Opinion

Thursday 14/April/2016 10:17 AM

So to speak: A Question of principles

At this stage of my life, realising that highly principled people are a pain in the neck is a bit late. But every bit of information helps when dealing with...

Wednesday 13/April/2016 16:59 PM

Clinton is caught in fracking trap

Fractivists -- the environmentalists who oppose hydraulic fracturing to produce natural gas -- mean to make trouble for Hillary Clinton in the coming New...

Wednesday 13/April/2016 16:38 PM

Can Artificial Intelligence be ethical?

Last month, AlphaGo, a computer program specially designed to play the game Go, caused shockwaves among aficionados when it defeated Lee Sidol, one of the...

Wednesday 13/April/2016 16:20 PM

Promote global nuclear security governance

President Obama, dear colleagues, it gives me great pleasure to join you in Washington DC for this important discussion on international nuclear security...

Tuesday 12/April/2016 16:58 PM

New leadership, same old Ukraine

When he resigned on Sunday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said he was proud of his government's achievements. They will, he predicted, be...

Tuesday 12/April/2016 16:40 PM

The ambition of Bernie Sanders

Ambition is the most consistent, yet variable, component of public life. Lincoln and FDR had it, and that was good. Benedict Arnold and Joseph McCarthy had...