Tobacco Use Has Sharply Declined Everywhere Around The World Except for China. Why?
Since the early 2000s, Tobacco use has declined steadily and in some cases very sharply nearly everywhere in the world except China. According to the world health organization, Tobacco use for people ...
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What Led To The Hamas Attack On Israel -- And What Now?
The crisis in Israel and Gaza--and Southern Lebanon and the West Bank -- is unfolding rapidly. Following the Hamas attacks on Saturday, Netanyahu promised to "return fire of a magnitude that the enem...
9 Okt 202325min
Is Real Reform Coming to the World Bank?
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings are taking place in Morocco this month, and for the first time in a long time there is real momentum around enacting reforms to how these...
9 Okt 202325min
A Dreadful Piece of British Colonial History Has A Chance To Be Corrected | Philippe Sands
Diego Garcia is a small Island in the dead center of the Indian Ocean that is part of the Chagos Archipelago. In the early 1970s, the United Kingdom, which controlled the Islands, leased Diego Garcia ...
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Brutal End to a 35 Year Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh As Azerbaijan Takes Full Control From Armenia
On September 19th, Azerbaijan launched a swift military offensive against ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a long disputed region. Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a bloody war over this terr...
2 Okt 202333min
Canada Accuses India of an Assassination. What Now?
Justin Trudeau dropped a bombshell before Parliament last week when he accused the government of India of assassinating a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a Sikh dissident l...
28 Sep 202326min
Why The War in Ukraine Did Not Break Europe's Fossil Fuel Addiction
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, there was a brief moment when it seemed possible that this crisis might inspire European governments to turn away from fossil fuels. Russia was a huge sup...
25 Sep 202326min
Live From the UN General Assembly: The Climate Ambition Summit | Why So Few Women Leaders?
Throughout this week there has been a notable lack of female leaders. By my count just seven of the 99 Presidents or Prime Ministers to address the General Assembly were women. This is a recurring is...
21 Sep 202321min
