How a start-up utopia became a nightmare for Honduras: US investors are suing Honduras over special economic zones, and the dispute could bankrupt the country ~finance business Article 1510 words 22 votes
US President Joe Biden outlines Israeli proposal for Gaza cease-fire deal ~news usa israel palestine politics Article 842 words 23 votes
Israel is a strategic liability for the United States. The special relationship does not benefit Washington and is endangering US interests across the globe. ~society politics Article 2022 words 33 votes
The end of Françafrique? Festering resentment of French neocolonialism is motivating a backlash against Paris across West Africa. ~society politics Article 1793 words 11 votes
The West is losing Muslim Liberals – Indifference to Palestinian suffering in Gaza is alienating moderates across the Islamic world and tarnishing the appeal of liberal democratic values ~society politics Article 1779 words 36 votes
The West needs to show it values all human life – Accusations of double standards sting because they have a point ~society politics Article 1083 words 23 votes
The specter of nationalism – Identity politics has always influenced elections. In 2024, it will pose a serious threat to liberalism—and to democracy itself. ~society politics.identity Article 2601 words 5 votes
Movie review: What Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' gets wrong about war ~movies reviews Article 1845 words, published Nov 27 2023 19 votes
How Greenland’s mineral wealth made it a geopolitical battleground ~society politics Article 2459 words, published Dec 18 2022 6 votes
Europe’s coming reckoning on immigration – large-scale immigration is the only thing that can prevent Europe from becoming an empty amusement park ~society politics Article 1915 words, published Oct 28 2023 35 votes
US government imposes sanctions on five Turkish corporations over dealings with Russia ~finance business Article 937 words 7 votes
US President Joe Biden's IRA shuts Africa out of critical minerals supply chains ~society politics Article 958 words 6 votes
US lifts human rights violation designation on Ethiopia ~news ethiopia usa Article 862 words 11 votes
Backing Russia is costing China in Europe ~society politics Article 919 words, published May 30 2023 9 votes
Taiwan is competing for arms with the Middle East, not Ukraine ~society politics Article 1540 words 2 votes
Beijing needs to junk its economic playbook ~finance economics Article 2514 words, published Feb 2 2023 4 votes
Denmark's semi-autonomous territory Greenland is coveted by China, the United States, and global mining companies ~society politics Article 2448 words 9 votes
A theme park crisis is wrecking South Korea’s bond market ~finance economics Article 2128 words, published Nov 10 2022 3 votes
Sweden's espionage scandal raises hard questions on spy recruitment – intelligence agencies debate whether foreign-born citizens are more targeted ~society politics Article 1475 words 4 votes
When it comes to flaunting its defense industry, Stockholm is shy – and it's hurting Swedish companies and handing lucrative contracts to competitors ~finance business Article 1797 words 4 votes
Nationalism is underrated by intellectuals ~humanities Article 2113 words, published Aug 3 2021 14 votes
In an effort to outflank the populist right, the ruling Social Democrats in Denmark have adopted one of the harshest refugee policies in the world ~society politics Article 1991 words 10 votes
Claims of microwave attacks are scientifically implausible ~science physics Article 1597 words 11 votes
With growing tensions in the Arctic region, the Faroe Islands are now receiving more attention from superpowers ~society politics Article 1882 words 3 votes
The next front in the India-China conflict could be a canal across southern Thailand’s Kra Isthmus ~news india china thailand Article 1289 words 8 votes
The coronavirus is the worst intelligence failure in US history ~society politics Article 1088 words 6 votes
New York City officials tell the UN that the coronavirus has spread widely throughout the city ~health Article 1189 words 11 votes
Mikhail Gorbachev's Pizza Hut ad is his most bizarre legacy, and tells the story of his attempt to find—and to fund—a place in a country that wanted nothing more to do with him ~humanities.history Article 3434 words 10 votes
Economists are now admitting that they were wrong about globalization ~finance economics Article 3081 words, published Oct 22 2019 15 votes
If we have to choose between compromise and genocide, we will choose our people (Op-ed by commander-in-chief of the Kurds) ~news syria russia Article 810 words 10 votes
Operation Sentinel – Trump's spat with Denmark could cost him against Iran ~news denmark politics iran Article 1238 words 3 votes
Conservatism’s Austrian wunderkind is getting swallowed by the far-right ~society politics Article 2112 words, published May 13 2019 12 votes
The future of war will be ‘liked’ ~tech social media Article 1841 words, published Oct 2 2018 6 votes
China can’t afford a cashless society ~finance business Article 1210 words, published Sep 11 2018 12 votes