Tag: Politics and Government
Patrick Gelsinger is Intel’s True Believer
A few days later, he got a surprise call from Mr. Grove. The Hungarian-born executive, then Intel’s president…
Behind the Fractious Collaboration Steering the Canada Protests
At a news conference in the Sheraton Ottawa Hotel on Monday, opened to media other than solely conservative-leaning…
Who Is the Real China? Eileen Gu or the Chained Woman?
Two women have dominated Chinese social media during the Beijing Winter Olympics.One is Eileen Gu, the 18-year-old skier…
Tone of Ukraine Crisis Shifts as Russia Signals Openness to Talk More
MOSCOW — The tone of the crisis over Ukraine shifted Monday as Russia’s top diplomat endorsed more talks…
Ukrainians Find Common Purpose in Opposing Russia
ALONG THE DNIEPER RIVER, Ukraine — Fishing on a marbled expanse of frozen river, dressed head to toe…
China’s Succession Drama, Starring Xi Jinping
One rising Chinese provincial leader lauded Xi Jinping as the Communist Party’s “greatest guarantee.” The party chief of…
Peter Thiel, the Right’s Would-Be Kingmaker
The wine flowed. Donald Trump Jr. mingled with the guests. And Peter Thiel, the tech billionaire and host…
50 Years Later, Some Question Value of U.S.-China ‘Panda Diplomacy’
In part because of the central role they play in U.S.-China geopolitics, pandas have benefited from quality medical…
Swiss Approve Ban on Tobacco Ads
ZURICH — Advertisements glamorizing cigarettes will soon be a thing of the past in Switzerland, after voters on…
The Quiet Flight of Muslims From France
PARIS — France’s wounded psyche is the invisible character in every one of Sabri Louatah’s novels and the…
In Ottawa Trucker Protests, a Pressing Question: Where Were the Police?
OTTAWA — A two-minute walk from Canada’s Parliament buildings, hundreds of people danced in an intersection that has…
Puzzle in Ukraine Crisis: Where’s the U.S. Ambassador?
Some diplomats and experts speculated that the White House had little appetite for a Senate confirmation hearing that…