An Open Conversation on Buddhism
Steven Elleman: Did the deification of Buddha represent an ancient process of co-opting? Srinivas Reddy: I think the rise of...
Asia Pacific
Under the Taliban, Afghanistan’s Madrassas Increase and Harbor Terrorists
On August 12, Salman Rushdie was stabbed and injured severely by a Muslim man at an event in the US....
Russia and China Are Teaming Up
The leaders of Russia and China are joining forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Beijing for the Winter Olympics...
In South Korea, Has the Green New Deal Worked?
The Green New Deal is a progressive wish list that combines the reduction of carbon emissions with investments in Green...
What Do Rising Sea Levels Mean for Our Future?
There is no question about it: Our planet is warming faster than ever before. Having plateaued around 280 parts per...
A Message No One Wants to Hear
Some 40 years ago, the Club of Rome published a study with what at the time was a relatively provocative...
Women in Fiji Are on the Front Line of Climate Change
On November 6, Brianna Fruean and other Pacific Islands representatives marched in Glasgow as all eyes are on the United...
A World Without American Hegemony
The international order is in deep trouble, and not only since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not...
Will China’s Soft Power Project Succeed?
With movie theaters closed all over the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hollywood studios had little reason for celebration...
Would Anyone Bet on a Future Olympics?
We didn’t suspect it at the time, but the 2016 Rio Olympics may have been the last ever summer games....
