global politics

7 min read 2022-01-08 10:57:12

The Alchemy of Angst

Ours is the Age of Angst. It is an era of anger, apprehension, fear, confusion, division, polarization, and an

1 min read 2021-09-22 22:49:33

By Thomas MayerThe three candidates to succeed Angela Merkel as German Chancellor are woefully unprepared to deal with geopolitical pressures.The

1 min read 2021-08-06 21:55:07

By James M. DorseyAfghanistan could emerge as a venue for Middle Eastern rivalries.Afghanistan boasts an almost 1,000-kilometer border with Iran and

3 min read 2021-03-02 06:00:56

Author: John Ravenhill, University of Waterloo Australia’s Morrison government has welcomed the UK’s bid to join the Comprehensive and

1 min read 2020-09-11 22:59:35

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, were the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil since the December 7, 1941 Japanese stealth “kamikaze”

3 min read 2020-04-26 19:00:59

Author: Joseph S Nye, Harvard University Under the influence of the information revolution and globalisation, world politics has changed in a way

8 min read 2020-04-20 16:02:53

Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often

4 min read 2020-04-16 19:00:50

Author: Adam P MacDonald, Dalhousie University The lack of a coordinated global response to the COVID-19 pandemic is partly because many of the most

8 min read 2020-04-06 08:37:54

White Pearl Written by By Anchuli Felicia King Directed by Nana Dakin Royal Court Theatre 10 May — 15 June, 2019 Sloane Square London SW1W

4 min read 2020-01-24 00:24:00

Here’s the bad news: we’ve all got just 100 seconds to live. Here’s the good news: they’re metaphorical seconds, but the fact is we’ve

1 min read 2020-01-08 23:16:34

Anti-Trump Dems view wise national security decisions through murky political haze In view of the leftist commotion following the Trump

2 min read 2020-01-05 23:59:36

The old adage that wisdom routinely accompanies age is a fallacy. With proper guidance, wisdom can flourish in youth. Age has little to do with it.

1 min read 2019-11-04 23:29:35

McMaverick’s inseparable sidekick magically transforms, but can he be trusted? Republicans are symbolized by the elephant for good reason. We share

6 min read 2019-09-16 14:02:13

The revealing look at mainlandization in Amazon’s Strangers (2018- ). Set in Hong Kong, Strangers (titled White Dragon when the series appeared on

2 min read 2019-09-11 22:59:12

Eighteen years ago today, 2,973 people were murdered by 19 Muslim fundamentalist Al-Qaeda terrorists who commandeered commercial airliners and flew