Did The Cold War end – or not?
During our days in New York City this April, we visited The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Leaving the posh building, I carried their over 200-pages magazine Foreign Affairs in my purse. It had a stunning cover: a globe covered by a hanging Ukraine flag with the...
What are the possibilities for the use of nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war?
The situation in Ukraine demands restraint and a diplomatic solution, said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association. “But once warfare in Ukraine has stopped, there must be a serious reckoning with the role nuclear weapons play in the military...
How big of a nuclear threat is North Korea to the world in 2022?
On April 19th 2022, World Press Institute fellows visited the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C. Pauliina Grym, a reporter with the Finnish Broadcasting Company interviewed Jenny Town, an expert on North Korean and the senior fellow and director of 38 North, which...Can cyberwar go, literally, nuclear?
Not long ago, many people thought of hackers as men in basements, sitting in front of several screens and with green text on them, like they were depicted in the Matrix movies. They were thought of as loners, talented outcasts typing hectically on a keyboard,...Forgotten threat – nuclear annihilation
In February 2020, I listened to the Sam Harris podcast “Making Sense”. American philosopher and neuroscientist Harris sat down with Fred Kaplan, the national security columnist for Slate, and discussed the ever-present threat of nuclear war. Harris – one of the...
We asked different groups in Minneapolis what changed in their town after George Floyd's murder?
Not much, was their reply.
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In @finnowl's first #WPIFellowship blog post, he wonders if the defamation case against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems will drag down other media, too. Minnesota academics and journalists weigh in:
https://worldpressinstitute.org/will-the-landmark-case-against-fox-news-drag-down-other-media-too/
Check out my latest @GlobalMinnesota podcast episode w/ @Fawzeyah & @SaqibTanveer of this year's @worldpressinst International Fellows! Hear about the challenges of conducting journalism and speaking truth to power in Nigeria and Pakistan.
https://www.globalminnesota.org/event/podcast-episode-global-journalism-with-world-press-institute-fellows/