U.N. Ambassador’s Oily Past

The White House, however ideologically committed to unilateralism and the unbridled assertion of military power, still needs the UN.

Stern Warning

The Stern Review has a rather unstern conclusion. For a mere 1% of global Gross Domestic Product by 2050 world leaders can arrest global warming.

Not Just Iraq

The Bush administration is getting a drubbing from domestic allies and adversaries alike for its policy in Iraq.

FOG Problems

George Bush is losing some of his best global buddies.

Clueless Empires

Wisdom can be very powerful, but the powerful are rarely very wise.

Roh v. W

The more intriguing reason for Roh’s meager welcome in Washington is how President Bush’s own personal preferences shape American media reporting.

Now It’s Personal

All too often, we leave the field open for the administration to occupy the mental bandwidth of the population with the faces and stories that it wants to promote.

Liberation Technology?

According to the Pentagon, the latest generation of landmine will liberate the military from all those messy civilian casualties that have so upset the international community.