by Steven Eisen | May 22, 2015 | Monitor
ASP: In Case You Missed It… 22 May 2015 Key Reads The new shape of fusion Daniel Clery / Science mag ITER, the international fusion reactor being built in France, will stand 10 stories tall, weigh three times as much as the Eiffel Tower, and cost its seven...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | May 20, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee Sharpe Some news stories have legs. Some don’t. Sometimes when the latter happens, the non-interest is deserved. But sometimes the disinterest is very hard to understand. Here’s a headline that appeared late last month: “U.S. Weighs Training...
by Philip Rossetti | May 19, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Global businesses must lead the way on climate action Laurent Fabius and Christina Figueres Major business leaders will gather in Paris this week for the Business and Climate Summit. It comes six months before the Paris climate conference, COP21, the aim...
by Philip Rossetti | May 14, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Taliban claim attack on Afghan guesthouse that killed 14 Hamid Shalizi and Kay Johnson / Reuters The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for an attack on a popular guesthouse in Kabul that killed at least 14 people, including foreigners...
by John Bugnacki | May 12, 2015 | Monitor
The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria, has recently declared its allegiance to the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS or Daesh, and renamed itself the Islamic State’s West...
