11+ hour, 55+ min ago   (337+ words) It also tells me that Trump is in deep trouble with his electorate over diesel prices, which affect commodity prices generally, and that he is desperate. According to a late August Reuters/ Ipsos opinion poll, nearly half of respondents say…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (335+ words) Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The 19th century American naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan stressed that a great maritime empire needn’t control the seas but rather must establish dominance over what he called “the narrows.” We would now say “chokepoints.” The United…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (481+ words) This decision will be followed by several other countries. Last September, Britain together with several other European countries and Canada recognized the state of Palestine. Today, Miliband said that eleven countries, including France, Canada, Spain and Poland, will implement the…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (656+ words) By Mingming Cheng, Curtin University and Peta Ashworth, Curtin University (The Conversation) – Australia’s energy transition has never been more urgent. Aging coal-fired power stations are retiring and energy bills are rising sharply. To address this, the obvious solution is to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (571+ words) The scientists conclude, “In all cases, central estimates indicate that global warming will cross 1.5°C within the next decade.” In fact, the report points out that the national pledges by Paris Treaty signatories to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are inadequate,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (930+ words) By Amin Saikal, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University (The Conversation) – President Donald Trump has entangled the United States in a war of choice with Iran that he cannot easily win or quit. The war was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (399+ words) In attendance were China’s President Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian, and the heads of state of the Central Asian member states. At the end of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (975+ words) By Dana Nuccitelli, Yale Climate Connections | – ( Yale Climate Connections ) – Electric vehicle sales are a surprising beneficiary of the Trump presidency – at least outside of the United States. The Iran conflict caused global oil prices to surge above $100 per barrel in…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (481+ words) Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The military front in the US war on Iran had been quiet in August, but on Sunday the US launched missile attacks on Larak island in southern Iran. The US military said that it targeted rocket…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (969+ words) By Ibrahim Al-Marashi, IE University; California State University San Marcos (The Conversation) – The Red Sea often makes headlines as the launch site for attacks on oil tankers and infrastructure by the Houthi rebels, a political and religious group that controls…...