A new map and report explore the challenges for a green and digital transition.
Mapping the Impacts and Conflicts of Rare-Earth Elements
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Rare Earth Mining: Sacrificing the Environment to Save the Planet?
A rare earth elements project in Sweden is frozen because of non-compliance with environmental standards. But new European regulations on critical minerals could change that.
The Far Right Is Crazy — Like a Fox
Forget the deplorables and focus instead on the persuadables.
Fascism: Hello, Goodbye
Italy just elected a far-right leader. Is this the beginning of a resurgence of fascism, or the beginning of the end?
Russia, NATO, and the Future of Neutrality
Neither the formerly non-aligned of Europe nor the currently non-aligned of the Global South are interested in furthering Vladimir Putin’s imperial ambitions.
Death and the Economy: A Dialogue
An (imagined) conversation on the trade-offs between lives and dollars.
Assad Regime Must Pay Reparations to Help With Costs of Refugee Crisis
Is there a way, beyond sanctions, of recouping costs for the refugee crisis from the Assad regime?
The Big Chill: Tensions in the Arctic
As the climate warms and the ice melts, the Arctic could become the next great theater of global cooperation—or a battlefield.
Recognizing Palestine
As more European governments line up to recognize a Palestinian state, Israel (and the U.S.) look more isolated than ever.
Other Obstacles to Disarmament Exist Besides States Holding on to Nukes
There are other obstacles to nuclear disarmament than how anal states are about the number of nuclear weapons they have.