Tag: politics
-
Kim Stanley Robinson, the legendary science-fiction novelist, has a private utopian hope: “to dodge a mass extinction event.” He joins Azeem Azhar to explore his recent novel, The Ministry For the Future, and… more ›
-
For the world’s viruses, this is a time of unprecedented opportunity. An estimated 40,000 viruses lurk in the bodies of mammals, of which a quarter could conceivably infect humans. Most… more ›
-
Commercial Registry documents seen by Bloomberg provide the first evidence that the compound is owned by Meroe Gold, a company the U.S. Treasury says has ties to the Wagner Group, which it describes… more ›
-
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 ›
-
The critical importance of Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) has long been left out of the climate change solutions conversation. If the international community is to have any chance… more ›
-
Many have called the invasion of Ukraine the world’s first “TikTok war”, and experts say it is high time for the short video platform – once known primarily for silly… more ›
-
In the photographs, Vladimir Putin stands with a faint smile on his face. Behind him, the enormous cavern of a mine stretches out, the earth ringed red and ochre. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/19/jewellery-industry-accused-of-silence-over-russian-diamonds more ›
-
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 ›
-
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 ›