Should the West negotiate with Russia? The pros and cons of high-level talks
Oct 31, 2022 08:47 am UTC| Insights & Views
With progressive members of the US Congress recently calling for a resumption of direct talks between the West and Vladimir Putins Russia, its a good time to consider how such talks could look and what might be gained or...
Why the US should tread carefully as it weighs supporting armed intervention in Haiti again
Oct 31, 2022 08:44 am UTC| Politics
Haiti appears to be on the precipice of foreign intervention yet again. Gangs have been blockading the countrys biggest fuel terminal since mid-September 2022, strangling Haitis food and energy supplies. The World Food...
Oct 31, 2022 08:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Among the many questions asked about Russias disastrous war against Ukraine, one of them is posed only very rarely: can Russia survive what seems increasingly likely to be a humiliating defeat at the hands of its smaller...
A game of numbers: How air defense systems work and why Ukraine is eager for more protection
Oct 19, 2022 08:51 am UTC| Insights & Views
Ukraine has received a broad array of military supplies from the U.S. and other allies. Recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an urgent plea specifically for additional air defense resources from the West...
Ukraine recap: Russia targets civilians as the world argues about how to end the war
Oct 16, 2022 13:38 pm UTC| Politics
Ever since Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops across the border into Ukraine, the role of the UN as global problem solver has come under scrutiny. Any attempts for meaningful action by the security council are immediately...
Ukraine war: Putin's off ramp and why he is unlikely to take it
Oct 11, 2022 04:24 am UTC| Politics
The world is now witness to a new phase in the Ukraine war. The attack on the Kerch bridge and the subsequent retaliatory Russian missiles strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities indicate that the war is escalating. But...
Taiwan rejects China's peaceful 'reunification' claim
Sep 22, 2022 08:59 am UTC| Politics
The Taiwanese government has dismissed a pledge by a spokesperson for Beijing that China would make the utmost effort to ensure a peaceful reunification of the island nation with the mainland. Taipei maintained that only...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects