Nuclear Disarmament

President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pa., November 7, 2016. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) They have tried to influence elections in Russia and Israel, and have sought the Russians help to get elected here.Editors note: And…

News of the nuclear explosion at a military base in the far north of Russia trickled out slowly. First came the bulletins on state media of at least two people killed in a mysterious accident. Then came news of a spike in radiation in the area, and footage r…

News of the nuclear explosion at a military base in the far north of Russia trickled out slowly. First came the bulletins on state media of at least two people killed in a mysterious accident. Then came news of a spike in radiation in the area, and footage r…

My friend Christian Sandvig, who directs the Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing at the University of Michigan, started an interesting thread on Twitter yesterday. It began: “I’m super suspicious of the “rush to postdocs” in academic #AI ethics/fairnes…

"Hot flash!" I announced as I reached for something to fan myself with. The conversation over the coffee-shop counter stopped dead. The other customers had that get-me-out-of-here look, and the barista turned bright red, like he was having an even hotter flas…

The decision has been robustly denounced over the last seventy-four years but from sources roundly ignored, demonised and/or discredited with the full weight of the "mainstream Establishment" deployed to defend it, justify it and protect it from proper and th…

Photograph Source: DVIDSHUB – Public Domain Afghanistan has long been touted as the graveyard of empires. The British and the Soviets certainly discovered that lesson to their great regret. Perhaps future historians will judge the failure of the United State…

Afghanistan has long been touted as the graveyard of empires. The British and the Soviets certainly discovered that lesson to their great regret. Perhaps future historians will judge the failure of the United States to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan over a…

Ireland is one of the most respected countries in the world with an influence disproportionate to its size, the EU special representative for human rights Eamon Gilmore has said. The former tánaiste and minister for foreign affairs said Ireland was respected…

SEOUL, South Korea There's no question that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in full control of his nation. But a recent change to the way he's being formally described in the North Korean Constitution may allow him even more diplomatic leverage as he steps…