Independent Analysis and Reportage
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean The United States went to war to stop Iran charging tolls in the Strait of Hormuz. It has now imposed a toll 15 times larger. Where is the “international waterway” chorus now? For five months, we were treated to a sermon. Foreign ministries from Brussels to Tokyo to the Gulf capitals
Anthropic says there is something lurking inside Claude that looks a lot like the ‘global workspace’ one influential theory of consciousness depends on.
It can be easier for international private equity interests to buy a chain of local clinics or community labs than it is to purchase a single residential home.
The Litvinenko murder shocked the UK but it was Salisbury that finally forced reform. New research reveals why.
Maitland was an educated, intellectual and self-determining woman and who found (and, sadly, lost) her big love.
Suitable spots for establishing human outposts at the south pole are finite.
London probably won’t disappear beneath the waves. But we still need to understand the most dangerous outcomes that remain possible – and avoidable.
Concern about the viability of ongoing economic growth offers a chance to spotlight accessible reading about fairer economies.
Skills shortages affect businesses as well as job seekers.
Youth employment programmes need to be built around real jobs, capable institutions and the young people they are meant to serve.
The beating of Sen. Charles Sumner in 1856 by Rep. Preston Brooks over a speech against slavery sparked a nationwide debate over free speech, political violence and the relationship between the two.
Now as then, the US supported forces that wanted to change the political situation in Venezuela.