Is Trump fighting the ‘deep state’ or creating his own?

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. For most Americans, the "deep state" is something that exists somewhere else. It's a phrase often linked to stifling dictatorships, weak democracies and banana republics. When you bring up the "deep […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/02/01/is-trump-fighting-the-deep-state-or-creating-his-own/

Africa’s leaders consider a future where the U.S. no longer cares

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — In Barack Obama’s landmark speech before the African Union in July 2015 — the first by a sitting U.S. president — he told the assembled heads of state and delegates that the United States was ready to be a development partner with the continent, while warning that would come along with American […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/31/africas-leaders-consider-a-future-where-the-u-s-no-longer-cares/

The Czech foreign minister says his email was hacked — and hints Russia could be behind it

Months before the country's national election, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek has told reporters that his ministry's email system was hacked by what appears to be a foreign state — and that the attack was similar to those carried out against the Democrats ahead of last year's U.S. vote. “When I discussed this with the best experts that we have […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/31/the-czech-foreign-minister-says-his-email-was-hacked-and-hints-russia-could-be-behind-it/

‘Not what greatness looks like’: Global anti-Trump petition has 4.2 million signatures and counting

People around the world are evidently eager to share their antipathy toward President Trump. And in this day and age where movements are often grown through viral social media posts, online petitions have been racking up record numbers. More than 1.6 million Brits signed a petition asking their prime minister to rescind Trump's invitation for a […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/31/not-what-greatness-looks-like-global-anti-trump-petition-has-4-2-million-signatures-and-counting/

It will take 170 years for women to be equal to men under current conditions, study says

It's getting harder to be a woman. That's the conclusion of a new study on the Global Gender Gap from the World Economic Forum. The annual review looks at 142 countries, and evaluates women's standing in the world based on four indexes: educational attainment, health, political empowerment and economic participation. The good news: worldwide, men and women […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/31/it-will-take-170-years-for-women-to-be-equal-to-men-under-current-conditions-study-says/

India may give billions of free money to its citizens. What would Gandhi think?

India’s annual $300 billion budget is always unveiled with great pomp and circumstance. The finance minister quotes Shakespeare. The president arrives to Parliament in a horse-drawn carriage. So it’s not surprising when the country’s chief economics adviser unveiled a dramatic new proposal that would provide no-strings-attached cash stipend for millions of Indians, he posed it […]

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‘Why not?’ France’s far-right party says it could replicate Trump’s ban if Le Pen is elected

France could implement a travel ban similar to the one in the United States if far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen is elected president this spring, a party leader said Monday. President Trump on Friday signed orders to not only suspend admission of all refugees into the United States for 120 days but also […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/31/why-not-frances-far-right-party-says-it-could-replicate-trumps-ban-if-le-pen-elected/

A British tabloid helped kill a women’s aid program in Ethiopia called successful

  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The headline in Britain’s Daily Mail couldn’t have been more triumphant: “Aid: Now they’re listening,” it shouted in huge letters. The conservative paper was celebrating the withdrawal of British funding for an aid project in Ethiopia it has dubbed “the Ethiopian Spice Girls.” These “girls” are a five-member all-female band known as […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/31/how-a-british-tabloid-helped-kill-a-womens-aid-program-in-ethiopia/

After Trump sows chaos, Canada picks up the pieces

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. A weekend of chaos in North America ended in tragedy. As President Trump faced a storm of protest against his executive order banning travelers and […]

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The U.S. closed its doors to some immigrants. Canada, hit by terror, opens its arms.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau became the open-armed anti-Trump to millions of people over the weekend when he publicly welcomed refugees to Canada, hours after the U.S. president barred many from his shores. To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 28, […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/30/the-u-s-closed-its-doors-to-some-immigrants-canada-hit-by-terror-opens-its-arms/

Donald Trump’s already complicated relationship with Saudi Arabia

Just days after he signed an executive order that critics say unfairly targets Muslims, President Trump spoke on the phone with the leader of a country that is not only the home of Islam's most sacred sites, but also widely accused of abetting some of the religion's worst extremism: Saudi Arabia. According to a White […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/30/donald-trumps-already-complicated-relationship-with-saudi-arabia/

ISIS, Putin … and Trump: Top official names E.U.’s most pressing threats

The European Union's lead Brexit negotiator minced no words in discussing the imminent threats facing his bloc. "We have a third front, for the moment, undermining the European Union, and it is Donald Trump," Verhofstadt said in a speech Monday at the Chatham House think tank in London. The other two fronts? Vladimir Putin and the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/30/isis-putin-and-trump-top-official-names-e-u-s-most-pressing-threats/

Trump is ruling America with the agenda of Europe’s far right

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. For more than a year, President Trump made it clear how he felt about refugees and other Muslim foreigners seeking to reach the United […]

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Mikhail Gorbachev is worried about a world war. He hopes Trump and Putin can stop it.

The last time Mikhail Gorbachev made American news, the former Soviet dictator sounded upbeat. Of the incoming President Trump, he told the Associated Press in December: "He has little political experience, but, maybe it's good." Of his successor, autocratic Russian President Vladmir Putin: "He is a strong person," the 85-year-old Gorbachev said. "Together, they could […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/29/mikhail-gorbachev-is-worried-about-a-world-war-he-hopes-trump-and-putin-can-stop-it/

Israel’s Netanyahu applauds Trump’s plan for wall, Mexico not pleased

JERUSALEM -- On Saturday evening, Israel's Prime Minister tweeted his praise of President Trump's decision to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. "President Trump is right," Netanyahu wrote. "I built a wall along Israel's southern border. It stopped all illegal immigration. Great success. Great idea." He accompanied the tweet with emoji flags of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/29/israels-netanyahu-applauds-trumps-plan-for-wall-mexico-not-pleased/

Here’s how the world is responding to Trump’s ban on refugees, travelers from 7 Muslim nations

On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order banning people from several countries — including Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and Sudan — from entering the United States. The measure also suspended admission of all refugees for at least 120 days, and from Syria indefinitely. The decision sent shock waves around the world, throwing […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/28/heres-how-the-world-is-responding-to-trumps-ban-on-refugees-travelers-from-7-muslim-nations/

‘I am heartbroken’: Malala criticizes Trump for ‘closing the door on children’ fleeing violence

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban and went on to become an internationally-known advocate for girls' education and children's rights, said she is “heartbroken” over President Trump's executive order temporarily banning refugees from entering the United States. “I am heartbroken that today President Trump is closing the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/28/i-am-heartbroken-malala-criticizes-trump-for-closing-the-door-on-children-fleeing-violence/

This ‘innovative’ refugee shelter can be assembled in four hours. It just won a design award.

The shelter comes in two boxes, along with the tools that someone would need to assemble it. It can be put together in about four hours. It has a front door that can be locked. And a solar-powered wall. This is Better Shelter, a project that was recently named the Beazley Design of the Year, an annual award given by […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/28/this-innovative-refugee-shelter-can-be-assembled-in-four-hours-it-just-won-a-design-award/

The Islamic State has been oddly quiet about Trump

President Trump has had a lot to say about the Islamic State, vowing during his inauguration speech to eradicate the terrorist group and calling its fighters “sneaky, dirty rats” during an interview this week. But the Islamic State has been oddly quiet about Trump. The militant organization, which is known for flooding social media with […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/28/the-islamic-state-has-been-oddly-quiet-about-trump/

Why a South African fast-food chain is making a political statement in Washington

  Print or pick up this sign at one of our DC restaurants and display it publicly on Inauguration Day. While all chicken isn’t created equal, we believe all men and women are. (Link in bio.) #EveryoneIsWelcome A photo posted by Nando's PERi-PERi (@nandosusa) on Jan 11, 2017 at 5:00am PST JOHANNESBURG – Last week, […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/28/why-a-south-african-fast-food-chain-is-making-a-political-statement-in-washington/

3 important facts about how the U.S. resettles Syrian refugees

[A version of this post was originally published in 2015. We are republishing it following President Trump’s executive order restricting immigration and refugee resettlement from seven countries that are predominantly Muslim.] The United States has accepted for resettlement just under 2,200 refugees from Syria since the conflict began in 2011. The vast majority arrived within […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/11/17/3-important-facts-about-how-the-u-s-resettles-syrian-refugees/

Fate of Berlin Wall should be a teaching moment for Trump, current Berlin mayor says

Europe woke up to the news of Donald Trump being elected president of the United States on Nov. 9. The day was also the 27th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall; an irony that did not go unnoticed by many Europeans. Trump's campaign pledge to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico had drawn harsh criticism. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/27/fate-of-berlin-wall-should-be-a-teaching-moment-for-trump-current-berlin-mayor-says/

A year ago Britain’s Parliament debated banning Trump. Now he’ll be a guest of the queen.

LONDON --- For one measure of just how much the world has changed in the past year, consider this: Last January, British members of Parliament spent three hours debating whether to ban Donald J. Trump, then a Republican U.S. presidential candidate, from visiting the United Kingdom. The grounds for the proposed ban?  His verbal assaults […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/27/a-year-ago-britains-parliament-debated-banning-trump-now-hell-be-a-guest-of-the-queen/

A charity set up by Anne Frank’s father has become a fierce critic of Trump’s plans for refugees

The draft executive orders from the Trump administration that call for drastic reform of U.S. immigration and refugee policies have provoked biting criticism from the Anne Frank Center For Mutual Respect, the U.S.-based partner of Amsterdam's Anne Frank House. Steven Goldstein, the center's executive director, wrote a lengthy Facebook message to President Trump on Wednesday, warning him […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/26/a-charity-set-up-by-anne-franks-father-has-become-a-fierce-critic-of-trumps-plans-for-refugees/

The U.S. is no longer a ‘full democracy,’ a new study warns

The government of the United States got a downgrade this week: We're no longer a “full democracy,” according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's latest Democracy Index. For the first time, we were bumped down to “flawed,” thanks to an “erosion of public trust in political institutions.” According to the report's authors, a flawed democracy has free elections but “weak […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/26/america-is-no-longer-a-full-democracy-a-new-study-warns/

British lawmakers tell their prime minister: Your groveling in front of Trump is embarrassing

LONDON — Since Donald Trump was elected president, perhaps no U.S. ally has gone to greater lengths to make friends than British Prime Minister Theresa May. As other European leaders have kept their distance, wary of the new president’s seeming willingness to veer away from core Western values, May has repeatedly stressed her support. Her […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/26/british-lawmakers-tell-their-prime-minister-your-groveling-in-front-of-trump-is-embarrassing/

Europe relies on the U.S. more than it is willing to admit

After President Trump called NATO “obsolete” and criticized the European Union during an interview one week ago, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had a defiant response: “We Europeans have our fate in our own hands,” she said. Merkel implied that Europe doesn't need American backing to hold its own on the world stage. But a closer look at […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/26/europe-relies-on-the-u-s-more-than-it-is-willing-to-admit/

Trump is the U.S.’s first Latin American president

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. In his first week in power, President Trump has ruled by fiat and tweet, following through on many campaign promises most people had assumed were too […]

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The Dutch are opposing Trump by offering to fund abortions abroad

President Trump's decision to reinstate a policy blocking federal money for NGOs that perform abortion-related services was harshly criticized by opponents this week. One European ally of the U.S., the Netherlands, has now decided to openly oppose the president's decision in the latest sign of a growing transatlantic rift. According to the Dutch development ministry, as many as  20 other […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/25/opposing-trump-netherlands-wants-to-help-fund-abortions-abroad/

The Islamic State wanted the West to fear refugees and Muslims. It worked.

President Trump had long promised major restrictions on refugees and visitors from Muslim countries. Now that he's president, it looks like he is going to make good on his word. This week, the Trump administration is preparing a draft executive order that would immediately and indefinitely block Syrian refugees from being resettled in the country. The […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/25/the-islamic-state-wanted-the-west-to-fear-refugees-and-muslims-it-worked/

Syrian girl who tweeted from inside Aleppo begs President Trump to save her friends

Bana al-Abed used her riveting Twitter account to give the world a glimpse into war-torn Syria, amassing hundreds of thousands of followers along the way. Now that the 7-year-old Syrian girl has the world's attention, she's appealing to the new U.S. president to “do something for the children of Syria.” In a letter written to […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/25/syrian-girl-who-tweeted-from-inside-aleppo-begs-president-trump-to-save-her-friends/

Mexicans want their president to cancel Washington visit after Trump touts his wall

MEXICO CITY -- As Mexico's foreign minister was flying toward Washington on Tuesday for his first visit with the new administration, news broke that Trump, the very next day, planned to order construction of a giant wall across the Mexican border. The outrage in Mexico was swift and emphatic. Trump's wall project has been widely condemned […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/25/mexicans-want-their-president-to-cancel-washington-visit-after-trump-touts-his-wall/

‘Slice her from ear to ear': They terrified their kids with fake threats — to scam sympathy

#BREAKING Fmr @SAHealth workers Tabitha Lean and Simon Peisley found GUILTY of faking racist harassment campaign pic.twitter.com/uHKPHzyka8 — Jayne Stinson (@jaynestinson) November 10, 2016 Tabitha Lean was once a role model to children: her own, as well as those she helped as a government worker on the coast of south Australia. Even now, after being found […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/25/slice-her-from-ear-to-ear-they-terrified-their-kids-with-fake-threats-to-scam-sympathy/

Germany to abolish law on insulting foreign leaders — just in time for you know who

The Justice Minister of Germany announced on Wednesday that his government would scrap a long-standing law prohibiting Germans from insulting foreign heads of state. He said the law was “outdated and unnecessary.” That kind of law is usually referred to as “lèse-majesté" -- the French for “injured majesty" -- stemming from their original use as protections […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/25/germany-to-abolish-law-on-insulting-foreign-leaders-just-in-time-for-you-know-who/

Family begs for help to free Israeli Jew who volunteered to fight ISIS

JERUSALEM – An Israeli Jew who traveled to an Arab country and volunteered in the fight against the Islamic State is in danger of being executed after being charged with murdering a man there. Now the family of Ben Hassin, 21, is trying to raise $120,000 toward reaching a “sulha” or peacemaking deal, with the family […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/25/family-begs-for-help-to-free-israeli-jew-who-volunteered-to-fight-isis/

Japanese aren’t so sure about Donald Trump, but they love Ivanka

Career woman and glamorous mother, Ivanka Trump “offers an example of how to be strong but not scary."

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/25/japanese-arent-so-sure-about-donald-trump-but-they-love-ivanka/

Dutch TV trolls Donald Trump hard in this new ‘welcome’ video

How do you translate Donald Trump into Dutch? A satirist from the Netherlands offers this answer: a video using Trump's own words to "welcome" him to the country. "Zondag Met Lubach," the country's news satire show, has released a fake tourism video "introducing" Trump to their "tiny country" using the bombastic language the U.S. president loves so […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/25/dutch-tv-trolls-donald-trump-hard-in-this-new-welcome-video/

Italy may require asylum seekers to do community service

MILAN — Last year, 181,000 migrants reached Italy by sea, crossing the Mediterranean at the risk of their lives. More are expected to come this year. But Italy, with its sluggish economy, is struggling to host those migrants, especially asylum seekers who are guaranteed six months of free housing and meals under Italian law. Interior Minister […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/25/italy-may-require-asylum-seekers-to-do-community-service/

Trump’s unquestioning support could lead Israel to disaster

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. President Trump has made no secret of his admiration for Israel and its right-wing prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli premier, who clashed publicly with former […]

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Trade trumps national security in Trump’s worldview. That’s really bad news for China.

By cozying up to Russia, and in his disdain for NATO, President Trump appears to have flipped decades of U.S. foreign policy thinking on its head. It has left many experts puzzled, and plenty outraged. But for anyone trying to figure out Trump's worldview, here’s a really interesting way of looking at things, courtesy of […]

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A dispute over St. Petersburg’s grand Orthodox cathedral stirs up Russia’s anti-Semitic conspiracies

St. Isaac’s Cathedral is one of the most impressive buildings in St. Petersburg, Russia's grand second city that was the country's Europe-facing capital for more than 200 years. Completed in 1858, it's not only the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the world but an important tourist spot in the city, last year drawing almost 2.3 million visitors. Yet despite […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/24/a-dispute-over-st-petersburgs-grand-orthodox-cathedral-stirs-up-russias-anti-semitic-conspiracies/

Three men raped a woman in Sweden on Facebook Live

It was broadcast, live, to thousands of viewers: three men in an apartment, raping a young woman. The men could be heard saying, "You have been raped" and "Three against one," according to Swedish newspaper Expressen. The Facebook Live video was uploaded to a closed group of thousands of users on Sunday. Soon after, police began receiving calls […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/24/three-men-raped-a-woman-in-sweden-on-facebook-live/

Did an earthquake shrink Mount Everest? India is going to check.

According to India's surveyor-general, a school of thought has grown that Earth's highest peak, Mount Everest, has shrunk. “We are sending an expedition to Mount Everest," said the official, Swarna Subba Rao, on the sidelines of the Geospatial World Forum in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. He told the BBC that his surveyors would […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/24/did-an-earthquake-shrink-mount-everest-india-is-going-to-check/

Is Trump ready for war in the South China Sea, or is his team just not being clear?

Was this a prelude to a major escalation in the South China Sea, or is the Trump administration foreign policy team having trouble articulating itself? On Monday, new White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea. His comments were […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/24/is-trump-ready-for-war-in-the-south-china-sea-or-is-his-team-just-not-being-clear/

Who killed a woman in one of the world’s safest countries? All of Iceland wants to know.

Hele Grønland viser medfølelse med Islandhttps://t.co/PiGRFaDuoj pic.twitter.com/ZuMCTPwlux — Sermitsiaq.AG (@sermitsiaqag) January 23, 2017 There may be no safer country than this island of fjords, Bjork and arctic calm. This is Iceland, where police are often unarmed and people walk safely at all hours of the night — just as Birna Brjansdottir was doing 10 days ago, when she […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/24/who-murdered-a-woman-in-one-of-the-worlds-safest-countries-all-of-iceland-wants-to-know/

Trump kills TPP, giving China its first big win

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. President Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the United States' participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a sweeping trade pact negotiated with eleven […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/24/trump-kills-tpp-giving-china-its-first-big-win/

4 things to watch now that the U.S. has withdrawn from TPP trade deal

President Trump on Monday started to make good on the trade rhetoric that was a hallmark of his presidential campaign by formally withdrawing the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Former president Barack Obama had heralded the ambitious 12-nation trade deal as a way to balance China's rising influence in Asia. Critics said it could […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/4-things-to-watch-now-that-the-u-s-has-withdrawn-from-tpp-trade-deal/

North Korean media covers Trump’s inauguration with brief mention on page six, two days late

Generally speaking, North Korean state media isn't the best outlet to read if you want to keep up on international events. The Hermit Kingdom's official news outlets offer a limited, Supreme Leader-heavy view of the world (sample headline: "Kim Jong Un's Work Posted by Regional Body on Website"), and when they cover events outside their […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/north-korean-media-covers-trumps-inauguration-with-brief-mention-on-page-six-two-days-late/

As Trump take controls of nukes, Hiroshima’s ex-mayor urges him to meet atomic bomb survivors

Another voice has joined the chorus of those pleading with newly inaugurated President Trump to exercise restraint when it comes to use of nuclear weapons by the United States — this time from a Japanese city that has seen firsthand the devastating effects of an atomic bomb. Tadatoshi Akiba, the former mayor of Hiroshima, wrote a letter […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/as-trump-take-controls-of-nukes-hiroshimas-ex-mayor-urges-him-to-meet-atomic-bomb-survivors/

Dutch PM tells immigrants: ‘Act normal or go away’

Facing an upcoming electoral challenge from a populist far right party, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte released an open letter on Monday that offered a thinly-veiled warning to immigrants: "Act normal or go away." Rutte's letter was published in a full-page newspaper advertisement and promoted on social media by his party, the center-right People’s Party for Freedom and […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/dutch-pm-tells-immigrants-act-normal-or-go-away/

Forget Xi’s ‘defense’ of globalization. China just fortified the Great Firewall.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week to tout Chinese leadership on global trade. In his keynote speech, he used words like “connectivity.” Protectionism, he told the audience, is like “locking oneself in a dark room.” With trade-skeptic Donald Trump how in charge in Washington, the Chinese […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/forget-xis-defense-of-globalization-china-just-fortified-the-great-firewall/

Gambia’s defeated president finally gave up power — and took luxury cars and millions of dollars with him

NAIROBI — As the plane carrying Gambia's disgraced former president prepared to depart the small West African country on Saturday, onlookers caught a last glimpse of Yahya Jammeh's face through the window. He had been forced from the country that he ruled for more than two decades. But, bizarrely, Jammeh was smiling. According to Gambian officials, he had […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/gambias-defeated-president-finally-gave-up-power-and-took-luxury-cars-and-millions-of-dollars-with-him/

What a Trump Doctrine might look like — if there’s one at all

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. Does President Trump have a foreign policy doctrine? The entire diplomatic corps in Washington wants to find out. "Every day I send back the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/what-a-trump-doctrine-might-look-like-if-theres-one-at-all/

British cops used a Taser on a black man they thought was a robber. He was their race-relations adviser.

Judah Adunbi has spent the greater part of a decade trying to improve relations between police in southwestern England and the members of his Afro-Caribbean community. Still, all the advocacy and the meetings with police were ineffective in getting the 63-year-old dreadlocked man out of the predicament he was in earlier this month — staring at […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/22/british-cops-used-a-taser-on-a-black-man-they-thought-was-a-robber-he-was-their-race-relations-adviser/

Bull-taming claims two people’s lives as India revives controversial sport after a two-year ban

NEW DELHI — Two people were trampled to death and dozens wounded in southern India during the controversial bull-taming sport that resumed Sunday after tens of thousands of demonstrators mounted unprecedented pressure this week on the government to overturn a ban. The rural bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, which is integral to the annual harvest festival […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/22/bull-taming-claims-two-peoples-lives-as-india-revives-controversial-sport-after-a-two-year-ban/