24,059 Results for:

August 31, 2022

Russia
Gorbachev: Conflicted Catalyst of Cold War’s End

Mikhail Gorbachev will be remembered in the West for laying the basis for more constructive relations to ease the end of the Cold War, but vilified in Russia for speeding the Soviet Union’s demise.

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, wearing a coat and hat, waves during the May 1 parade in Moscow’s Red Square in 1991.

October 22, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Can U.S. Tech Giants Deliver on the Promise of Nuclear Power?

Nuclear power has been a stagnant U.S. energy source for decades, but it could be primed for a technology-driven renaissance amid the growing artificial intelligence boom.

Three Mile Island nuclear plant.

February 2, 2022

Ukraine
Russia and the West: A New Cold War?

Panelists discuss the escalating threats at the Ukrainian border, the risks of Russian military action, as well as the mounting tensions between Russia, the United States, and the European Union that…

Play Map of eastern Europe

January 16, 2020

Libya
What’s at Stake in Libya’s War?

The war between Libya’s rival governments is intensifying as more countries wade into the conflict, and analysts fear that a proxy war is brewing in the North African nation.

June 11, 2021

Middle East and North Africa
Israel’s War Will Never End

For Israelis and Palestinians, ethnic violence isn't a temporary problem. It’s a lasting identity.

Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir carries an Israeli flag as he dances together with others by Damascus gate just outside Jerusalem's Old City June 15, 2021.

October 21, 2024

United States
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Martin Wolf

Martin Wolf discusses how the outcome of the U.S. presidential election might change the world’s political economy and the path ahead.  The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics bri…

Play The associate editor and chief economic commentator of the Financial Times, Martin Wolf, speaks at the closing of an event in in Illa de Toxa, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.