Damian Carrington* – The Guardian Spreading particles in stratosphere to fight climate change may cost $2bn a year Cooling the Earth by injecting sun-blocking particles into the stratosphere could be “remarkably inexpensive”, according to the most detailed engineering analysis…
By Lee McIntyre* – The Conversation Most politicians lie. Even if we could find some isolated example of a politician who was scrupulously honest – former President Jimmy Carter, perhaps – the question is how to think about the rest of them.
Jon Sharman* – The Independent Migrants ‘will be at greater risk from traffickers and other criminal groups’ if new security decree is implemented, say special rapporteurs A rise in hate attacks in Italy cannot be separated from politicians “unashamedly embracing racist and…
Analysis by Stephen Collinson – CNN Washington (CNN)It is the Trump doctrine laid bare. By letting Saudi Arabia get away with the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the President sent a message of startling clarity about how the United States will conduct its…
Editorial Populism has arrived. Telling voters the problems that populist parties raise have no easy solution sounds like an excuse for inaction Across Europe, moderate politicians are anxious about the vitality of their democracies, the sturdiness of their institutions, the…
Crawford* The United States has appropriated and is obligated to spend an estimated $5.9 trillion on the war on terror through Fiscal Year 2019, including direct war and war-related spending and obligations for future spending on post-9/11 war veterans. This number differs…
By Cyrus Rustomjee* WINDSOR, England, Nov 20 2018 (IPS) – The blue economy—a concept and economic model that balances economic development with equity and environmental protection, and one that uses marine resources to meet current needs without compromising the ability of…
BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post Saudi authorities have spent almost two months obfuscating what happened to slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi. All the while, the White House has played along, seeking to tamp down the outrage over Khashoggi’s murder at the Saudi Consulate…
By Diego Arguedas Ortiz* – BBC Future Images like that of a polar bear on a melting ice field are iconic. But in terms of getting people to act on climate change, they may be ineffective.
By David Brennan – Newsweek Brazil’s new foreign minister believes climate change is part of a plot by so-called “globalists” to help China overtake western economies and destroy traditional culture Ernesto Araujo was appointed to the key post on Wednesday by president-elect…
