Walt* – Foreign Policy The liberal world order never really existed. Great-power politics are here to stay. Lately, international relations hands such as Patrick Porter, Graham Allison, Thomas Wright, Robert Kagan, Rebecca Lissner, Mira Rapp-Hooper, yours truly, and a host of…
Editorial Since the death of Mao, religion has revived immensely in China. But who is to be the master of the growing churches?
Byron Wolf, CNN Washington (CNN) — NAFTA bad. The brand-new USMCA has one key attribute that’s sure to make President Donald Trump quite happy: It’s not called NAFTA.
By Jacob Waslander and Patricia Quijano Vallejos (*) WASHINGTON DC, Oct 1 2018 (IPS) – The Green Climate Fund’s mandate couldn’t be more crucial: accelerating climate action in developing countries by supporting transformational investments in adaptation and emissions reduction…
By Abe Radkin* NEW YORK, Sep 28 2018 (IPS) – With the rise of violent extremism worldwide has come the stereotyping of an entire religion. In many countries and across many borders, Muslims have been vilified for events they are just as outraged at. Yet instead of working…
By David Brennan – Newsweek Populist Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a stunning admission on Thursday, telling government executives the only “sin” he was guilty of was “extrajudicial killings.” This was the first time that Duterte, whose brutal and unrestrained war on…
BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – THE WASHINGTON POST Even the most bullish of President Trump’s supporters would have a tough time classifying his performance at the United Nations this week as a success. His Tuesday address to the U.n. General Assembly will be remembered for…
By Hazel Henderson* – Editor, Ethical Markets Ethical Markets applauds Duke historian Prof. Nancy MacLean and agrees with her thesis in her book “Democracy in Chains“. As a researcher and science policy advisor, I saw many similar efforts by orthodox, fundamentalist…
Ronald Radosh* – The Daily Beast The word “sovereignty” may sound innocent enough, but as Trump and speechwriter Stephen Miller deploy it, it’s anything but. Here’s what you need to know There was a critical word tucked into Donald Trump’s U.n. speech that went largely unnoticed…
Rene Wadlow* “The struggle against the nuclear weapon cult and threats it poses to the international peace, security and development, like all struggles against belief systems which have outlived their times, is going to be long and arduous.” Subrahmanyam. Nuclear Proliferation…
