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…and we’ve been ignoring them completely David Introcaso writes in The Hill: The social cost of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, considered the single most important measure in addressing the climate
Continue readingSocial Costs of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Healthcare Industry are Astounding
For Álvaro Enrigue, a novelist fascinated with historical detail, the first meeting of the Aztecs and Spanish conquistadors is the obsession of a lifetime. He brings it to life in
Continue reading‘Clash of Empires’, ‘Clash of Civilizations’…and a Comment on ‘History’ Video
Dillon Wamsley in Phenomenal World: In the aftermath of 2008, the pace at which capitalist states moved from bailouts and stimulus policies to fiscal belt tightening was jarring. No less
IRSHAD SALIM: TWO years ago (in Feb2022) I commented on the Ukraine issue –using a Russian-French commercial video advertisement of a car. It may not have relevance with the situation.
Caviar, counterculture, and the cult of Stalin reborn Marzio G. Mian at Harper’s Magazine: Russia has become, to observers in the West, a distant, mysterious, and hostile land once again.
Adam Tooze writes in Chartbook: In 2023 the escalation of violence around the world was horrifying. As the FT remarked: “The anecdotal evidence that war is surging round the world
Continue readingWar, Peace And The Return Of History In 2023
A world connected and fragmenting “Geopolitical risk is at the top…the global order today is experiencing cross-cutting forces. On the one hand, according to McKinsey Global Institute research…, the ties
Continue readingFragmenting Global Order: Build Geopolitical Resilience
Arundhati Roy calls the siege of Gaza “a crime against humanity.” In a video address to the Munich Literature Festival yesterday, the human rights activist and Booker Prize-winning author of
Hijab made mandatory for women teachers, students in AJK…Sindh High Court rejects plea to ban Aurat March, slaps fine on petitioner… ‘Imran Khan escaped to neighbor’s house to avoid arrest’…ISB
Continue readingMar 2023 News of Interest -as the World Turns
Punjab, KP governors ‘decline’ to fix election dates…PAK BUSINESS FORUM: Charter of economy crucial for stability…‘Keep politics and economy separate’… Govt considers reviving Pak-Russia gas pipeline project…Contemplates shifting ‘starting point’
Without IMF umbrella, strong headwinds ahead for Pak economy…Army chief calls for national consensus — to confront ‘economic & terrorism’ challenges…Huge cache of weapons seized near Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan…
Continue readingAs the World Turns: Dec 2022 DesPardes Report
New world order. The structure of the U.S.-China bipolar rivalry will make the next Cold War less stable than the previous one, Jo Inge Bekkevold writes. Arsenal of democracy. After
Continue readingFive ways the next Cold War will be different