Under Trump, the threat of nuclear war is the new normal

When nuclear weapons were deployed against a U.S. enemy at the end of World War II for the first and last time, the U.S. public initially mostly supported their use. That changed when the fallout — killing tens of thousands within seconds around the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — became apparent. It’s a sentiment which has lasted for decades, and if […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/01/03/under-trump-the-threat-of-nuclear-war-is-the-new-normal/

Tens of thousands of people have protested in Iran. Here’s why.

Anti-government protests in Iran, where demonstrations of political unrest are rare, have left at least 20 people dead — and do not appear to be subsiding. Since Thursday, tens of thousands of protesters have formed the largest outpouring of government opposition since the volatile 2009 presidential elections. The scale and ferocity of the protests had clerical leaders in Tehran […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/01/03/tens-of-thousands-of-people-protested-in-iran-this-week-heres-why/

Trump’s 2018 Twitter wars have already started

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. We’re only three days into the new year, but President Trump’s foreign-policy agenda — or the tweeted version of it, at least — has already opened […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/01/03/trumps-2018-twitter-wars-have-already-started/

Former Taliban captive Joshua Boyle arrested and charged with sexual assault, death threats

OTTAWA — Joshua Boyle, the Canadian man who was freed after five years in Taliban captivity in October, has been arrested and charged with 15 criminal offenses, including sexual assault, uttering death threats and misleading police — all of which allegedly occurred after he returned to Canada with his family. According to multiple Canadian media outlets, the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/01/02/former-taliban-captive-joshua-boyle-arrested-and-charged-with-sexual-assault-death-threats/

The haunting allure of Aokigahara, the Japanese ‘suicide forest’ Logan Paul captured on film

Inside Mount Fuji’s Aokigahara Jukai forest, there are signs urging distraught visitors to value their lives. In the 2015 drama “The Sea of Trees,” Matthew McConaughey’s character stumbles upon one written in both English and Japanese. “The life you were given from your parents is precious,” it reads. “Once more, meditate on your parents, your siblings, your children. Think about […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/01/02/the-haunting-allure-of-aokigahara-the-japanese-suicide-forest-logan-paul-captured-on-film/