Is the U.S. Losing Its Clout?
Delegates to the UN are generally referred to as diplomats. But, in the wake of the vote condemning the U.S. decision on Jerusalem, one...
A World Of Denial
We live in a world of denial: The Burmese deny the Rohingya; they call them Bengali even though they have lived in Burma for...
What Humans, Bees and Koala Bears Have in Common is Driven by Climate Change
The koala is an engaging, docile, cuddly and lovable animal. It is also, tragically, undergoing a decline in numbers. To the extent climate change and...
The ‘Why’ Of the Embassy Move to Jerusalem: ‘Nose to Nose With a Con Man’
The Jerusalem story is the centerpiece of news this week. Donald Trump and Mike Pence, an evangelical, in favor of moving the embassy and...
Nuclear Weapons as a Guarantee of Security: Kim’s Lesson
Pyongyang tested another intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday. Fired nearly vertically, it reached an altitude of 4500 km (2800 miles). That means it could...
Trump Softens Towards China Remaining Obstinate On Climate- A Note to Deniers
If there was a striking theme in the Trump Asian trip, it was a clearly less muscular policy towards China. U.S. naval patrols to...
How Increased Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Detrimental To Food and Nutrition
The UN has announced record average levels of CO2. So states the annual flagship report released October 30 by its World Meteorological Organization. The average...
Trump Assessment on Election Anniversary
It is a year since Donald J. Trump's election as president on November 8, 2016, and a couple of months less since his inauguration. ...
Reining in the Ubiquitous Use of U.S. Military Force
Four US soldiers died in Niger on October 4, and the president's insensitive phone call to the widow of one has brought the subject...
Trump’s Foreign Policy and Legal Woes
Tales of exaggeration and outright lies by this president are not new. In 1974, the New York Times did a profile on the young...