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Spiegel: Time for the EU to Isolate Trump?

June 19, 2018
European leaders wrestle with how to deal with disruptive US policies. The G7 meeting in Canada reflected the divisions and erosion of US disdain for strongmen’s ways. Writing for Spiegel Online, Roland Nelles describes the brutish approach: disdain for agreements made by predecessors, rejection...

Obama in Asia – Part I

November 16, 2009
President Obama continues his first trip to Asia this week provoking diverse responses from different parts of the world. The talk of a “strategic partnership” between China and the US making a G2 has Europe scared. But, according to China specialist François Godement, there are too many...

France Seeks Help in Monitoring Suspicious Activity

August 24, 2015
France is calling on its millions of train travelers to remain calm and take quick action if they observe a fellow passenger with a weapon. One British and three American passengers tackled a fellow passenger carrying an AK-47 aboard a high-speed train. France recognized the rescue team with...

Mandela's Miraculous Capacity for Forgiveness a Carefully Calibrated Strategy

December 6, 2013
Nelson Mandela became a global leader while serving a life sentence in prison for opposing South Africa’s cruel system of apartheid. Sacrificing much, initially labeled terrorist, Mandela never gave up fighting for justice, and went on to become South Africa’s first president in a new era, publicly...

Project Syndicate: Trump’s Sugar Swamp

June 29, 2017
In a prelude to renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement that US President Trump promised on the campaign trail, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recently concluded a deal with Mexico over sugar production. The sugar industry, however, still wants stricter protections from imported...

The Economist: Road Makers Turn to Recycled Plastic

September 19, 2018
Plastic, sourced from petrochemicals, does not break down easily and offers limited options for recycling. Developers have begun experimenting with melted plastic as an ingredient for road construction to partially replace traditional bitumen and asphalt. In the Netherlands, a 30-meter bicycle path...

The Plight of the Globe’s Domestic Workers

January 15, 2014
Domestic workers and diplomats may be but pawns for nations struggling with their own internal quarrels and place in the world. The arrest of an Indian consulate officer in New York City for filing false information on a nanny’s wages triggered outrage in India. The immediate official reaction was...

EU Immigration Plans Arouse Debate in Germany

June 20, 2003
Immigration policy is dividing Germany and temporarily stalling the ratification of the European Union’s constitution. Though German Chancellor Schröder supports the draft, his government is deeply divided over two immigration-related proposals – the Greek plan to harmonize immigration and asylum...
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