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Eastern Germany to Stay Aboard EU Subsidy Train

May 9, 2003
Economic integration on a scale the size of Europe is not easily accomplished. A plan to bring in another 10 member states expands the possibilities for regional cooperation, but it has also threatened to harm the economy of the former East Germany. After some deliberation, the European...

China's "Peaceful Ascendancy"

December 19, 2003
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, some international observers have predicted that China would be the next major counter-balance to US power and the only country with the potential to challenge American hegemony on a global scale. But, Chinese officials are now at pains to deny that they...

Image of Drowned Syrian Boy Echoes Around World

September 4, 2015
Families in the Middle East are risking all to flee the violence. The photograph of a policeman, carrying a 3-year-old Kurdish boy from Kobani, found dead on a beach in Turkey, portrays the desperation. An aunt in Canada was trying to help two brothers and their families from a distance. “The...

ASEAN Paralysis Gives China Free Hand in South China Sea

August 12, 2014
The United States would prefer that ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, unite in demanding an end to China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. But two principles, consensus decision-making and non-interference in the internal affairs of member states, guide ASEAN. “In effect,...

ScienceDaily: Antarctica Retreating Across the Sea Floor

April 3, 2018
The UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at the University of Leeds has produced a map of how the Antarctic ice sheet's submarine edge, or "grounding line," is shifting. “Most Antarctic glaciers flow straight into the ocean in deep submarine troughs, the grounding line is...

Is the USDA Silencing Scientists?

November 3, 2015
The US government may muzzle some of its research scientists who investigate controversial topics. Each department has its own rules, and federal workers are often expected to seek approval from before submitting articles or books for publication, which can delay release of findings or lead to...

Los Angeles Times: “World's Most Robust” Nuclear Inspection Program Under Fire

October 5, 2017
A team of nuclear inspectors conduct constant surveillance of nuclear sites in Iran and run stringent tests with nuclear equipment that is under fiber-optic seals. “The International Atomic Energy Agency describes the transcontinental monitoring program it operates as the toughest and most...

Project Syndicate: Stop Insuring Climate Disaster

May 11, 2017
As alternative energies become more competitive, the transition from fossil fuels would go much faster if the insurance industry accounts for the challenges of climate change and does not give coal and other fossil fuels a free ride. “While insurance industry representatives declare their intent...
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