Category: World
Why Voters Everywhere Are Fed Up With Incumbents
by Ian Bremmer in Time Magazine: With so many elections in big countries this year,…
In France, the Far Left Is King
Quico Toro in Persuasion: For weeks, pundits have been speculating that France’s snap legislative election…
The Real Modern Struggle: Democracy and Authoritarianism
by Mindy Clegg at 3 Quarks Daily: The Cold War ended somewhere between 1989 and…
Julian Assange—Journalist or Jerk?
By Matthew Gault at Newsweek: No person is just one thing. I believe that strongly…
Can a War Ever Be Just?
Phil Klay shares his views at Wisdom of Crowds: Morality and War: Two words that…
The New-Old Authoritarianism
From Project Syndicate: Over the past decade, Ruth Ben-Ghiat has emerged as one of the…
Fish Around the World are Shrinking
By Devika Rao in The Week: The world’s fish supply is getting smaller, physically. A…
The Year of Singing Politically: Eurovision Song Contest 2024, Sweden
By Philip V. Bohlman at OUP: Welcome to the show. Let everybody know I’m done…
Climate Change is Linked to Worsening Brain Diseases – New Study
Jo Adetunji at The Conversation: Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions…
Death of a President: What a Helicopter Crash Means for Iran, the U.S., and the World
Mehdi Hasan at Zeteo: This past weekend, a helicopter crash in the northwest province of…
Mayor Eric Adams Looks to Rome to Solve NYC’s Migrant Problem
By Justin Klawans at The Week: It is no secret that New York City has…
AI May Hold a Key to the Preservation of the Amazon Rainforest
Elliott Smith at MS LatAm: As the data and results from Guacamaya and PrevisIA continue…