Global Affairs
- The largely peaceful and non-violent nature of the Assad regime’s collapse has created no conquering hero whose charisma overshadows all potential rivals.
- The largely peaceful and non-violent nature of the Assad regime’s collapse has created no conquering hero whose charisma overshadows all potential rivals.
- The largely peaceful and non-violent nature of the Assad regime’s collapse has created no conquering hero whose charisma overshadows all potential rivals.
- Happily, the rapid reaction of the civilian defenders of democracy made further debate within the South Korean armed forces unnecessary, but what might happen
- Happily, the rapid reaction of the civilian defenders of democracy made further debate within the South Korean armed forces unnecessary, but what might happen
- Happily, the rapid reaction of the civilian defenders of democracy made further debate within the South Korean armed forces unnecessary, but what might happen
- It’s no coincidence that the war in Syria restarted just as Hezbollah was defeated in Lebanon, since Lebanon and Syria were part of the
- It’s no coincidence that the war in Syria restarted just as Hezbollah was defeated in Lebanon, since Lebanon and Syria were part of the
- It’s no coincidence that the war in Syria restarted just as Hezbollah was defeated in Lebanon, since Lebanon and Syria were part of the
- Member states are obliged to carry out the ICC’s arrest warrants. Non-members are not, so Netanyahu is not in any immediate danger of arrest.
- Member states are obliged to carry out the ICC’s arrest warrants. Non-members are not, so Netanyahu is not in any immediate danger of arrest.
- Member states are obliged to carry out the ICC’s arrest warrants. Non-members are not, so Netanyahu is not in any immediate danger of arrest.
- The conflict is a struggle for power between two professional killers—one leading Sudan’s army, and another heading the nation’s paramilitary forces.
- The conflict is a struggle for power between two professional killers—one leading Sudan’s army, and another heading the nation’s paramilitary forces.
- The conflict is a struggle for power between two professional killers—one leading Sudan’s army, and another heading the nation’s paramilitary forces.
- South Korea's vast stocks of ammunition would reverse Ukraine’s lack of firepower at the front, and give the country a chance to negotiate a
- South Korea's vast stocks of ammunition would reverse Ukraine’s lack of firepower at the front, and give the country a chance to negotiate a
- South Korea's vast stocks of ammunition would reverse Ukraine’s lack of firepower at the front, and give the country a chance to negotiate a
- Created from rival factions in April, Haiti's nine-person Transitional Presidential Council has fired the nation's interim prime minister.
- Created from rival factions in April, Haiti's nine-person Transitional Presidential Council has fired the nation's interim prime minister.
- Created from rival factions in April, Haiti's nine-person Transitional Presidential Council has fired the nation's interim prime minister.
- Ninety per cent of Azerbaijan’s income comes from oil, so the optics of locating the climate conference there were challenging.
- Ninety per cent of Azerbaijan’s income comes from oil, so the optics of locating the climate conference there were challenging.
- Ninety per cent of Azerbaijan’s income comes from oil, so the optics of locating the climate conference there were challenging.
- For many white women, panic at the end of absolute majority status for American whites was countered by outrage at Trump’s complicity in the
- For many white women, panic at the end of absolute majority status for American whites was countered by outrage at Trump’s complicity in the
- For many white women, panic at the end of absolute majority status for American whites was countered by outrage at Trump’s complicity in the
- Despite a longer experience with democracy than Botswana, a significant number of Americans fear that this week’s election outcome could lead to a civil
- Despite a longer experience with democracy than Botswana, a significant number of Americans fear that this week’s election outcome could lead to a civil
- Despite a longer experience with democracy than Botswana, a significant number of Americans fear that this week’s election outcome could lead to a civil
- It’s unlikely a Donald Trump presidency could completely counter the Inflation Reduction Act’s achievements or federal spending on energy and climate-related issues.
- It’s unlikely a Donald Trump presidency could completely counter the Inflation Reduction Act’s achievements or federal spending on energy and climate-related issues.
- It’s unlikely a Donald Trump presidency could completely counter the Inflation Reduction Act’s achievements or federal spending on energy and climate-related issues.
- None of the attacks and counterattacks in the conflict have had the slightest impact on the regional balance of power, or political stances of
- None of the attacks and counterattacks in the conflict have had the slightest impact on the regional balance of power, or political stances of
- None of the attacks and counterattacks in the conflict have had the slightest impact on the regional balance of power, or political stances of
- Britain is handing the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, but Chagossians are banned from returning to Diego Garcia where many of their ancestors originally
- Britain is handing the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, but Chagossians are banned from returning to Diego Garcia where many of their ancestors originally
- Britain is handing the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, but Chagossians are banned from returning to Diego Garcia where many of their ancestors originally
- Voters don’t understand the deeper issues that hurt them, and neither major party is in a hurry to enlighten them.
- Voters don’t understand the deeper issues that hurt them, and neither major party is in a hurry to enlighten them.
- Voters don’t understand the deeper issues that hurt them, and neither major party is in a hurry to enlighten them.
- Beneath the ice on one of Jupiter’s four big moons is at least as much liquid water as there is on Earth. Going there
- Beneath the ice on one of Jupiter’s four big moons is at least as much liquid water as there is on Earth. Going there
- Beneath the ice on one of Jupiter’s four big moons is at least as much liquid water as there is on Earth. Going there
- A protracted game of ballistic missile ping-pong between Israel and Iran would be costly for both sides, but harder on the Israelis.
- A protracted game of ballistic missile ping-pong between Israel and Iran would be costly for both sides, but harder on the Israelis.
- A protracted game of ballistic missile ping-pong between Israel and Iran would be costly for both sides, but harder on the Israelis.
- Europe’s borders with North Africa and Western Asia are already policed much more ruthlessly than the southern borders of the United States.
- Europe’s borders with North Africa and Western Asia are already policed much more ruthlessly than the southern borders of the United States.
- Europe’s borders with North Africa and Western Asia are already policed much more ruthlessly than the southern borders of the United States.
- For almost three decades the two factions shared power, but then the economic miracle ran out of steam. As the People's Republic of China
- For almost three decades the two factions shared power, but then the economic miracle ran out of steam. As the People's Republic of China
- For almost three decades the two factions shared power, but then the economic miracle ran out of steam. As the People's Republic of China
- No matter how many Hezbollah fighters the IDF kills in the advance into Lebanon, only two outcomes are possible: permanent military occupation, or eventual
- No matter how many Hezbollah fighters the IDF kills in the advance into Lebanon, only two outcomes are possible: permanent military occupation, or eventual
- No matter how many Hezbollah fighters the IDF kills in the advance into Lebanon, only two outcomes are possible: permanent military occupation, or eventual
- Involving Israel in a full-scale war with Hezbollah—and perhaps also with its Iranian sponsor—sounds like a disaster in the making, but the Israeli prime
- Involving Israel in a full-scale war with Hezbollah—and perhaps also with its Iranian sponsor—sounds like a disaster in the making, but the Israeli prime
- Involving Israel in a full-scale war with Hezbollah—and perhaps also with its Iranian sponsor—sounds like a disaster in the making, but the Israeli prime
- If the country's new president cannot keep his promises to slash taxes and renegotiate the terms for $25-billion of debt—which is all too likely—violence
- If the country's new president cannot keep his promises to slash taxes and renegotiate the terms for $25-billion of debt—which is all too likely—violence
- If the country's new president cannot keep his promises to slash taxes and renegotiate the terms for $25-billion of debt—which is all too likely—violence
- The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness uses tentative language, but makes bold statements challenging orthodox views on the consciousness of creatures.
- The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness uses tentative language, but makes bold statements challenging orthodox views on the consciousness of creatures.
- The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness uses tentative language, but makes bold statements challenging orthodox views on the consciousness of creatures.
- Detonating the devices without an accompanying invasion is a far less effective attack.
- Detonating the devices without an accompanying invasion is a far less effective attack.
- Detonating the devices without an accompanying invasion is a far less effective attack.
- The trend in average global temperature has been racing upwards for decades, breaching the pre-industrial target for more than a whole year.
- The trend in average global temperature has been racing upwards for decades, breaching the pre-industrial target for more than a whole year.
- The trend in average global temperature has been racing upwards for decades, breaching the pre-industrial target for more than a whole year.
- Israel's prime minister is playing for time with the war, using it to avoid his criminal corruption trials, and an inquiry into whether he
- Israel's prime minister is playing for time with the war, using it to avoid his criminal corruption trials, and an inquiry into whether he
- Israel's prime minister is playing for time with the war, using it to avoid his criminal corruption trials, and an inquiry into whether he
- The latest independence surge is over for the same reason that other French possessions around the world all choose to remain French: the bribe
- The latest independence surge is over for the same reason that other French possessions around the world all choose to remain French: the bribe
- The latest independence surge is over for the same reason that other French possessions around the world all choose to remain French: the bribe
- The current flow of migrants crossing Europe’s borders is only a fraction of what’s to come once climate change forces increasing movement of desperate
- The current flow of migrants crossing Europe’s borders is only a fraction of what’s to come once climate change forces increasing movement of desperate
- The current flow of migrants crossing Europe’s borders is only a fraction of what’s to come once climate change forces increasing movement of desperate
- When the U.S. vice-president invoked the ‘enduring struggle between democracy and tyranny’ she forgot a famous piece of historic wisdom: the enemy is us.
- When the U.S. vice-president invoked the ‘enduring struggle between democracy and tyranny’ she forgot a famous piece of historic wisdom: the enemy is us.
- When the U.S. vice-president invoked the ‘enduring struggle between democracy and tyranny’ she forgot a famous piece of historic wisdom: the enemy is us.
- Nobody else has had the will, the skill, and the money to make SpaceX and his Starship heavy lift rocket happen.
- Nobody else has had the will, the skill, and the money to make SpaceX and his Starship heavy lift rocket happen.
- Nobody else has had the will, the skill, and the money to make SpaceX and his Starship heavy lift rocket happen.
- The country's new prime minister is the third member of the Shinawatra family to hold this office, and part of the 'evil cycle' that
- The country's new prime minister is the third member of the Shinawatra family to hold this office, and part of the 'evil cycle' that
- The country's new prime minister is the third member of the Shinawatra family to hold this office, and part of the 'evil cycle' that
- Don’t expect anything to happen on this front before November. If Donald Trump loses the U.S. election, Russia might be willing to sign a
- Don’t expect anything to happen on this front before November. If Donald Trump loses the U.S. election, Russia might be willing to sign a
- Don’t expect anything to happen on this front before November. If Donald Trump loses the U.S. election, Russia might be willing to sign a
- Some places must struggle for independence until they win it because their circumstances are intolerable. In more fortunate places—like Scotland, Quebec, and Catalonia—independence is
- Some places must struggle for independence until they win it because their circumstances are intolerable. In more fortunate places—like Scotland, Quebec, and Catalonia—independence is
- Some places must struggle for independence until they win it because their circumstances are intolerable. In more fortunate places—like Scotland, Quebec, and Catalonia—independence is
- Protests have forced Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India and resign, toppling her 15-year rule.
- Protests have forced Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India and resign, toppling her 15-year rule.
- Protests have forced Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India and resign, toppling her 15-year rule.
- What Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing at the moment is systematically crossing the ‘red line’ laid down by Israel’s most dangerous enemies:
- What Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing at the moment is systematically crossing the ‘red line’ laid down by Israel’s most dangerous enemies:
- What Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing at the moment is systematically crossing the ‘red line’ laid down by Israel’s most dangerous enemies:
- None of the local players cares a fig about dead Palestinians. Indeed, in the case of Hamas, the more dead Palestinian civilians the better.
- None of the local players cares a fig about dead Palestinians. Indeed, in the case of Hamas, the more dead Palestinian civilians the better.
- None of the local players cares a fig about dead Palestinians. Indeed, in the case of Hamas, the more dead Palestinian civilians the better.
- Under authoritarian rule, per capita income is one-third of what it was 10 years ago, almost one-third of Venezuela’s citizens have fled the country
- Under authoritarian rule, per capita income is one-third of what it was 10 years ago, almost one-third of Venezuela’s citizens have fled the country
- Under authoritarian rule, per capita income is one-third of what it was 10 years ago, almost one-third of Venezuela’s citizens have fled the country
- According to a 2023 survey, 87 per cent of Americans who identify as Republicans said they believe in God. Only 66 per cent of
- According to a 2023 survey, 87 per cent of Americans who identify as Republicans said they believe in God. Only 66 per cent of
- According to a 2023 survey, 87 per cent of Americans who identify as Republicans said they believe in God. Only 66 per cent of
