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Trump and the climate: His hot air on warming is far from the greatest threat

Opinion // 7 years ago

Trump and the climate: His hot air on warming is far from the greatest threat

President-elect Donald J. Trump has long pledged to undertake a profound policy shift on climate change from the low-carbon course of President Barack Obama.

Why we can hope for better crisis response in 2017

Opinion // 7 years ago

Why we can hope for better crisis response in 2017

Despite the horror of 2016, I remain hopeful that the international community will deliver on its promises to change the way it works.

The polar bear as national symbol and emblem of conservation

Opinion // 7 years ago

The polar bear as national symbol and emblem of conservation

Today, no animal except perhaps the wolf divides opinions as strongly as does the polar bear, top predator and sentinel species of the Arctic.

Crimes in Aleppo: Iran must be ousted from Syria

Opinion // 7 years ago

Crimes in Aleppo: Iran must be ousted from Syria

The unspeakable scenes we witnessed in Aleppo will go down in history along with Darfur, Srebrenica or Rwanda as major stains on the world's moral conscience.

Opinion // 7 years ago

Facebook doesn't tell users everything it really knows about them

Facebook has long let users see all sorts of things the site knows about them, like whether they enjoy soccer, have recently moved, or like Melania Trump.

After Aleppo, Syria's Tehran-Moscow axis starts to fray

Opinion // 7 years ago

After Aleppo, Syria's Tehran-Moscow axis starts to fray

BEIRUT -- Iran and Russia's odd-couple coalition in Syria is coming under strain, largely because the two countries' strategic imperatives are widely divergent.

How serious is the animosity between Israel and Iran?

Opinion // 7 years ago

How serious is the animosity between Israel and Iran?

LONDON -- Revelations that the state-owned Iran Foreign Investment Co. has shares in a German company that has supplied the Israeli Navy with ships sparked controversy.

Shamed and abandoned: the fate of Syria's female ex-inmates

Opinion // 7 years ago

Shamed and abandoned: the fate of Syria's female ex-inmates

Women in Syria's prisons report psychological abuse, sexual assault and torture. But for many, the suffering they experience after their release is even worse.

4 ways Russian-NATO relations could break down in 2017

Opinion // 7 years ago

4 ways Russian-NATO relations could break down in 2017

The Council on Foreign Relations has published a report naming a possible conflict between Russia and NATO as first in the category of threats for 2017.

New president faces too many icebergs, too many Titanics

Opinion // 7 years ago

New president faces too many icebergs, too many Titanics

When viewing world events today, catastrophe and crisis are seemingly everywhere.

Japan's change in military outlook marks the end of a 'peace state'

Opinion // 7 years ago

Japan's change in military outlook marks the end of a 'peace state'

Thanks to the constitution imposed on its citizens by the U.S. after the end of World War II, Japan has long been thought of by pacifists as a "peace state."

Why Donald Trump's China policy is a trade war in the making

Opinion // 7 years ago

Why Donald Trump's China policy is a trade war in the making

The non-sustainability of the U.S. trade deficit helps us understand the foreign policy of President-elect Donald Trump.

What the murder of Andrei Karlov says about fighting terrorism today

Opinion // 7 years ago

What the murder of Andrei Karlov says about fighting terrorism today

The assassination of Andrei Karlov, Russia's ambassador to Turkey, is an ominous bridge that unites the gloom of the past with the darkness of the present.

Southeast Asia's war on drugs doesn't work -- here's what does

Opinion // 7 years ago

Southeast Asia's war on drugs doesn't work -- here's what does

There's broad consensus among researchers that the war on drugs, which typically consists of punitive measures and forced rehabilitation, doesn't work.

For Trump, billionaires know best, even if they are Mexican

Opinion // 7 years ago

For Trump, billionaires know best, even if they are Mexican

MEXICO CITY -- Throughout his unorthodox campaign, Donald Trump kept sending mixed signals about Mexico and his ideas about the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Why the Mosul offensive against IS has slowed to a stalemate

Opinion // 7 years ago

Why the Mosul offensive against IS has slowed to a stalemate

Developments in the city of Mosul, Iraq, may turn out to be just as crucial for the long-term future of the Middle East as Aleppo, Syria.

Christmas market attack: a blow to the heart of German cultural life

Opinion // 7 years ago

Christmas market attack: a blow to the heart of German cultural life

I've been going to Christmas markets since I was a child in Hannover in the 1970s – I love the stalls, the smells, the twinkly lights and the kitschy music.

Carrier deal does not carry the day for American workers

Opinion // 7 years ago

Carrier deal does not carry the day for American workers

The forces of globalization and technological change have hollowed out the middle of the U.S. labor market.

How the Philippines' incomplete 'People Power' revolution paved the way for Rodrigo Duterte

Opinion // 7 years ago

How the Philippines' incomplete 'People Power' revolution paved the way for Rodrigo Duterte

How could the Philippines, which inspired the world with its peaceful "People Power" revolution, welcome a return to state-sanctioned murders?

Israel and Hezbollah's Golan calculations

Opinion // 7 years ago

Israel and Hezbollah's Golan calculations

DUBAI -- When Hezbollah went to war with Israel in 2006, estimates suggest it had about 13,000 short-range rockets. Now it could have more than 100,000.

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