Articles

What would happen if all the world’s trees disappeared?

2019-09-15

As the Amazon fires continue to burn, Rachel Nuwer asks: how dependent are we on the survival of forests?

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Explainer: what Western civilisation owes to Islamic cultures

2019-09-06

Algebra, alchemy, artichoke, alcohol, and apricot all derive from Arabic words which came to the West during the age of Crusades.

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Myths of Kashmir

2019-09-05

India is wedged between two nuclear-armed allies that routinely defy fundamental international rules and norms. Until China and Pakistan stop trying to undermine...

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How Likely Is It That the United States Will Begin Backchannel Talks With the Houthis?

2019-09-05

A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.

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The man who wants to make university degrees obsolete

2019-09-04

Latin America faces huge skills gaps in the workforce, and college is expensive. One man is looking to shift the education model on its head

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The Fall and Rise of Public Heroism

2019-08-29

The value of heroism is again on the rise, especially in countries where undemocratic regimes can no longer be relied on to deliver economic prosperity

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Planetary Thinking

2019-08-29

As policymakers, academics, and activists prepare for next months United Nations climate summit in New York

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Can you cool a house without air conditioning?

2019-08-29

As summer temperatures rise, more buildings are installing energy hungry air conditioners a major contributor to climate change. But are there other ways to cool buildings down?

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Will Democracy Die Last?

2019-08-26

These days, liberal democracy and authoritarianism seem to be engaged in a process of competitive decay, the outcome of which remains uncertain.

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Why stress is dangerous and how to avoid its effects

2019-08-25

Are we really more stressed than ever before? In an essay based on her recent book Stress-Proof?

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Narendra Modi’s New-Model India

2019-08-21

By asserting direct government control over Kashmir, Indias prime minister is remaking the country in the image of his chauvinist party.

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Democracies in Danger

2019-08-18

Recent unilateral decisions by the Indian, American, and British governments are part of a worrying trend in the worlds leading democracies.

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Muslim Causes Versus National Interest: Muslim Nations Make Risky Bets

2019-08-18

Saudi attitudes towards the plight of thousands of illegal Rohingya in the kingdom fleeing persecution in Myanmar and squalid Bangladeshi refugee camps help explain Saudi support

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What if all guns disappeared?

2019-08-15

Take the politics out of it. By the numbers, what would we gain – and lose – if all firearms suddenly were wiped off the face of the planet?

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Kuwait charts new path in changing region

2019-08-11

Kuwait is carefully positioning itself among its Gulf neighbors as a regional trading hub looking to enter the Chinese and Asian markets, while maintaining its regional relationships and alliance with the West.

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Speaking Truth to Power

2019-08-09

Many partisans accused President George W. Bush of lying and pressuring the intelligence community to produce intelligence to justify a war that Bush had already chosen

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Boris Johnson and the Triumph of Gullibility?

2019-07-30

The success of populist politicians such as US President Donald Trump and new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggests that voters are becoming increasingly gullible.

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A New Direction for the Planet’s Sake

2019-07-28

according to the sustainability organization Global Footprint Network, humanity will have used up the Earths resource budget for the entire year.

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Almost HALF of Tory members want to 'reduce Muslims coming to UK', shock poll shows

2019-07-21

A poll for Hope Not Hate has alarming revelations about the 160,000 Conservative members who will choose our next Prime Minister

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The Age of Cynical Voters

2019-07-20

Voters who support populist parties and leaders are making political choices that they know to be risky because they feel as though they have nothing to lose.

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US Launches Cyberattacks on Iran

2019-06-26

It appears that the United States launched cyberattacks on Iran in response to that nations shooting down of an American drone aircraft.

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Facebook’s Libra Must Be Stopped

2019-06-23

After years of disregarding privacy, exploiting user data, and failing to control its platform, Facebook has now unveiled a cryptocurrency and payment system that could take down the entire global economy.

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The Experts We Need

2019-06-22

Policy gurus spend too much time with others like them top civil servants, high flying journalists, successful business people and too little time with ordinary voters.

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Deterrence in Cyberspace

2019-06-12

Understanding deterrence in cyberspace is often difficult, because our minds remain captured by an image of deterrence shaped by the Cold War

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