As the Amazon fires continue to burn, Rachel Nuwer asks: how dependent are we on the survival of forests?
detailsAlgebra, alchemy, artichoke, alcohol, and apricot all derive from Arabic words which came to the West during the age of Crusades.
detailsIndia is wedged between two nuclear-armed allies that routinely defy fundamental international rules and norms. Until China and Pakistan stop trying to undermine...
detailsA regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
detailsLatin America faces huge skills gaps in the workforce, and college is expensive. One man is looking to shift the education model on its head
detailsThe value of heroism is again on the rise, especially in countries where undemocratic regimes can no longer be relied on to deliver economic prosperity
detailsAs policymakers, academics, and activists prepare for next months United Nations climate summit in New York
detailsAs 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?
detailsThese days, liberal democracy and authoritarianism seem to be engaged in a process of competitive decay, the outcome of which remains uncertain.
detailsAre we really more stressed than ever before? In an essay based on her recent book Stress-Proof?
detailsBy asserting direct government control over Kashmir, Indias prime minister is remaking the country in the image of his chauvinist party.
detailsRecent unilateral decisions by the Indian, American, and British governments are part of a worrying trend in the worlds leading democracies.
detailsSaudi 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
detailsTake 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?
detailsKuwait 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.
detailsMany 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
detailsThe success of populist politicians such as US President Donald Trump and new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggests that voters are becoming increasingly gullible.
detailsaccording to the sustainability organization Global Footprint Network, humanity will have used up the Earths resource budget for the entire year.
detailsA poll for Hope Not Hate has alarming revelations about the 160,000 Conservative members who will choose our next Prime Minister
detailsVoters 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.
detailsIt appears that the United States launched cyberattacks on Iran in response to that nations shooting down of an American drone aircraft.
detailsAfter 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.
detailsPolicy 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.
detailsUnderstanding 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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