A court ruling against colonial exploitation could threaten a strategic U.S. military base in the Indian Ocean. Indigenous advocates say it’s about time.
Diego Garcia: The “Unsinkable Carrier” Springs a Leak
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India’s Violent Mobs Are a Menace to Minorities — and Democracy
India’s democracy is at grave risk if the government allows the rule by mobs to undermine the rule of law.
The World’s Most Dangerous Divide
If nuclear war comes, it will happen because of a calculation or miscalculation by India or Pakistan.
Nuclear Powers Need to Disarm Before It’s Too Late
The world’s major nuclear powers are treaty-bound to move towards disarmament. The India-Pakistan clash underscores the need to get moving.
When #MeToo Meets the Architecture of Intimidation
Colonial-era “criminal defamation laws” in countries like India are being wielded against women who hold abusers accountable. But women aren’t standing down.
Sieg Heil Deja Vu? Understanding the Global Rise of the Extreme Right
The far right is on the rise from North America to Europe to Asia. Each case is different, but they share key similarities — and require similar responses.
#MeToo Goes Global
The U.S. isn’t the only country where women are lining up to burn down the (frat) house.
As Washington Vacillates, Asia’s Alliances Are Shifting
Alliances and rivalries are reshuffling as Asian countries try to make sense of the Trump administration’s belligerent and erratic foreign policy.
The Ideology That Unites Trump and the Authoritarians He Admires
It’s about propping up “besieged majorities” in multiethnic countries.
There Are Thousands of People Who Could Launch a Nuclear War
It’s scary to think of Donald Trump or Kim Jung-un with a nuclear button. Scarier are all the nameless functionaries with the same.