Opinion

Saturday 16/April/2016 16:50 PM

The war on secrecy

What do the recently released Panama papers, ExxonMobil, and a Canadian mining company operating in Guatemala have in common? They are all cases in which...

Thursday 14/April/2016 10:17 AM

So to speak: A Question of principles

At this stage of my life, realising that highly principled people are a pain in the neck is a bit late. But every bit of information helps when dealing with...

Wednesday 13/April/2016 16:59 PM

Clinton is caught in fracking trap

Fractivists -- the environmentalists who oppose hydraulic fracturing to produce natural gas -- mean to make trouble for Hillary Clinton in the coming New...

Wednesday 13/April/2016 16:38 PM

Can Artificial Intelligence be ethical?

Last month, AlphaGo, a computer program specially designed to play the game Go, caused shockwaves among aficionados when it defeated Lee Sidol, one of the...

Wednesday 13/April/2016 16:20 PM

Promote global nuclear security governance

President Obama, dear colleagues, it gives me great pleasure to join you in Washington DC for this important discussion on international nuclear security...

Tuesday 12/April/2016 16:58 PM

New leadership, same old Ukraine

When he resigned on Sunday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said he was proud of his government's achievements. They will, he predicted, be...