By Stefanos Michelakakis In a world where globalization has established a strong connection between nations, international law stands as a hope for global order and justice. However, the world lies in a complex web of cultural, historical, and geopolitical influences that raise the question: Is international law truly international? The Principle of Universality: The principle…
By Jennifer Weeks, a Boston-based journalist and former senior editor at The Conversation U.S. Her articles have appeared in Audubon, Slate, The Boston Globe Magazine and many other outlets. Originally published on Undark. Humans have turned to nature for solace and revival for centuries, without knowing exactly why it makes us feel better. “It is not…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Guatemalan Minister of Governance Francisco Jimenez shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on a joint security program agreement at the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura on June 26 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images After planes with Guatemalan children…
Giovanna Vitelli, Chair, Azimut|Benetti Group How has Azimut|Benetti Group managed to top the Global Order Book for 24m-plus yachts for 25 years in a row? First of all, I believe in a privately owned, family-led company. This is a business model where we have the pleasure and privilege to look at long-term vision and not…
Real personal income ex-transfers, manufacturing and trade industry sales, civilian employment, civilian employment adjusted to NFP concept, industrial and manufacturing production, real retail sales, vehicle miles traveled, and freight transportation services are all below recent peaks. Other than that, the economy is growing. Here are indicators followed by the NBER’s Business Cycle Dating Committee, with…
Politics / August 29, 2025 Even the Danes are getting angry. The Danes! Ad Policy Mark Stroh, the US Chargé d’Affaires in Denmark, arrives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen on August 27, 2025. (Thomas Traasdahl / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images) Before Donald Trump, the idea of a diplomatic spat…
© UNICEF/Oleksii Filippov Firefighters work among the rubble of a residential building in Kyiv destroyed in a missile strike on 28 August. Friday, August 29, 2025 UN News The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on Friday afternoon following overnight strikes early on Thursday by Russia on Ukrainian cities including the…