In One Speech, China Just Grabbed the Mantle of Global Climate Leadership From the USATo kick off the Davos World Economic Forum this week, Chinese president Xi Jinping delivered a speech to a packed...
How Much Damage Can Trump Actually Do to Global Climate Efforts?First, the bad news: The US is very important to the Paris Agreement. If Donald Trump chooses not to enforce...
Authoritarians are on the rise around the world. She knows how to stop them.Maria J. Stephan knows how to fight authoritarianism. She is a pioneering academic who has documented both a rise in...
11 Stories that Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2017These are the trends, events, elections and happenings that will drive the global conversation in 2017. Welcome to our annual...
A Church Bombing in Egypt Puts Two Trump Policies on a Collision CourseA bombing in the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which lies adjacent to St. Mark’s Cathedral – the...
Here’s Why Top Republicans Don’t Want John Bolton in the State DepartmentSpeculation that John Bolton is being considered as Deputy Secretary of State is causing some consternation among Republican Senators. Senator...
Donald Trump Has Assembled a “Team of Generals.” So What’s the Problem?President Elect Donald Trump has assembled a team of generals to fill key posts in his national security team. Former...
Rex Tillerson, Davos ManDonald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State is the consummate Davos Man–and that’s probably a good thing. He’s the head...
A Win for LGBT Rights at the Last Big UN Showdown of the Obama EraHuman rights activists dodged a bullet in the General Assembly yesterday when a majority of countries rejected a cynical ploy...
