One of the issues raised by the prospect of climate change is the melting of the polar ice cap. Here’s a great video that gives a good sense of the rate at which Arctic sea ice is melting.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues his nationalist line in Japan with the first-ever celebration of the “Return of Sovereignty” day. The celebration commemorates the end of the American occupation after World War II, and it has never been recognized in Japan before. Needless to say, the countries that were victims of Japan’s aggression during the war are hardly comforted by this display of nationalism, and the tensions in East Asia continue to rise.
Professor Stephen Walt has a great essay on the significance of whether Assad has used chemical weapons in Syria. He asks some very pointed questions about the significance of those weapons and whether they deserve the special attention they have received. These questions need to be answered before the US decides to intervene in the Syrian civil war.
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