Bernd Debusmann grew up in a post-war Germany still in ruins. His early reporting assignments included the first trial under German law of officials for their role in the Holocaust. By Bernd Debusmann History takes odd turns. Who would have thought seven decades ago...
By David Schlesinger Pity China’s foreign policy leaders. An unpredictable, mercurial, untested, perhaps irrational leader in its neighbor, North Korea. An unpredictable, mercurial, untested, perhaps irrational leader in its major trading partner and sometime global...
By John Mehaffey Truly bizarre television footage available on YouTube shows Muhammad Ali, the swiftest moving heavyweight boxer in history and gifted with dazzling speed of hand and foot, kicking ineffectually at a figure resembling a crab on its back sliding along...
Afghanistan will likely frustrate U.S. President Donald Trump, whose “new” strategy to achieve victory there sounds all too familiar. U.S. servicemen listen as President Donald Trump announces his administration’s strategy in Afghanistan, Fort Myer, Arlington,...
(From Pew Research Center) By Nelson Graves New data from a respected U.S. polling center underscores a dramatic deterioration in foreign opinion of the United States since Donald Trump became president. The data, collected by the Pew Research Center, shows that far...
New U.S. sanctions on Russia might look like just another diplomatic move following Russia’s annexation of Crimea. But they could have dire consequences. Part of the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Russia, 28 July 2017. (EPA/Sergei Chirikov) The U.S. Congress has...
France takes a stricter stance towards the Islamic veil than the U.S. Yet despite legal protections, Muslim women still face discrimination in the U.S. Pakistani women hold a banner during a rally to mark World Hijab Day and show solidarity for Muslim women in France....
By Carolyn Woodruff Science Magazine published an article last month by a team of scientists and public policy researchers examining the economic costs of climate change on each of the 50 U.S. states. Their conclusion? States in the South will suffer more economic...
The United States is the richest nation in the world with many millions of poor. I’m baffled more has not been done to spread this extraordinary wealth. A homeless person sleeps on a bench in Santa Monica, California, 10 May 2017.(EPA/Mike Nelson) Here’s a...
Pickup duty at a school in South Texas, a stone’s throw from the Rio Grande River, is a window into the world of my students and their families. Bright skies over South Texas (photo by Charlotte Parker) The author, Charlotte Parker, last contributed to...