Can North Korea’s military strategy succeed?
North Korea has drawn international opprobrium with its nuclear and missile tests. Can its leader, Kim Jong-un, win the respect for his nation he craves?
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Trump and the climate deal — punch and counter-punch
U.S. President Trump said he was pulling the U.S. from the Paris climate deal to save U.S. jobs. But does he really want to rewrite the global order?
Read moreWhile Africa grows, Congo’s torment endures
Many African countries have cast off the painful legacy of colonialism. But Congo remains mired in horror, violence, corruption and misgovernment.
Read moreTwo nuclear powers, India and Pakistan, face off over Kashmir
India and Pakistan — both nuclear powers — have fought three wars over Kashmir. But neither will yield in one of the world’s intractable conflicts.
Read moreHow U.S.-British policy helps starve Yemenis
Saudi-led intervention in Yemen’s civil war, now in its third year, has provoked a humanitarian catastrophe.The U.S. and Britain are making it worse.
Read moreThe Mayans collapsed. We could too.
The ancient Mayan civilization collapsed amid deforestation, overpopulation, drought and conflict. Are we headed in the same direction?
Read moreOur global liberal order is in the balance
The post-war liberal order is at risk in the U.S. and Europe, with Russia and China challenging American dominance. The stakes for our economies, security, democracy and civil society could not be higher.
Read moreTrump & Israel: A chilling signal to Palestinians
Donald Trump has hurled a diplomatic grenade into the Mideast by picking as envoy to Israel an enemy of any two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Read moreOn climate, Trump stirs global anxiety, miners’ hopes
The world anxiously awaits Donald Trump’s decision whether to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord. But U.S. coal miners are hoping the new U.S. president will put them back to work.
Read moreBurning climate issues face Marrakesh negotiators
Last year in Paris, world leaders agreed to curb climate change. Now at a global meeting in Marrakesh, the challenge will be to put promises into practice.
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