All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

India June 2024-
August 3, 2026, No Comments

3 August The Painful Incompetence of the Indian State Devesh Kapur (Project Syndicate) India’s relatively weak state c ...

Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine July 2026-
August 3, 2026, No Comments

1-3 August (The World) Russia blasts southern Ukrainian city with glide bombs Russian planes dropped eight powerful glid ...

Global economy November 2025-
August 3, 2026, No Comments

From 1776 to 2026: Adam Smith’s lessons for the global economy ‘Wealth of Nations’ marks 250th anniver ...

The Arctic October 2023 –
August 1, 2026, No Comments

Arctic Report Card: Update for 2025 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 20 October 2025 In a Warming ...

South China Sea /3
August 1, 2026, No Comments

The China-Philippines South China Sea dispute July 12, 2016: The Permanent Court of Arbitration rules that China has no ...

AI, Chatbots, Society & Technology February-July 31 2026-
July 31, 2026, No Comments

The Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence AI Strategy for the Federal Public Service 2025-2027 The Brookings A ...

News and Social Media 1 March 2026
July 31, 2026, No Comments

Press Freedom Week 2026 An excellent introduction by Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American April 25, 2026 lead ...

Israel-U.S.-Iran Gulf War III 1 April-
July 31, 2026, No Comments

How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran In a series of Situation Room meetings, President Trump weighed his instincts a ...

Vladimir Putin & Russia August 2024-
July 31, 2026, No Comments

Arsonist, Killer, Saboteur, Spy While Trump Courts Him, Putin Is Escalating Russia’s Hybrid War Against the West Andre ...

Ukraine May 2025-
July 31, 2026, No Comments

U.S. – Russia relations Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine 31 July Historian Peter Frankopan On Iran and Ukraine (YouTube) U ...