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Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is now attending regional summits and has been welcomed back into the fold. It makes sense to invite him back because the Middle East and North Africa region faces unprecedented challenges due to climate change. The...
Russia has suspended a key treaty with the US that capped nuclear weapons for both countries. This raises the already heated global geopolitical temperature and increases the risk of an accidental nuclear war.
The international community has so far failed to make a dent in the climate crisis. Is the problem all about governance?
Economic growth is killing the planet. How do we engineer an alternative?
Aashish Chandorkar and Suraj Sudhir speak to Rachel Dungan about India’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons it provides for the rest of the world.
Global demand for energy is increasing. Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy will take time, energy and money. Short-term current spending will have to go down for long-term capital spending to increase. Besides, clean energy causes environmental damage too. There is a strong case to be made for energy efficiency and restricting conspicuous energy consumption.
Chad, better known as ChatGPT, is now with us five days a week to explore a range of issues that concern us all. For more about how we initially welcomed Chad to our breakfast table, click here.
Mohammad Mosaddegh changed Iran and the world. He challenged the mighty British Empire, which then conspired with Uncle Sam to get rid of him. This 1953 original sin led to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and is the fundamental reason for US-Iran tensions.
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