Young Africans could disrupt authoritarian states but they don’t – here’s why
Africa has the world’s largest youth population. By 2030, 75% of the African population will…
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Renewables now generate more of Britain’s electricity than fossil fuels – but what happens next?
At the start of 2016, in an article noting some exciting changes in British energy,…
2 colonists had similar identities – but one felt compelled to remain loyal, the other to rebel
Through the early 1750s, two men in the British colony of Rhode Island – Martin…
After 3 months of devastation in the Israel-Hamas war, is anyone ‘winning’?
The 19th century German war strategist and field marshal Helmuth von Moltke famously coined the…
The remarkably prescient work of an intellectual truth-seeker
In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature. Walter Benjamin…
Charles Michel to run for EU election, triggering top job scramble – POLITICO
European Council President Charles Michel will run as a candidate for the European parliamentary election…
Israeli assassinations draw fiery rhetoric from Iran and Hezbollah – but regional escalation is unlikely
Two weeks ago, Sayyed Razi Mousavi was a ghost on the internet. He left no…
In a second Trump or Biden term, who’d be the next defense secretary?
POLITICO took a look at some of the top contenders, which emerged out of conversations…
US Supreme Court decision on Trump-Colorado ballot case ‘monumental’ for democracy itself, not just 2024 presidential election
Momentous questions for the U.S. Supreme Court and momentous consequences for the country are likely…
A starring role for NASA in Biden’s push to end cancer
Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly interested in space to develop and improve drugs, and to extend…