the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
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Thu, 09/08/2018 - 23:38
Zanu-PF has proven time and again that it will resort to violence to stay in power. The MDC Alliance must pursue a coalition deal with President Mnangagwa, or more lives will be lost.
Thu, 09/08/2018 - 23:18
The robot revolution hasn't started yet.
Thu, 09/08/2018 - 21:24
Michelle Bachelet has just been tapped as the U.N.’s high commissioner for human rights—but her predecessor’s experience should make her wary.
Thu, 09/08/2018 - 17:05
The country's pioneering surveillance and response system is entirely Chinese-built and funded.
Wed, 08/08/2018 - 21:30
With elections approaching in October, Russia has ramped up its support for Bosnia's Serb separatists.
Wed, 08/08/2018 - 15:29
The trade war is a sign of a global system gone badly wrong.
Wed, 08/08/2018 - 15:29
Beijing's plans are much bigger than the trade war.
Wed, 08/08/2018 - 15:00
The United States should respond to Beijing's aggression by upholding freedom of navigation.
Wed, 08/08/2018 - 11:21
The government’s crackdown proves that the ruling party will hold on to power by any means necessary.
Tue, 07/08/2018 - 23:55
Saudi Arabia has started a crisis with Canada because it doesn't want to admit its own failings.
Tue, 07/08/2018 - 23:24
The U.S. administration is reluctant to help with Syrian recovery.
Tue, 07/08/2018 - 21:01
Realists need to get a lot more realistic about the global legal system.
Tue, 07/08/2018 - 19:07
The United Nations and foreign powers claim they are dedicated to building up the Somali National Army. Instead, they have become complicit in its dysfunction.
Tue, 07/08/2018 - 10:28
The U.K. is preparing for empty shelves in case of a no-deal Brexit, but others may be just as vulnerable.
Fri, 03/08/2018 - 23:49
Catholic clerics have been on the frontlines protesting Daniel Ortega's bloody crackdown—but one of them also helped fuel his rise.
Fri, 03/08/2018 - 22:22
Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Estonia’s former president, on what to make of U.S. foreign policy toward Russia.
Fri, 03/08/2018 - 21:45
On the podcast: The United States’ last big trade war was in 1930. It did not end well.
Fri, 03/08/2018 - 20:12
In internal emails, Jared Kushner advocated a “sincere effort to disrupt” the U.N.’s relief agency for Palestinians.
Fri, 03/08/2018 - 12:51
The government claims the country is having an election. Fighters in the East are preparing for battle.
Fri, 03/08/2018 - 12:10
How Silvio Berlusconi’s top propagandist become one of Matteo Salvini’s toughest critics.
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