2019-09-28
Protesters call to impeach President Trump in front of the White House on Sept. 24
Between US President Donald Trumps zero-sum disputes with China and Iran, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnsons brinkmanship with Parliament and the European Union
Cities are the worlds leading source of both economic growth and greenhouse-gas emissions, and those contributions will continue to grow as more of the world...
2019-09-25
Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve billions of peoples lives but only if it creates and delivers value directly to those most in need, rather than fattening corporate profits
2019-09-24
Are eggs helpful to our health… or a cause of heart disease? BBC Future examines the evidence.
Democrats are torn: the president may have abused his office, but be unimpeachable
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indias character is being transformed by a government with no regard for institutions
2019-09-23
Rights group and activists claim that more than 60 people had been arrested by Egyptian security forces
Some Iraq journalists are forming a list that includes all officials who attack them to prepare the ground for legal action against them.
With interest rates at record lows and global growth set to continue decelerating, there has rarely been a better time for governments to invest in infrastructure and other sources of...
2019-09-22
What the US faces on its southern border is not a security problem, but a humanitarian crisis, and punishing attempts at deterrence cannot resolve it.
Ankara is dealing with the United States and Russia, but what is defining this treacherous triangle?
The best way to counter Irans asymmetric strategy in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere is a U.S. gray zone strategy
2019-09-19
A mid todays climate crisis, the global education community is faced with the reality that it has done too little too late.
Starting a war to protect oil markets will only backfire.
The United Kingdoms bid to withdraw from the European Union is typically characterized as a dramatic manifestation of British nationalism.
2019-09-17
Pentagon is cautious as Riyadh requests additional U.S. forces.
Many economists already favor a consumption-based tax system for raising revenue on grounds of efficiency and simplicity.
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.
2019-09-05
India is wedged between two nuclear-armed allies that routinely defy fundamental international rules and norms. Until China and Pakistan stop trying to undermine...
