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“Loss and Damage”: Climate Change’s Latest Byword

September 7, 2015
Less developed countries use just a fraction of the world’s fossil fuels and advocates are making plans to be “compensated for loss and damage from extreme events by rich [countries] mostly responsible for greenhouse gas-caused climate change,” writes Renee Juliene Karunungan for the Asia Sentinel...

Former Foreign Minister Gareth Evans: Responsibility to Protect

Gareth Evans
April 15, 2011

Next Pope Faces Concerns Over Poverty, Islam, Technology

April 5, 2005
Pope John Paul II's recent death sparked both worldwide mourning and speculation as to who would succeed him. When the College of Cardinals convenes for conclave in around two weeks, they will have to weigh different challenges facing the church today, and which candidate is best equipped to...

Fighting Imported Corruption

April 5, 2011
Indians are furious and astounded about recent corruption cases, where large ill-gotten funds have vanished. In an essay for Business Standard, Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian blame the ease in cross-border transfer of funds. The pair contends that as money is concentrated in fewer hands, it’s...

A Dose of Realism

February 22, 2005
China's desire to pressure Taiwan into unification has been stymied by Japan and the United States, who have stressed the need for "peaceful resolution" – tantamount to supporting the status quo. Both countries, while officially supportive of One China, have other pressing strategic...

George W. Bush’s Suicidal Statecraft

October 14, 2005
Zibigniew Brzezinski, former national security adviser of President Jimmy Carter, is sounding an alarm at the danger that the current US policy has created for the country. In a sweeping criticism, he says that the invasion of Iraq has had a disastrous effect worldwide. “An intense political hatred...

Beijing Olympics: Emergency Anti-Smog Plan Announced for “Greyjing”

July 28, 2008
A choking haze smothers the host city for the Olympics and China is taking drastic new steps to eliminate the smog before the games begin. The city has already removed more than a million cars from its streets and closed hundreds of factories, reports Jonathan Watts from Beijing. Sporting...

The Issue of Celebrities and Aid Is Deceptively Complex

December 23, 2010
Nonprofits and charities increasingly rely on the goodwill of celebrities to promote worthy causes. In the past, celebrities have focused early attention on causes deemed unpopular including AIDS. Some suggest that use of celebrities provides a shortcut in reaching masses to secure funding, but...
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