Funding crisis forces global watchdog to scale back investigations and field missions
Category: World
Posted inPolitics & Policy
End of nuclear treaty marks changing times for world powers
Collapse of a cornerstone pact raises fears of renewed arms competition and weaker safeguards
Posted inPolitics & Policy
The global maelstrom whipped up by the Epstein files
Newly released records reveal vast cross-border ties linking the disgraced financier to figures spanning politics, royalty, business and academia
Posted inSecurity
Denmark hails ‘very constructive’ meeting with U.S. over Greenland
Greenland talks between Denmark and the United States leave officials cautiously optimistic after early progress
Posted inWorld
Xi says China seeks to uphold UN-based world order
China has not confirmed if it has accepted Trump’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace,” a board many see as an attempt to replace the UN
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Did Trump make Davos great again?
A surprise return to relevance as confrontation, spectacle and deal-making converge in the Swiss Alps
Posted inDrugs
How Portugal’s dissuasion commissions discourage drug use
Portugal decriminalized drugs. But it also set up commissions to discourage people from using drugs. Here’s how they work
Posted inSecurity
Netanyahu says wants Israel to cope without U.S. aid within decade
Israel’s prime minister points to economic growth and domestic defence capacity as the basis for a gradual move toward military self-reliance
Posted inEnergy & Environment
China: the indispensable partner of Maduro’s Venezuela
Beijing’s oil lifeline, debt ties and regional ambitions face uncertainty after Washington’s intervention in Caracas
Posted inEnergy & Environment
What does Maduro’s downfall mean for Canadian oil?
A revival of Venezuela’s moribund oil industry is not an existential threat to Canada’s oil industry, experts say. But there is a different risk we must address