Withdrawal symptoms: America-Taliban talks
America’s envoy claimed “excellent progress” in negotiations ahead of the country’s planned exit from Afghanistan. But stickier talks await, between the Islamist militia and the Afghan government. A p...
9 Aug 201919min
Clear-cut risks: the Amazon degrades
Deforestation is on the rise and Brazil’s government is all but encouraging it. Beyond a certain threshold, the world’s largest rainforest will dry out into a savanna—with dire consequences. We ask wh...
8 Aug 201921min
State of alarm: India moves on Kashmir
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has gutted the autonomy of the restive and disputed Jammu & Kashmir. India’s only majority-Muslim state is locked down and fearful of a vast demographic reshu...
7 Aug 201922min
PLA a part? Hong Kong’s growing unrest
China’s central government held another press conference to address increasingly chaotic unrest in Hong Kong. A close listen reveals language that may be presaging a military intervention. There’s muc...
6 Aug 201920min
Sticking to their guns: violence in America
Two mass shootings over the weekend add to the unrelenting stream of gun violence in America. We look at the political and social forces that ensure it will continue. The collapse of Venezuela’s infra...
5 Aug 201923min
A farewell to arms control: the INF treaty dies
As America abandons the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty we examine the future of arms control. New weapons abound and new countries are using them, but new treaties will be hard to come by. W...
2 Aug 201921min
Disbelief, dysfunction, disaster: Congo’s Ebola outbreak
As aid workers battle the second-worst outbreak in history, they face violence and disbelief. A history of conflict, suspicion of the rich world and wild conspiracy theories make fighting a difficult ...
1 Aug 201920min
Apply liberally: Trudeau’s re-election bid
Canada’s prime minister may not have an easy campaign ahead; we sit down with Justin Trudeau to discuss his tenure so far. The country’s role as a liberal bastion seems safe, for now. Bayer is now rec...
31 Juli 201920min
