By Chelsea Gohd* – Space.com It’s no secret that human activity is changing the climate, and one new study shows how our influence is seriously affecting Earth’s seasons and atmosphere. Climate change is much more than rising temperatures and melting ice.
Tyler Durden* – ZeroHedge Not backing off in the face of global opposition to US trade policy, voiced most recently in this weekend’s G-20 summit, President Trump on Tuesday praised his recent trade actions, tweeting that “tariffs are the greatest”, warning any country that has…
Fiona Harvey* – The Guardian Former Irish president’s initiative kicks off with podcasts pairing her with comedian Maeve Higgins Women around the world who are leading the fight against climate damage are to be highlighted by Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and UN…
By John Feffer* – TomDispatch.com This might be the most self-defeating approach ever adopted by a modern American president. As presidencies approach their midpoints, pundits begin the inevitable search for that elusive creature: the doctrine.
By Curtis Chin* Curtis Chin finds hope and faith on the road to democracy in Timor-Leste Every trip for me to the tiny Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste—known also as East Timor—has been special. Prior to July 2017, I had travelled twice from Manila to Timor-Leste as the U.S.
BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as readers of Today’s WorldView well know, is perhaps Europe’s most outspoken illiberal leader. He’s reviled by many in the Western establishment for his demonization of migrants and his steady…
Anup Sinha* – The Telegraph, India The recent imposition of trade tariffs by the United States of America and the beginnings of a full-fledged trade war, or the perception that Brexit is going to be beneficial to Britain’s national interests, are indicative of a departure from…
By MICHAEL MCFAUL* In my first year in Moscow, I witnessed the unraveling of the U.S.-Russia Reset firsthand. In the fall of 2012, for reasons that remain mysterious to me, it became clear that my family and I were being followed. I had been in Moscow as ambassador then for less…
By Basten Gokkon* – Pacific Standard Environmental experts warn that many of these projects could cause irreversible damage in highly biodiverse areas As governments in Southeast Asia target economic growth through infrastructure development, China, the world’s second-largest…
Editorial – The Guardian Donald Trump was not adlibbing when he said his meeting with Putin might be the easiest part of his Europe trip. That was his intention too Before he left Washington last week for the Nato summit, his UK visit and talks with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump…
