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Global Environment

Brazil: The Global Benefits of Bolsonaro‘s Defeat

By Alon Ben-Meir

Global Poltiics

Who is Rishi Sunak?

By Denis MacShane

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Global Pairings

How Europe Sidelines Itself in World Politics

By Dieter Schnaas

Global Democracy

Meloni: Mussolini’s Come Back in Italy?

By Denis MacShane

Global Politcs

Italy: The Taming of the Populists?

By Holger Schmieding

Global Economy

The End of the Second Elizabethan Era

By Kallum Pickering

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Global Autocracy

Xi Jinping’s Contradictory Choices for China’s Future

By Subbiah Lakshmanan

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Global Economy

Needed: A Clear German Stance Toward China

By Holger Schmieding

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Global Technology

Deepening Transatlantic Cooperation

By Bruce Stokes

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Global Racism

Is Russia Fascist?

By Ira Straus

Global Democacy

Nine Acres in Athens: Democracy’s Rise (and Fall)

By Dan Morgan

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Global Conflict, Global Energy

Gazprom: The Dark Shadow Over Europe

By Alan Riley

Rethinking Europe

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Global Democracy

Liz Truss: Presiding Over the Sick Man of Europe

By Denis MacShane

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Global Goverance

Olaf Scholz: A Man of His Word?

By Stephan Richter and Uwe Bott

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Global Governance

Empress Angela and Her Two Big Sins

By Stephan Richter

Vladimir Putin holding his finger up

Mélenchon as Putin’s Useful Idiot

By Thomas Hanke

Olaf Scholz close up

Needed: A Second Earth-Shaking Scholz Speech

By Uwe Bott

Volodymyr-Zelensky in front of the flag of Ukraine

Zelensky’s Next Headache: Money

By Frank Vogl

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Global Conflict

The Evasive Mr. Scholz

By Thomas Hanke

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Global Conflict

Putin’s Perverted Genocidal “Logic”

By Gunnar Heinsohn

Gas cooker
Global Conflict, Global Energy

Gazprom: The Dark Shadow Over Europe

By Alan Riley

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Global Justice

Bringing Russian Oligarchs to Justice

By Frank Vogl

Rethinking America

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Global Democracy

Is Trump Above the Law?

By Frank Vogl

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Global Democacy

Democracy In America Is On The Line

By Frank Vogl

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Global Sport

Donovan Carillo’s Story of Courage and Persistence

By Laura Daverio

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Global Democracy

Canada’s “Trucker’s Convoy”: What It Means for the Western World

By George Haynal

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Global Democracy

Beyond Canada: What Fuels the “Trucker’s Convoy”?

By George Haynal

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Global Democracy, Global Technology

Goodbye to Facebook?

By Steven Hill

Donald Trump giving a speech
Global Democracy

When Mob Rule Comes to the United States of America

By Alexei Bayer and Stephan Richter

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Global Environment, Global Sustainabilty

Experiencing the Alaskan Wilderness Through Soundscapes

By Geetika Jain

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Global Diplomacy

Quo Vadis, America?

By César Chelala

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Global Politics

US and Afghanistan: War Lost, Empire Prevailing?

By Jeff Faux

Global Pairings

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Global Democacy

Nine Acres in Athens: Democracy’s Rise (and Fall)

By Dan Morgan

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Global Technology

Deepening Transatlantic Cooperation

By Bruce Stokes

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Global Conflict, Global Diplomacy

That Cold January 20, 2025

By Andrés Ortega

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Global Conflict

Bennett Is Siding With Putin, the Ruthless Killer

By Alon Ben-Meir

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Global Conflict, Global Sustainability

How the War in Ukraine Affects Africa

By Ayesha Kajee

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Global Conflict, Global Diplomacy

Erdogan’s Balancing Act Between Russia and Ukraine

By Aykan Erdemir

The flag of India against a blue sky
Global Diplomacy

Why India and the U.S. Should Work Together in Central Asia

By Aparne Pande

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Global Diplomacy

What the Ukraine Invasion Means for the Middle East

By James M. Dorsey

A tattered flag of Ukraine
Global Conflict

Ukraine Scenarios for Putin and the World

By James M. Dorsey

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Global Autocracy

Why China Weighs in on Ukraine

By Andrés Ortega

Global Cuisine

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Global Cuisine

Bottled Water: How Pure Is It?

By Julia Watson

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Global Cuisine

Big Food Biz Vs. the Amazon Rain Forest

By Julia Watson

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Global Cuisine

Potatoes: Not Just Chipper Tubers

By Julia Watson

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Global Cuisine

Georgia (the Republic) on My Mind

By Julia Watson

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Global Cuisine

Are You Worth Your Salt? A Global Journey

By Julia Watson

Drought
Global Cuisine

Smash Burgers, Onions and Climate Change

By Terri Langston

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Global Cuisine

We the People: An Important New Year’s Resolution

By Julia Watson

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Global Cuisine

COP26, Glasgow — and Curry!

By Julia Watson

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Global Cuisine

Butter: The Good Fat With a Long Global Heritage

By Julia Watson

A tin of Anchovies
Global Cuisine

Anchovies – Hate Them? Love Them!

By Julia Watson