Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Foreign Affairs
01/26/2023
What Could Go Right? The global democratic decline that wasn’t
The health of global democracies is more of an open question than we have seen portrayed, says new research.
01/19/2023
Opinion: Incredible India
China is no longer the world’s most populous nation, as of this month, which sparked a narrative in the world press about its long-term decline. What was missed, however, is that India has not only overtaken China demographically but its economic growth and future prospects are considerably brighter.
01/19/2023
Opinion: After often-gloomy Davos, I’m still optimistic about the future
Davos is back with a bang. After returning to in-person meetings with a belated, pared-down version last May, this week the World Economic Forum’s annual conference has been packed with attendees trying to learn more about the world in 2023.
01/02/2023
Norway: Electric car sales soar, setting new record
Electric cars made up almost 80% of the cars sold last year in Norway, following a series of incentives offered by the government.
12/28/2022
Shutting Down Putin’s War is Essential for Global Security in 2023
Authoritarianism is about having the power to get away with crime, and waging a genocidal war against another country without other countries intervening in ways that force a cessation of conflict counts as a big win in the autocrat world.
12/06/2022
Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete
Legnis Cala Massó carefully removes her necklace and smiles as her coach slides her bright red boxing gloves over her French tip nails.
12/22/2022
What Could Go Right? 99 good news stories
2022’s human rights victories, environmental wins, and health and development milestones
12/16/2022
Turkey’s Tragic Lesson: ‘Democracy’ without Liberty Leads to Tyranny
n the summer of 2019, Turkey, my home country that had been going downhill for years under the populist and authoritarian rule of President Tayyip Erdogan, made some rare good news: The municipal elections of Istanbul and Ankara, the two largest cities, were won by opposition candidates.
12/17/2022
The Revolt Against Iran’s Theocratic Regime
Yascha Mounk and Roya Hakakian discuss whether the protesters might, somehow, manage to win.
12/08/2022
Opinion: American protectionism could imperil a golden era of Western unity
The United States and Europe find themselves in a closer alliance than at any point in many decades.
11/14/2022
Opinion: Ukraine’s New World Order
Ukrainians just recaptured Russia’s biggest war prize, the City of Kherson, and by so doing took a major step toward driving Putin out of their nation-state.
10/27/2022