the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
Updated: 3 weeks 4 days ago
Mon, 22/01/2018 - 18:42
Trump has finally picked members for a key intelligence advisory board, and billionaire Stephen Feinberg is slated to head it.
Mon, 22/01/2018 - 17:06
If the United States wants to stand behind the next #IranProtests, it should liberalize rules that impede access to cutting-edge tools against repression.
Mon, 22/01/2018 - 16:09
There’s no clear upside — and plenty of potential downsides — to punching Pyongyang in the nose.
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 21:54
How would the outcome of the Vietnam War differ if we had listened to Edward Lansdale? The world may never know.
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 19:35
France is back, thanks to a president committed to disrupting politics at home and abroad.
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 18:46
The vice president should stay home rather than inflame an already bad situation.
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 18:41
The president relied on a key legal advisor, but his advice could have a downside
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 17:42
Could a new oil futures contract mark a seismic shift in Beijing’s efforts to globalize its currency?
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 16:38
Senate leaders across party lines are concerned intelligence community watchdogs are failing to protect whistleblowers.
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 14:59
Western countries are looking for new ways to defend against a new generation of war. Does a center in Finland have the answers?
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 10:00
Western democracies that were once reliable defenders of human rights have been consumed by a nativist backlash, leaving an open field for dictators and demagogues.
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 01:07
The U.N. relief agency has been left with millions in unpaid bills.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 22:23
Americans have become paranoid about foreign cyberattacks on their political system, but they have nobody but themselves to blame.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 21:41
The biggest problem with many African countries is that they're led by men like Trump.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 17:24
Aid experts fear the Trump administration’s focus on Christians and other religious minorities could do more harm than good.
Tue, 16/01/2018 - 23:25
The president's policies often deviate from his dangerous preferences. But these divergences present their own problems.
Tue, 16/01/2018 - 21:16
If Russian outlets have to file, lawmakers ask, why not Chinese ones?
Tue, 16/01/2018 - 20:20
The founder of the games dreamed of inspiring world peace. He created an event that's always done the opposite.
Tue, 16/01/2018 - 19:46
It was a Category 5 blizzard of ignorance, crudeness, and recklessness.
Tue, 16/01/2018 - 19:05
U.S. policy toward Venezuela is changing — and so are political dynamics in Latin America.
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