Tag: global

• Ukraine’s War Has Already Changed the World’s Economy

  April 19, 2022

  For NATO and the West’s relations with Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is clearly a historic turning point. The atrocities committed in occupied Ukrainian communities mark a… more ›

• Globalization Is Over. The Global Culture Wars Have Begun.

  April 17, 2022

  I’m from a fortunate generation. I can remember a time — about a quarter-century ago — when the world seemed to be coming together. The great Cold War contest between… more ›

• The Brave New World of Legalized Psychedelics Is Already Here

  March 27, 2022

  If a single line endures from the psychedelic carnival of the 1960s, it’s probably Harvard psychologist and psychedelic cheerleader Timothy Leary’s catchphrase “Turn on, tune in, drop out.” A call… more ›

• Ukrainian Invasion Adds to Chaos for Global Supply Chains

  March 1, 2022

  Russia’s military incursion is severing key supply chains and setting off a scramble among global companies to comply with new sanctions. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/business/economy/ukraine-russia-supply-chains.html more ›

• Ukraine Invasion Tests the Ties That Bind Putin and Xi

  February 27, 2022

  The two autocrats have brought their countries closer together than ever. But for China, the costs of Russia’s adventurism could be high. They visited a hockey rink in Beijing and… more ›

• What is MLE?

  February 13, 2022

  If you’re a Londoner, or even if you’re not, have you noticed the way a lot of young Londoners speak, particularly in places like Hackney or Lewisham or other inner-city… more ›

• The search for lost slave ships led this diver on an extraordinary journey

  February 12, 2022

  I dive in. The water is cool against my skin, the silence absolute, and as I hover over the remains at the bottom of the sea, I feel peaceful, thankful,… more ›

• Has Interpol become the long arm of oppressive regimes?

  October 23, 2021

  Flicking through the news one day in early 2015, Alexey Kharis, a California-based businessman and father of two, came across a startling announcement: Russia would request a global call for… more ›

• Experts say China’s low-level cyber war is becoming severe threat

  September 23, 2021

  Chinese state-sponsored hacking is at record levels, western experts say, accusing Beijing of engaging in a form of low-level warfare that is escalating despite US, British and other political efforts… more ›

• Why the global chip shortage is making it so hard to buy a PS5

  September 12, 2021

  Since the beginning of the pandemic, the demand for microchips has far exceeded supply, causing problems in every industry that relies on computers. And if you’re a Decoder listener, you… more ›