Conflicts
A new, permanent addition to the sprawling National WWII Museum in New Orleans is a three-story complex with displays as daunting as a simulated Nazi concentration camp bunk room, and as inspiring as a violin pieced together from scrap wood by an American prisoner of war. The Liberation Pavilion . . .
Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to U.S. Congress was running for president in 1972 when she had a remarkable interaction with the pro-segregation George Wallace, then governor of Alabama. Her efforts to build bridges with him ultimately changed his point of view. She’s pictured here giving a speech at Laney Community College during […]
Deeply entrenched conflicts are dividing the world – and many people’s social circles. The violence in Israel and Gaza is triggering often overheated discussions among friends, family and strangers. This comes on top of other, increasingly sharp, rifts in the U.S., including fights over gun control, policing, abortion and other social and political issues. Scientists […]
Salt Lake City — Black bears are the only species of bear in Utah, and they live and roam across much of the state. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources wants to remind Utahns of ways they can prevent conflicts with bears this summer and what to do if you encounter a bear. Bears typically […]
Here are the top nine conflicts that will drive American politics for the rest of this decade and possibly beyond. Globalization vs. nationalism / The election of Donald Trump ushered in the collapse of the Cold War consensus, the idea shared by Republicans and Democrats that global American hegemony in the face of the Soviet […]
Will he or won’t he? This time last year, that was the question. Russian President Vladimir Putin had massed almost two hundred thousand troops on Ukraine’s borders. U.S. intelligence warned that Russia was preparing for all-out war. All the signs pointed to an assault, bar one: it seemed unthinkable. True, Russia had attacked Ukraine in […]
February saw a furious round of diplomacy at the UN, as it became increasingly clear that Russia was intent on invading Ukraine, a crisis which UN Secretary-General António Guterres said was testing the “entire international system”. “We need restraint and reason. We need de-escalation now,” spelled out the UN chief, urging all sides to “refrain […]
SEVENTY-SEVENTH SESSION, 44TH & 45TH MEETINGS (AM & PM) GA/12477 World Body Also Adopts Draft Resolution on International Year of Dialogue as Guarantee of Peace, 2023 Three decades since it created the United Nations humanitarian system, the General Assembly today adopted four draft resolutions to bolster a beleaguered relief apparatus struggling to help nearly 400 […]
Oct 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear McKinsey & Co’s bid to escape a lawsuit by retired turnaround specialist Jay Alix accusing the management consulting firm of concealing potential conflicts when seeking permission from bankruptcy courts to perform lucrative work on corporate restructurings. The justices turned away McKinsey’s request […]
(State Dept./M. Gregory) Food is an essential, but scarce, resource in many parts of world. Global conflicts, climate change and supply disruptions from COVID-19 have exacerbated the problem. This article takes a closer look at the impact of recent conflicts on today’s food crisis. Ongoing conflicts in several nations contribute to the global food crisis […]