Alarm over northern Iraq’s Mosul Dam continues to mount. This in-depth Globe and Mail update looks at how Saddam Hussein’s vanity project reached this point and what will happen if the dam does fail.
Fearing a flood
What we need from Volkswagen, EPA, and California to make things right
As Volkswagen Group nears its deadline on Thursday to reach a comprehensive agreement with U.S. authorities over its tainted diesel engines, the Union of Concerned Scientists calls for a punishment deserving of the magnitude of its deception rather than a slap on the wrist and a nudge towards electrification — neither a suitable punishment nor remedy.
Wanted by U.S.: The stolen millions of despots and crooked elites
The United States’ Kleptocracy initiative is aimed at holding foreign government officials to account and preventing them from using the U.S. as a haven for money looted from their own countries. Although solid wins are rare, tying up a corrupt foreign leader’s money in the courts is seen as a victory, writes Leslie Wayne for The New York Times.
After Mozambique’s spending, the reckoning
The Africa Report looks at Mozambique’s economic crisis — a crisis that has still to reach its peak.
After 5 years, we’re still telling the wrong story about the Arab Spring
Institutional weakness isn’t as exciting a topic as evil dictators or heroic protesters — but it’s far more important, writes former human rights lawyer Amanda Taub for Vox Media.
Muskrat Falls becoming an over-budget burden on Newfoundland
The Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador needed a federal guarantee to get off the ground, which in itself testifies to its iffy economics, writes Konrad Yakabuski for the Globe and Mail. Now, he says, Newfoundland’s shrinking population faces paying for Muskrat Falls in more ways than one.
Sweden’s governments collapsing under weight of refugees
The crush of refugees, straining governments to the breaking point, now represent 4 per cent of Sweden’s 2016 budget.
Safety within Syria
Safe zone for migrants are far-fetched ideas with little prospect of success.
Obama’s migrants
The chaos in Europe over migrants from the Middle East began with the Obama-promoted Arab Spring.
Walled nations of the world
No country builds walls voluntarily — yet they are making a comeback for the same reasons they have been familiar features of civilized life for centuries.
Greece, the way out
The Greek government has only one sensible choice.
Tapajós and other Amazon dams not sustainable development say reports
Research shows that contrary to the current greenwashing trend surrounding hydropower, hydroelectric dams are not the sustainable solution to the world’s energy needs that proponents make them out to be. They could even significantly worsen global emissions and global warming.
Relaxing China’s one-child policy
“No government should regulate birth, period.” Probe International Fellow and correspondent, Dai Qing, discusses China’s population-control policies over the years in this opinion piece for The New York Times.
Jewish (capital) flight from Europe
Over the centuries, Jews have periodically been sought — and shunned — as immigrants.
Russia’s rise
Far from being marginalized, Russia is winning friends and trading partners around the world.
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