Leaders

June 11, 2018

Inspired by the #MeToo movements that spread around the world last fall, #Teknisktfel is a petition, hashtag and website run by seven women in Sweden’s tech industry dedicated to chronicling the harassment and discrimination that women in the field face every day.

Climate Change

After G7 summit, European leaders accuse Trump of 'incoherence and inconsistency'

Reuters

June 10, 2018

The spat drew in Germany and France, who sharply criticized Trump's decision to abruptly withdraw his support for a Group of Seven communique hammered out at a Canadian summit on Saturday, accusing him of destroying trust and acting inconsistently.

Environment

Trump to leave G7 early, missing environmental talks

Reuters

June 09, 2018

The two-day summit in Canada has been marred by fears of a trade war and tit-for-tat exchanges of hostile tweets, with US trading partners furious over Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, the European Union and Mexico as part of his "America first" agenda.

G7 leaders set to clash with combative Trump over tariffs, trade

Reuters

June 08, 2018

Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations are set to clash with a combative US President Donald Trump on Friday when they pressure him to lift sanctions on steel and aluminum they fear could lead to a trade war.

After ISIS, will Iraq’s elections be the next step to stability?

America Abroad

May 21, 2018

On May 12, Iraqis elected a new national parliament. In a surprise turn, a coalition led by controversial cleric Moqtada al-Sadr — a staunch opponent of both US and Iranian influence in Iraq — won the most seats.

Leaders

Women on the 2018 ballot are busting perceptions of motherhood and leadership

The Conversation

May 13, 2018

What does this acknowledgment of motherhood tell us about US politics today?

North Korea details plans to dismantle nuclear test site

Reuters

May 12, 2018

North Korea announced it would dismantle its test site in the next two weeks, which would include collapsing tunnels with explosions.

Conflict & Justice

For some, Haspel for CIA head 'would be promoting a torturer'

GlobalPost

May 11, 2018

Trump's pick to lead the CIA oversaw some of the "black sites" that used torture against terrorism suspects in the wake of 9/11. Can she lead one of the nation's top agencies? Some say no.

Women & Girls

Why a pilot's nightmare should be a bedtime story for girls

GlobalPost

May 07, 2018

Talking about Capt. Tammie Jo Shults’s perseverance, not her achievements, can help girls reframe their own response to difficulty or failure.

Conflict

After grisly murder, Kuwait and the Philippines face diplomatic crisis over domestic worker abuse

GlobalPost

May 03, 2018

The Philippines is entangled in a full-scale diplomatic crisis in Kuwait. How did it happen?