the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
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Mon, 01/03/2021 - 20:39
“The World for Sale” peels back the cover on the secretive—and sometimes shady—people who make the modern world go around.
Mon, 01/03/2021 - 18:52
U.S. and European COVID-19 shots aren’t enough. It is time to tap into Africa, Asia, and Latin America’s enormous production capacity.
Mon, 01/03/2021 - 15:57
During crisis after crisis, London’s financial giants cried wolf about leaving. Now the wolf is at the door.
Mon, 01/03/2021 - 12:57
Amid a brutal crackdown, Aung San Suu Kyi has another offense added to her charge sheet.
Sun, 28/02/2021 - 12:00
Once teeming lakes are fast disappearing and with them, a lucrative career for tens of thousands of people in the region.
Sat, 27/02/2021 - 12:10
“Quo Vadis, Aida?” could do for the Srebrenica massacre what “Schindler’s List” accomplished for the Holocaust.
Fri, 26/02/2021 - 23:44
Democrats in Congress signaled they were uneasy with the move and are demanding answers from the White House.
Fri, 26/02/2021 - 21:37
The new U.S. president believes in the legitimacy of American power. Does the rest of the world?
Fri, 26/02/2021 - 21:28
One year after the world declared borders shut, there is still no plan to reduce the toll on millions of lives.
Fri, 26/02/2021 - 21:08
The Biden administration wants to downgrade the region. Here are the countries he can ignore—and the ones he can’t.
Fri, 26/02/2021 - 20:56
A long-awaited intelligence report comes as Biden reassesses the United States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Fri, 26/02/2021 - 20:56
A 2-century-old Indian Chinese community is threatened by tensions between the two countries.
Fri, 26/02/2021 - 19:23
False realities have been part of the U.S. political scene for decades.
Thu, 11/02/2021 - 23:15
Targeted, sharp action to reverse the coup is urgently needed.
Thu, 11/02/2021 - 22:32
Democracies have to learn how to manage some people’s innate fears of change.
Thu, 11/02/2021 - 21:01
Even the best-intentioned cryptocurrencies can become scams.
Thu, 11/02/2021 - 19:56
Ageism has colored the response to COVID-19 and is setting everyone up for a more difficult economic recovery.
Thu, 11/02/2021 - 19:43
The U.S. president has already halted some arms sales to the Gulf. How he handles the rest will be a bellwether for progressives’ sway over his foreign policy.
Thu, 11/02/2021 - 16:06
The African Continental Free Trade Area is already running up against the hard realities of the continent’s endemic trade barriers.
Thu, 11/02/2021 - 14:47
The administration is moving quickly to reassert U.S. leadership but needs Beijing’s support for major initiatives.
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