Europe keeps dithering on the global stage. Even the French and the Germans can’t fake consensus anymore.
The 2010s: The Decade of Disillusion
The decade that has just ended, the 2010s, was marked by the crisis that began in 2007-08, and it was accompanied by the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Trudeau Survives, But …
The elections have made Canadian politics more complex: It is now chess — not checkers.
Canada’s Judgment on Trudeau
As Canada heads into elections, the vote still seems distributed in a way that Justin Trudeau’s Liberals will ultimately return to power, perhaps in a minority government.
Mahatma Gandhi: A Peaceful, Ignoble Oversight?
On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birthday, we ask why Mahatma Gandhi was never awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
One Cheer for Argentina: Messi Is Still the Best
I’m more worried about being a good person than being the best player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? – Lionel Messi.
Let’s Be Practical About Building a Better World
What will it take to get the world community to effectively deal with the proliferation of global problems?
Make a Life, Not Just a Living!
Passionate, self-forgetting work is the secret of happiness as well as of making a life.
Liberalism in the Arab World?
The trials and tribulations behind raising support for liberal policies in Egypt and beyond.
























