NATO-Russia: It’s time to suspend the Founding Act
During a period of greater hope for Russia tempered by uncertainties, President Bill Clinton sought both to enlarge NATO and build a strategic partnership between the Alliance and Moscow. As part of his National Security Council staff, we three worked on the approach that produced the 1997 “Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security between NATO and the Russian Federation.” It formalized a NATO-Russia relationship that we thought of as a potential “alliance with the Alliance” and contained security ass
Read MoreEquilibrium/Sustainability — China to send solar power from space
A Chinese satellite could soon be beaming solar energy down from space — the first step in an ambitious push to supply the country with zero-carbon energy from orbit. But the technology — which Beijing says it will start building by 2028 — remains elusive. It involves turning solar energy into a transmittable microwave beam and sending it to receivers on Earth, according to the South China Morning Post. Beaming down the energy requires main
Read MoreAmerican, global donations fill key gap in Ukraine’s military needs
Grassroots efforts by NGOs and private citizens are helping raise millions of dollars to support Ukrainian forces, donating critical items from medical kits to bulletproof vests and even Turkish drones. The public funds add to billions of dollars of weapons and other assistance provided by the U.S. and its global allies to support Ukraine as its war against Russia moves into its fourth month. In the U.S., Americans and American companies have donated tens of millions of dollars to organizations that source and deliver hundreds of tons of supplies, ranging from military-g
Read MorePedestrian fatalities hit four-decade high. Which states had the most?
The most pedestrian deaths in a single year in four decades were recorded in 2021, averaging out at 20 deaths in the U.S. every day, a new report has found. An estimated 7,485 people were killed while on foot in 2021, compared to 6,7
Read MoreWorld Bank slashes growth forecast, warns of stagflation
The World Bank slashed its forecast for global economic growth Tuesday and warned the world could face “a protracted period of feeble growth and elevated inflation” due largely to the fallout from the war in Ukraine. Economists at the World Bank expect global gross domestic product (GDP) to rise 2.9 percent in 2022, down from the 4.1 percent growth rate the bank projected in January and a 5.7 percent jump in GDP last year. Ongoing interest rate hikes in the U.S. and other major nations
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