Jan 31, 2019 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
The world is fast running out of freshwater, and the results could be very grim: more wildfires, droughts, rationing, less food, more hunger. The causes are linked to overconsumption and a growing human population. Can we reverse the trend? Thomas Kostigen, author of...
Jan 30, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
By Sam Smith Sam Smith explores why a #MeToo type movement has not taken off in the music industry to the extent it has in the film industry. Early in January 2019, the US television channel Lifetime premiered the documentary Surviving R Kelly. The six-part series...
Jan 29, 2019 | Politics & Society
By France Grenaudier-Klijn After over two months of active protest against the French Government, what next for the Yellow Vests? Saturday 19th January 2019 was the tenth act in the ‘Yellow Vests’ drama currently playing out on the French political and social scene....
Jan 23, 2019 | Politics & Society
By Charles Burton Since December last year, relations between Canada and China have deteriorated to the extent that the major aspirational interests of each country in the other have gone to dust for the foreseeable future. Since December last year, relations between...
Jan 22, 2019 | Politics & Society
By Egemen Bezci Egemen Bezci looks at the current predicament facing the Kurdish population in Syria. United States President Donald Trump’s recent decision to withdraw American military forces from Syria caught senior American administration officials by surprise,...
Jan 17, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
How much does the U.S. Presidency matter for the direction of the United States and for the rest of the world? Maria Armoudian speaks with William F. Grover and Joseph G. Peschek about the power of the U.S. presidency and what they term the “unsustainable presidency.”...
Jan 14, 2019 | Politics & Society
With the historic changes in the American House of Representatives, what can we expect from the Congress and President in the ongoing policy and investigative battles? How will the power struggles play out? Will the Supreme Court weigh in, and if so, how? Maria...