once claimed that he won a contest among the sub-editors on The London Times to write the dullest headline
- LONDON, U.K.—British journalist Claud Cockburn once claimed that he won a contest among the sub-editors on The London Times to write the dullest headline
- LONDON, U.K.—British journalist Claud Cockburn once claimed that he won a contest among the sub-editors on The London Times to write the dullest headline
- LONDON, U.K.—The “new normal,” said International Energy Agency spokesperson Heymi Bahar last May, may be a far faster expansion of renewable energy than expected,
- LONDON, U.K.—The “new normal,” said International Energy Agency spokesperson Heymi Bahar last May, may be a far faster expansion of renewable energy than expected,
- LONDON, U.K.—The “new normal,” said International Energy Agency spokesperson Heymi Bahar last May, may be a far faster expansion of renewable energy than expected,
- LONDON, U.K.—I must admit that I Googled the plot of the 1997 film Wag the Dog before starting to write this. It’s a dark
- LONDON, U.K.—I must admit that I Googled the plot of the 1997 film Wag the Dog before starting to write this. It’s a dark
- LONDON, U.K.—I must admit that I Googled the plot of the 1997 film Wag the Dog before starting to write this. It’s a dark
- LONDON, U.K.—“We reviewed the proposals… carefully and thoroughly and concluded that Iran violated almost all compromises found previously in months of hard negotiations,” said
- LONDON, U.K.—“We reviewed the proposals… carefully and thoroughly and concluded that Iran violated almost all compromises found previously in months of hard negotiations,” said
- LONDON, U.K.—“We reviewed the proposals… carefully and thoroughly and concluded that Iran violated almost all compromises found previously in months of hard negotiations,” said
- LONDON, U.K.—The new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was discovered on Nov. 23 by scientists in South Africa and Botswana, the only countries
- LONDON, U.K.—The new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was discovered on Nov. 23 by scientists in South Africa and Botswana, the only countries
- LONDON, U.K.—The new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was discovered on Nov. 23 by scientists in South Africa and Botswana, the only countries
