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WSJ Moscow Bureau Chief on the Fate of Evan Gershkovich

Reporting in war zones is an inherently dangerous job. Last year, 95 international media workers...

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David Brooks on ‘How to Know A Person’… And Why It Matters to Democracy

Hate crimes, gun violence, political polarization…. to New York Times’ columnist David Brooks,...

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Bye Bye Boomers, Hello Perennials

While many Baby Boomers have already left the workforce behind, almost half are considering...

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From Bethlehem to Kyiv: A Prayer for Peace at Christmas

Christmas is here, but for many Christians around the world, war has cast a shadow over this...

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2023 Wrapped: A Year of Survival, Sovereignty, and Supremacy

From Putin’s costly war in Ukraine, to simmering tensions between the US and China, and renewed...

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The Day After Tomorrow in Palestine-Israel: A Tale of Two Peace Activists

As the war on Gaza continues with no end in sight, two peace activists – one Palestinian and one...

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In the People, Planet, Profit Equation, Who Leads the Energy Transition?

The APEC Multistakeholder Forum (AMF), organized by the Commonwealth Club World Affairs, was the...

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Decolonizing Energy: Indigenous Led Climate Action

What does a ‘just’ transition away from fossil fuels actually mean for Indigenous communities? At...

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US State Department’s Mallory Stewart on Controlling Nuclear Escalation

It’s been 78 years since a nuclear weapon was last used in war. Since then, the number of...

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I'll See Your Deterrence, And Raise You... Nuclear Annihilation

Former president Dwight Eisenhower described nuclear war as “unwinnable, unsurvivable and...

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Kofi Annan’s Masterclass on Peace and Power Sharing

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who died in 2018, was one of the most famous diplomats...

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Biden and Xi Walk into a Room… Will They Continue to Play Nice?

During APEC, President Xi Jinping reminded world leaders that China is “open for business.” So...

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The Covert War on LGBT+ Rights

While the past year has seen major gains for LGBT+ rights, politicians around the world are...

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How American Radicalism Inspired the Most Homophobic Law on Earth

This year, Uganda enacted one of the harshest anti-LGBT+ laws in the world, making homosexuality...

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Beyond Oil and Uncle Sam: MBS's Decade of Bold Reforms

Can economic power-brokering overcome decades of repression and human rights abuses? Karen...

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Are Saudi-Israel Talks Dead in the Water?

Saudi Arabia has embarked on a bold vision of innovation, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...

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Poverty? Climate Disaster? Are World Bank Bonds the Solution?

By 2030, around 600 million people will be struggling with extreme poverty. And the effects of...

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Is US Wealth Inequality Undermining Democracy?

What do you need to know about wealth to understand structural inequality in America? Becoming...

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Secretary Robert Gates on Israel’s Retaliation, and What Biden Does Next

Thousands have been killed in the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas, and a ground...

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How the Palestinian Question Could Unravel Netanyahu’s “New Middle East”

On October 7, Hamas, an Iran-backed Islamist terrorist group, broke through the high-tech...

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