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North Korea Builds Up Missiles

May 5, 2004
According to a South Korean newspaper, North Korea is building two underground launching sites capable of deploying intermediate-range ballistic missiles. If successfully established, the new missiles could reach as far as Guam and possibly Hawaii, says the Chosun Ilbo newspaper. Defense experts...

The New York Times: Hurricane Harvey Was No Surprise

August 29, 2017
The slow-moving disaster of Hurricane Harvey for the Houston area shouldn’t have surprised anyone. The US National Weather Service was accurate in forecasting the slow-moving storm with heavy rain, and researchers around the globe have long warned about the risks of climate change, including...

The Guardian: Mugabe's Fall and China

November 21, 2017
A recent visit to Beijing by Zimbabwe’s General Constantino Chiwenga is fueling speculation about Chinese involvement in Harare – à la the US Central Intelligence Agency in Iran in 1953. Simon Tisdall observes for the Guardian: “If so, the world may just have witnessed the first example of a covert...

US Bills South Korea $5 Billion: Korea Times

November 20, 2019
South Korea hosts US bases and more than 25,000 troops, contributing to the costs. The Trump administration wants the country to pay $5 billion for maintaining that presence. South Korea suggests that the request lacks specifics, showing a lack of respect for allies. “Such concerns were greatly...

AI and Robots Threaten to Unleash Mass Unemployment, Scientists Warn

February 16, 2016
Almost any task performed by humans could be automated, and development of robots could soon replace most human jobs. Computer scientists Moshe Vardi of Rice University and Bart Selman of Cornell University warned the American Association for the Advancement of Science, that “governments – and...

Cosmopolitan Masala: Diversity Enriches Us All

November 16, 2007
There is growing opposition in many countries to immigration, viewed by some as costing government treasuries and diluting national cultures. Philippe Legrain, a British economist and former adviser to the director-general of the World Trade Organization, argues that productivity flourishes in...

To Eradicate Measles, Destroy Vaccine Myths

February 17, 2015
In a globalized world, contagious diseases like measles quickly hop borders. A measles outbreak started in December at California’s Disneyland, and the disease quickly spread to 17 states in the US. “While people do not shudder upon hearing the word ‘measles’ as they do with ‘smallpox’ or ‘Ebola,’...

Are Terrorists “Abnormal?”

August 1, 2019
Violent extremists use social media to distribute propaganda, select targets, recruit followers and incite violence, suggests the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. Extremism can emerge in any community, counterterrorism is an ongoing battle, and defense planners no longer maintain that extremist...
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