2019-09-18
Rapid advances in biotechnology demand additional regulations to keep experiments safe, control the spread of potentially dangerous knowledge
2019-09-16
Albukamal and Qaim lie on a Syrian-Iraqi boundary that has had regional implications for decades.
It has become common for people to refer to the 21st Century as the Chinese Century, much as many called the 20th Century as the American Century.
On Tuesday, National Security Advisor John Bolton was fired by President Trump or he resigned, depending on who one believes.
2019-09-15
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
The rise of populist nationalism throughout the West has been fueled partly by a clash between the objectives of equity in rich countries and higher living standards in poor countries.
As the Amazon fires continue to burn, Rachel Nuwer asks: how dependent are we on the survival of forests?
2019-09-06
Algebra, alchemy, artichoke, alcohol, and apricot all derive from Arabic words which came to the West during the age of Crusades.
India is wedged between two nuclear-armed allies that routinely defy fundamental international rules and norms. Until China and Pakistan stop trying to undermine...
2019-09-05
Like the twentieth-century Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the new rivalry between China and the West is a contest between fundamentally incompatible political systems.
Latin America faces huge skills gaps in the workforce, and college is expensive. One man is looking to shift the education model on its head
While Tehrans internal debate about engagement with Washington intensifies, its words and actions already seem to be shaping even unintentionally the terms of any future talks.
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The Islamic Dawa Party could on the verge of division after the reelection of Nouri al Maliki as its secretary-general
2019-08-25
Are we really more stressed than ever before? In an essay based on her recent book Stress-Proof?
2019-08-21