Damian Carrington* – The Guardian The remaining wilderness areas, mostly in the remote Pacific and at the poles, need urgent protection from fishing and pollution, scientists say Just 13% of the world’s oceans remain untouched by the damaging impacts of humanity, the first…
Amanda Holpuch* – The Guardian US likely to miss Thursday deadline to reunite 2,551 children with parents, due to disorganization, unclear rules and misinformation Donald Trump may have put an end to his family separation policy last month, but some migrant parents may not…
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…
