How America Lost the War on Covid-19
When did America start losing its war against the coronavirus? How did we find ourselves international pariahs, not even allowed to travel to Europe? When did America start losing its war against the coronavirus? How did we find ourselves international pariahs, not even allowed to travel to Europe? …
Western fire season could raise stakes in battle against Covid-19
Air pollution from wildfire smoke increases susceptibility to the coronavirus, leading to worsened health conditions for those near fires. As states begin to hit their peak wildfire season, experts and officials are warning about another level of concern this year: air pollution that threatens to in…
The Sustainable Development Goals and Covid-19
The Sustainable Development Report 2020 presents the SDG Index and Dashboards for all UN member states and frames the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in terms of six broad transformations. It was prepared by teams of independent experts at the Sustainable Development Solut…
How Inequality Fuels COVID-19 Deaths
NEW YORK – Three countries – the United States, Brazil, and Mexico – account for nearly half (46%) of the world’s reported COVID-19 deaths, yet they contain only 8.6% of the world’s population. Some 60% of Europe’s deaths are concentrated in just three countries – Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdo…
For a bitter taste of Polish populism, just watch the evening news
As Poland approaches the climax of a presidential election campaign on which the future of its democracy depends, and Donald Trump gives his fellow populist Andrzej Duda electoral help by receiving him in the White House, come with me on a tour through the magical world of the evening News programme…
Has China lost Europe?
Greg C Bruno is the author of Blessings from Beijing: Inside China’s Soft-Power War on Tibet. As a journalist his work has appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The Guardian and other international outlets. He was a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and is a for…
Vladimir Putin: The Real Lessons of the 75th Anniversary of World War II
The Russian president offers a comprehensive assessment of the legacy of World War II, arguing that “Today, European politicians, and Polish leaders in particular, wish to sweep the Munich Betrayal under the carpet. The Munich Betrayal showed to the Soviet Union that the Western countries would deal…
World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert
The world has only six months in which to change the course of the climate crisis and prevent a post-lockdown rebound in greenhouse gas emissions that would overwhelm efforts to stave off climate catastrophe, one of the world’s foremost energy experts has warned. “This year is the last time we have,…
U.S. Leads A Coalition Of One Against China
American diplomatic and military support for Taiwan has grown dramatically during the Trump years. The administration has taken steps to boost that support, but Congress also has pushed its own initiatives. One key measure was the passage of the Taiwan Travel Act in 2018, which not only authorized b…
The World Waits for No Country
NEW YORK – The United States finds itself confronting several daunting challenges simultaneously. There is the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already claimed nearly 120,000 lives and shows little sign of abating in large swaths of the country. The economic impact has been devastating, with some 40 mil…