“We can use it to power our own operations and sell it back to the grid,” he said. “And we could create dozens of new jobs in the process.” Heat-trapping methane rose out of the pipes and into the Andean mountain air. The greenhouse gas is a natural product of […]
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The Ukraine War Doesn’t Change Everything
I see it differently. The war in Ukraine is a significant event, but not because the outcome will have a dramatic independent effect on the global balance of power or the normative environment that states have constructed (and sometimes adhere to). Rather, it is important because it signals the end […]
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China and the U.S. Face Off Over the Solomon Islands
After starting your day with the Morning Brief, wind it down each evening with The Slatest, Slate’s daily newsletter featuring the best of that day’s coverage of news, politics, the courts, and more. Sign up today. Welcome to today’s Morning Brief, where we’re looking at great-power brinkmanship in the Solomon […]
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Britain Seeks to Send Refugees to Rwanda
If you would like to receive Africa Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: Mali to investigate allegations of a civilian massacre, the United States extends temporary protected status to nationals from Cameroon , and Algeria increases European gas exports. Welcome to […]
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China’s Taiwan Invasion Plans May Get Faster and Deadlier
China’s willingness to use force is a political decision that is shaped by more than just assessments of military capabilities. Even if China is not confident it can successfully execute an amphibious invasion of Taiwan, Beijing could believe that the geopolitical and internal costs of not using force outweigh the […]