By Sara Hassan Little is known about the miracle of the wooden statue that endured flames, yet remains unsinged. The figurine can be found in Bougainville, a little-known island in the South Pacific. Roughly the size of Hawaii’s main island—though far less visited—it’s in the most remote part of Papua New Guinea. Carved from dark […]
By Global Issues CAMBRIDGE, MA., Dec 23 (IPS) – A tribunal of trade arbitrators has ruled in favor of the United States in its complaint that Mexico’s restrictions on genetically modified corn violate the terms of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA). The long-awaited ruling in the 16-month trade dispute is unlikely to settle the questions […]
By Brad Reed Political scientist Daniel Drezner over the weekend found himself feeling unnerved by the direction that President-elect Donald Trump seems to be taking his second-term foreign policy. Writing on his Substack page, Drezner argued that Trump’s reputation for pushing “restraint” in American foreign policy has always been wildly overstated, before adding that he […]