MARCH 10. 2026

Can Beijing Help Contain Washington’s War?

Donald Trump may need Xi Jinping’s help to stop conflict from spreading.

It’s a War With Iran, Not an “Intervention”

Elected officials are desperate to characterize the U. S. war with Iran as anything but. Don’t let them.

The Trump Administration Is Driving Migrants Into Traffickers’ Hands

Irregular migration needs a compassionate and careful approach.

The New War on Speech

Partway through his second inaugural address on January 20, Donald Trump started listing the executive orders he planned to sign that day. Among others,

Trump’s ‘Shield’ Against Multilateralism

The Shield of the Americas summit marked a turning point in Western Hemisphere diplomacy.

So This, Finally, Is the ‘Trump Doctrine’

A property developer who sought to remake skylines in his image is now doing the same to the global order.

Woman and Man vs. Nature

A conversation about isolation, survival, and the animal self

Spain and Norway Expose the Bankruptcy of Europe’s Iran Response

Europe's response to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran exposes a continent locked in dependency and struggling to find its voice.

Russia’s European Enclave Is Its Soft Underbelly

Kaliningrad was a strategic beachhead, but it is now a major vulnerability.

Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers’ Reports Under Trump’s CFPB

The credit bureaus have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.

With World's Eyes on Iran, Israel Locks Down the West Bank

The Israeli military has closed checkpoints around the West Bank, restricting Palestinians’ movement as settler violence ramps up.

The feds pulled $1.5B from tribal clean energy. Tribes are finding another way.

With federal funding gone, tribes are turning to philanthropy, alternative lenders, and their own institutions.

Ocean speed limits protect endangered right whales. Trump wants to weaken them.

NOAA wants to replace a longstanding rule with technology scientists say is unproven.

Hell and - even higher water?

Sea level rise much worse than previously measured - raising fears of greater impacts from climate breakdown.

The night-time nectar bar

Let very hungry caterpillars nibble plants, gardeners urged in moth campaign.

Fishing trawlers net carbon costs

Scampi fishing in North Sea driving ‘invisible’ climate cost, scientists say.

'Border breaches risk meat disaster'

Lorries skipping border controls raising animal and plant disease risk, MPs warn.

Why Trump Should Be Careful What He Wishes for in Cuba

A manufactured crisis could lead to state collapse, with lasting consequences for the United States.

How the Iran War Hurts Thailand and Singapore

Spiraling natural gas prices leave both countries exposed.