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ICC issues arrest warrant on Putin
Although the arrest warrant issued on Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court last week was welcome, there was a certain puzzlement about…
China: the floggings will continue until morale improves
Xi Jinping was confirmed in a third term as president of China at the National People’s Congress last week, and not one of the 3,000…
A dastardly plot to save Johnson’s bacon?
At first, it just looked like dumb luck. Less than a year after he was driven from office by his own party, former British prime…
The repercussions of making lethal molecules
“We are but one very small company (among) many hundreds of companies using AI software for drug discovery and de novo design. How many of…
Ukraine war and international law
Just before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (February 24), France’s President Emmanuel Macron declared that he wanted to see Russia “defeated,…
The earthquake and where the blame lies
If you are trying to dodge the blame for a great disaster, the best policy is to say that it was God’s will. So Turkey’s…
How to avoid a war with China
“I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight (with China) in 2025,” declared US Air Force General Mike Minihan last weekend.…
A bad case of cultural lag
“I wish you a world without Babiš. Forget about Babiš. Try to live without Babiš,” said former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš last weekend after…
On the persistence of politicians
“All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and…
A tale of two failed populist coups
Pundits are making much of the similarities between the attempted coup in Washington by Trump supporters two years ago and the one by Bolsonaro supporters…
