Countries are using the coronavirus crisis to lift environmental regulations, even as COVID-19 leaves populations more vulnerable to health impacts from fires.
This Year’s Forest Fire Season Could Be Even Deadlier
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Russia
In a Pandemic, Military Spending is an Extravagant Waste
In the very near future, countries are going to have to choose whether they make guns or vaccines.
Re-Engaging Russia
Rather than promote a new Cold War, now is the time to definitively end the last one.
Erdogan’s Failed Gamble in Syria
After another failed escalation in Syria, the Turkish president is increasingly isolated abroad and under scrutiny at home.
Making America Unsafe Again
Whether it’s Russian hackers, deadly viruses, or unscrupulous investors, the Trump administration has made it much easier for some foreign agents to destabilize the United States.
We Need to Treat Nuclear War Like the Emergency It Is
Alarmingly, the Trump administration is shredding arms control agreements and deploying “more usable” nuclear weapons.
Putin Proposes, Trump Disposes
Since the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia have experienced unexpected reversals in fortune. Are we next in line for post-imperial decline?
As the Decade Closes, the Power of Protest Endures
Despite the dashed hopes of the early 2010s, social movements are still winning important fights — and building a framework for human survival.
The Roaring of the Alpha Males (and the Silence of the Lambs)
Donald Trump wants to be king of the geopolitical jungle.
Examining Trump World’s Fantastic Claims About Ukraine
When it comes to Ukraine, Trump has been manipulated as deftly as a mindless marionette. It’s going to cost him.