Although the consequences of global warming are painfully vivid, some scholars still question whether it requires urgent action. In January, a group of scientists, including those from the United States, Australia, France and the Netherlands, summarized reasons for their skepticism and opposition...
Burning coal, melting glaciers: Greenhouse gases emitted by plants in cities trap heat (top); rushing water from a melting glacier adds to rising sea level
NEW HAVEN: A January 27 opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal by a group of 16 scientists...
Nine years after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the world shares a perception that suicide attacks are unusual acts committed by the poor, the psychologically impaired, the morally deficient, the uneducated or the religious fanatics. Yet analysis of more than...
Life as a weapon: In Sri Lanka, Tamil Tiger suicide bomber hits a Sinhalese procession
ADELAIDE: Nine years ago, 19 young Muslims commandeered passenger jets and killed themselves, taking with them 2973 people to the inferno of fire. Since the 9/11...
From 1959 to 1990, Lee Kuan Yew guided Singapore’s remarkable rise to an Asian economic powerhouse. The Singaporean prime minister trail-blazed the creation of an “authoritarian capitalist” model of economic development, soon followed by China. The model was built on western ideas favored by Lee...
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Fracking has contributed to US energy prominence, yet the geopolitical influence may be brief. Rising interest rates hike investment costs, reducing incentives to drill new wells. “Questions about sustainability have long dogged US shale oil’s remarkable rise, given the rapid rate at which shale...
Leaking greatness: Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih can boast again, if US fracking is less than meets the eye
NEW DELHI: Celebration of America’s reemergence as an oil superpower riding on shale oil production may be cut short.
Last year may...
The European Union labeles some palm oil as unsustainable, responsible for high rates of deforestation. Indonesia has filed a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization over EU renewable energy policy. The European Union plans to phase out use of biofuels by 2030, and Indonesia officials express...
Darwin’s teachings on evolution, explained in “The Origin of Species,” may offer pointers and solace for those intent on handling global recession. In the Financial Times, Jonathan Guthrie suggests that both companies and species share the drive to survive and expand: “Companies and living...
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US voters elected Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, and globalization was pummeled. The United States is deeply divided over policies on trade, immigration and alliances for financial, environmental and national security. Democracy was tarnished, too as some politicians...
Claiming the prize: Reality TV star Donald Trump is poised to claim the White House; women whom he insulted will remain unhappy citizens
MEDFORD: It's Brexit all over again. Donald Trump, a candidate who managed to offend most demographics, shocked...
The abrupt coronavirus outbreak poses a tough test for the EU’s solidarity and democracy as well as its US alliance. Italy, where the outbreak is most severe, asked for aid from fellow EU members without success. Germany and France restricted the export of healthcare goods while Austria and the...
