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Wed, July 6, 2022 | 10:13

How to sell climate action to Africa

There is a well-known story about two footwear salesmen who traveled to Africa in the early 20th century to look for new markets. Within days of arriving, the first salesman concluded that there was no potential for shoe sales because everyone was barefoot. His colleague, by contrast, saw a huge untapped market to explore.

2022-06-16 16:21

Eight lessons from Ukraine war

When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, he envisaged a quick seizure of Kyiv and a change of government analogous to Soviet interventions in Budapest in 1956 and Prague in 1968. But it wasn't to be. The war is still raging, and no one knows when or how it will end.

2022-06-16 16:08

Facebook needs makeover

Meta Platforms, until October 2021 known as Facebook, is in turmoil. Infamous for its commitment to employing H-1B workers, and simultaneously undermining qualified U.S. tech workers' careers, the Silicon Valley titan is finally getting its just rewards.

2022-06-16 16:04

China's anxieties over Korea joining Indo-Pacific framework

President Yoon Suk-yeol initiated his first foreign policy maneuver by announcing that Korea will join the Indo-Pacific Economic Forum (IPEF). His announcement came about a week after he took office on May 10 and much earlier than when the IPEF was officially launched on May 23. The Korean public was in awe, fearing possible retaliatory action by China.

2022-06-15 16:00

Key to renormalizing US-Cuba relations

The Summit of the Americas shined a spotlight on how much has changed since U.S. President Joe Biden was last in the White House. Since January 2017, Venezuela has become a failed state, and migration from Central America has fueled political polarization in the United States. Brazil elected a tropical version of Donald Trump as president, and Mexico elected a left-wing popul...

2022-06-14 16:15

Rio Conference on Sustainable Development

When asked how we should treat others, the Indian sage, Ramana Maharshi, is said to have replied: “There are no others." This truth was affirmed ten years ago when the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development convened in Rio de Janeiro from June 20 to 22, 2012. Unlike earlier international gatherings, there were no “we” and “they” there; what emerged at Rio was a ...

2022-06-13 16:00

Ukraine war will not derail Europe's energy transition

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused the world, but foremost Europe, to fret over its energy security. Prices at petrol stations hit record highs, and low-income households struggle to pay their gas and energy bills. A tough autumn and winter can be expected.

2022-06-09 16:19

Global shortages demand global solutions

Food shortages are beginning to cast a shadow over the world. One long-term factor is the warming of our planet, which has slowly destroyed agricultural land. But the proximate cause of greatest concern is the war in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin's Black Sea blockade, which is preventing Ukrainian grain and fertilizers from leaving the port of Odessa.

2022-06-09 16:18

Soccer is the future

When my ESL classes' topic of conversation was the Qatar World Cup 2022, I liked telling my students that British football used to be called “soccer,” by the creators of “the beautiful game,” and that Americans never stopped using “soccer” even though the rest of the world, including the Brits, switched to “football.”

2022-06-09 16:10

It's inflation, stupid

When the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning the constitutional right to an abortion was leaked to the media last month, it tore through Washington, D.C., with the force of a category five hurricane.

2022-06-09 16:05

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