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Wed, June 20, 2018 | 08:36

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UN Security Council merry-go-round

In its annual membership rotation, the U.N. General Assembly has chosen five new members; Belgium, Germany, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic and South Africa, who will serve two-year stints on the powerful 15-member Security Council.

Guest Column | 2018-06-19 15:54

Populism with socialist characteristics

Scholars and journalists have tirelessly covered the rise of populist nationalism in Europe, and especially the hard-line governments in Hungary and Poland.

Guest Column | 2018-06-19 15:48

It is wrong to think personal relationships with dictators will save the world

“We have developed a very special bond,” President Donald Trump said of Kim Jong-un at the end of the Singapore summit.

Guest Column | 2018-06-19 15:45

Putin looks for legacy in Russia World Cup

The football World Cup, the globe's biggest sporting event alongside the Olympics, entered its first full week Monday after a successful start. With Russia's reputation reeling in much of the West, recently re-elected President Vladimir Putin is pinning his hopes on the prospect that the tournament will provide a big boost to the nation's international image and be part of hi...

Guest Column | 2018-06-18 18:20

Sitting with Putin, but what is the agenda?

With the sounds of victory trumpets still hanging in the air over the thrilling summit in Singapore with North Korean Kim Jong-un, U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing for yet another extra-sensational melodrama in the coming days _ his pre-election wish to have a one-on-one big meeting with Vladimir Putin.

Guest Column | 2018-06-18 15:37

AT&T and the case for digital innovation

A good way to guarantee you'll be wrong about something is to predict the future of technology. As in, “One day, we'll all ....” Experts can hazard guesses about artificial intelligence, driverless cars or the death of cable television, but technological innovation and societal change aren't orderly. They disregard expectations. They're dynamic. No one knows how trends will play out.

Guest Column | 2018-06-18 15:14

Singapore show for Trump and Kim, or progress to peace?

No details, no timetable, no verification, no mention of human rights, too many concessions, too little in return. If you're keeping score, it's easy to record a bunch of L's for President Donald Trump and a run of W's for North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un in the nuclear talks the two leaders held in Singapore.

Guest Column | 2018-06-17 17:32

Our infant information revolution

It is frequently said that we are experiencing an information revolution. But what does that mean, and where is the revolution taking us?

Guest Column | 2018-06-17 17:20

Trump-Kim summit: gamble beyond optics

The world is talking about the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a historic moment with hopes that it will bring peace to the Korean Peninsula.

Guest Column | 2018-06-15 16:57

Giving much and getting little

Let's begin with the good news. Tuesday's Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jung-un could have been a disaster, and it wasn't. What's more, there remains the hope _ slender, but real _ that the conversation and resulting joint statement by the two leaders could be a springboard to future diplomacy.

Guest Column | 2018-06-15 16:51

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