The $4.6 billion Nile Dam has become one of the most contentious and consequential projects in Egyptian and Ethiopian history, but for very different reasons.
Michèle Flournoy speaks in calm, measured tones about some of the world’s most terrifying crises, from coronavirus and nuclear weapons to Afghanistan and Iran. But that doesn’t mean her words carry any less weight or urgency.
Imagine arriving in Washington, D.C., for your first ambassadorial (or even diplomatic) posting during one of the most unpredictable presidencies
The World Health Organization (WHO), the U.N. agency responsible for leadership on matters of global health, was sharply criticized for
Libraries may seem like a dusty relic from a time before the advent of Wikipedia and Google, but in Finland,
This month marks five years since Houthi rebels took over the Yemeni capital of Sana’a and then pushed south, triggering
A former politician now uses a paintbrush to express his cynicism with government but also his enduring hope for a
Climate change is usually viewed as a scientific issue or a political debate, at least in the United States where
It’s hard to say anything new or interesting about the 2016 election or President Donald Trump, but playwright Anne Washburn
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Cover Story Croatia Assumes EU Presidency as Bloc Navigates Brexit, Migration, Trump For the first time, Croatia, the European Union's
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Jon Oskar Solnes can certainly be described as a jack of all trades. He has been a television sportscaster; foreign
