The Union of Concerned Scientists is calling on the World Heritage Convention to take more account of climate change in its selection and protection of World Heritage sites. It is particularly concerned about Venice and the Great Barrier Reef. It… Read More »World Heritage Sites and Climate Change
Although I have said that former President Trump should not be put in jail, I think he was a terrible President. He may have committed crimes, but I think the criminal aspect of his Presidency is less clear than his… Read More »Don’t Elect Trump
I think Trump is guilty of many things, some of which may be felonies, but I don’t support putting a former (and perhaps future) President in jail. I don’t think that the courts should overrule the American people. If the… Read More »Don’t Put Trump in Jail
Foreign Policy magazine reported on the recent BRICS meeting, which added six new members. It said: This week’s geopolitical headliner is expanding the clique. BRICS—an economic bloc consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—invited six new nations to… Read More »Expanding BRICS
The G-7 has issued a statement condemning North Korea’s launch using ballistic missile technology. It said We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of… Read More »North Korean Missile Technology
The Indian space program has landed a mission on the moon, just after the Russians failed to do so. According to Foreign Policy magazine: India became just the fourth country to stage a soft landing on the moon on Wednesday,… Read More »Indian Space Mission Lands on Moon
Foreign Policy magazine’s Catherin Osborn reports on the upcoming meeting of the BRICS. Alongside the president of Brazil, the president of Bolivia and a delegation from Argentina are preparing to travel to Johannesburg, South Africa next week for the BRICS… Read More »BRICS Meeting
In his Substack column, Richard Haass discusses the US decision to use the atomic bomb to destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He raises some issues I had not considered, such as whether we did it to intimidate the Russians. As someone… Read More »Haass on Oppenheimer
An email from Foreign Policy magazine described the conference held by Brazil on the Amazon. It says: This week, Brazil hosted a summit on conserving the Amazon and other rainforests around the world. The event, which included rainforest countries from… Read More »Brazilian Amazon Conference
The Economist magazine sees the possibility of Latin America’s becoming this century’s commodity superpower. It says: Latin America is no stranger to supplying the world with raw materials, but it could be on the verge of a boom. Three forces… Read More »Latin American Commodities