U.S. and Western complicity in the human rights abuses being committed by the state of Israel is in part why a brave reporter like Abu Akleh was killed.
In light of Iran’s proliferation and growing fears of Russia’s nuclear arsenal, President Biden's nuclear deal is a significant moment in international security: his response has the potential to shape the future of nuclear nonproliferation.
While Judge Jackson could have been clearer at times, these vague criticisms about her judicial philosophy should not be grounds for rejecting an extremely qualified nominee.
With Putin actively trying to revive that past by invading Ukraine, Soviet nostalgics need to understand that the past should stay in the past. The West can and should help them realize that it is within their power to forge their own path.
Hartley’s work is breathtaking in its scope, but allows for the book to escape easy categorization. The Volga is not a history weaved into a travelogue like O’Shea’s 2017 The Alps, nor is it simply a regional history.
Germany’s energy transition, posited by the government as the future of climate action, is based on faulty planning and divisive politics. The country needs friends if it is to meet its climate goals by 2035. It seems determined to fail alone.
How did three liberal democracies, beginning at relatively similar starting points in the late 20th century, end up in such different places on the issue of abortion?
Brexit was a catalyst for partisan realignment around the Leave-Remain divide, with Conservatives gaining Leavers and Labour capturing Remainers. But given the poor geographic apportionment of Remain voters across the U.K.’s electoral districts, a Labour coalition built mainly on Remain support faces an uphill battle in first-past-the-post elections.
