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
06/26/2025
What Could Go Right? We Were Never Close to WWIII
Fearmongering on social media during the "12-day War" conflated real risks with baseless concerns.
05/15/2025
What Could Go Right? The Pope Effect
Following the election of a new pope, the world took some surprising steps toward peace.
01/16/2025
What Could Go Right? Poetic Justice
Millions seized from an alleged bribery scheme involving Nigeria’s ex-oil minister will fund a solar-powered electrification project.
05/09/2024
What Could Go Right? Dial Down the Tension
Coverage of campus protests tends to represent the extreme of any one side.
10/19/2023
What Could Go Right? Democracy FTW
In a surprise result, anti-democratic forces were defeated in Europe this weekend.
10/12/2023
What Could Go Right? Israel’s 9/11
Resources for understanding the complexities, advice on navigating a challenging media landscape, and a plea for a humane response
05/05/2023
Opinion: Stop holding Ukraine to ridiculous standards
An alleged Putin assassination attempt has laid bare the hypocrisy of how people discuss this war.
03/14/2023
Over-diagnosing democratic decline
With the number of populist leaders down to a 20-year low, and much of what has been called “democratic backsliding” corrected through the electoral process, are reports of democracy’s decline exaggerated?
02/23/2023
What Could Go Right? Europe’s supercharged green transition
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sprung forward Europe’s decarbonization process.
02/08/2023
Lessons from “balloon-gate”
By now you’ve heard and read plenty about the Chinese spy balloon that floated across the continental United States last week before it was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, so I’ll spare you the details.
02/06/2023
Fighting the Forced Hijab
Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad started an online campaign against the compulsory hijab in 2014.
01/26/2023
