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McCain's Gift to the Green Movement

May 14, 2008
With US presidential candidates in agreement on the need for action on climate change, debate has been limited on the topic, thus disappointing environmentalists. The Republican candidate, John McCain, has had to distance himself from the policies of a fellow Republican – President George Bush....

Change in Syria?

June 17, 2005
At a long-awaited regional congress this week, Syria's Baath Party met to consider political and economic reforms. The Syrian leadership has faced much criticism for many aspects of its regime. Human rights abuses, assassinations and continued intelligence operations in Lebanon, and a shutdown...

Networks, Olympics Organizers Clash

June 16, 2008
Foreign media that paid top dollar to cover the Olympics are descending on Beijing – and bristle about rules and regulations. The journalists protest the limits on live coverage and delays in shipping technical equipment. “Any interference with news coverage will be at odds with promises made seven...

$12 Trillion Monster Threatens Globalization

June 12, 2007
Some countries control great pools of wealth, building funds from oil or other natural-resource revenue, according to William Pesek, Bloomberg news columnist. But with funds growing by leaps and bounds, their owners look to make good use of these savings – and in the process could transform global...

In Germany, Harder Line Looms

September 16, 2005
Following the London bombings and communal violence in the Netherlands, Europe's relations with its Muslim citizens have grown increasingly strained. Governments are now turning a sterner eye towards Islamic organizations within their borders, hoping to nip domestic Islamic radicalism in the...

Why Are 53 Countries Rooting for Ghana?

July 1, 2010
With one team remaining from Africa in this year’s World Cup, the Ghanians garner widespread support across the continent. While boundaries and internal conflict might make this unity inexplicable, some describe Ghana’s success as another side to the tired, old story of dysfunction in Africa....

North Korea is a Symptom of a Larger Problem

Nayan Chanda' s interview with the former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans.
October 8, 2003

Life After the Nuclear Security Summits: Are We Safe?

Richard Weitz
April 14, 2016
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