In her stunning new book, Naomi Klein has the simplest solution for climate change yet: Ditch fossil fuels. Period.
This Changes Everything: A Simpler Solution to Climate Change
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Middle East & North Africa
U.S. Leadership Against Russia Crippled By Its Own Hypocrisy
Washington’s major limitation towards Russia is not a lack of military leadership, but a lack of moral leadership.
The Islamic State Provides the U.S. With a Chance to Rethink Its Default Position on Airstrikes
Alternatives exist to airstrikes and boots on the ground when dealing with a threat such as the Islamic State.
Kingdom of Slaves
In the smallest Gulf kingdoms, upwards of 90 percent of residents are immigrant laborers. Many face unspeakable abuse.
Treat ISIS Like an Onion
Like layers of an onion, ISIS supporters can be carefully peeled away. But not if Obama goes into Syria and Iraq with a mallet.
Fight Against Islamic State More Notable for What It Isn’t Than for What It Is
According to the New York Times, the campaign that the U.S. has initiated against the Islamic State has no immediate precedents.
Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS
Weakening ISIS requires eroding the support it relies on from tribal leaders, military figures, and ordinary Iraqi Sunnis. Here’s how to do it without bombs.
Like Bush With Iraq, President Obama Seeks Coalition to Fight Islamic State
But a state other than the United States might be a better choice to assume operational leadership.
From Schools to Shelters in Iraq
Yazidi refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan now sleep in classrooms, hallways, and the courtyards of facilities intended for children’s education. What happens when school starts?
Is Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program Based on Deterrence?
How can a state use its nuclear weapons program as a deterrent when it refuses to own up to its existence?