| Spy suspect's arrest: What motivates turncoats? Posted: 17 Jan 2018 02:07 PM PST ![Spy suspect's arrest: What motivates turncoats?]( "Spy suspect's arrest: What motivates turncoats?") Recommended: How much do you know about China? As for geopolitics, the US is now aware that China has developed a full spectrum intelligence capability. "I don't think this should be seen as something that should undermine the [US-China] strategic relationship," says Bonnie Glaser, director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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| Coarse words and new thinking Posted: 17 Jan 2018 12:32 PM PST ![Coarse words and new thinking]( "Coarse words and new thinking") As is often pointed out, coarse or profane language usually represents an outburst of emotion, not careful reason. The president of the United States recently used coarse language while discussing important legislation regarding immigrants with members of Congress.
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| How insecurity in Afghanistan is constraining the Red Cross Posted: 17 Jan 2018 11:47 AM PST ![How insecurity in Afghanistan is constraining the Red Cross]( "How insecurity in Afghanistan is constraining the Red Cross") The International Committee of the Red Cross, which has been in Afghanistan since 1987, generally runs toward disaster and conflict, not away from them. Najmudin Helal is just one symbol of the ICRC's ability to transform lives broken by war in Afghanistan. In 1988, he arrived at the ICRC's newly opened orthopedic center in Kabul for treatment after having lost both his legs to a landmine years before.
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| In push to 'fast track' women into office, gender quotas gain traction Posted: 17 Jan 2018 11:06 AM PST ![In push to 'fast track' women into office, gender quotas gain traction]( "In push to 'fast track' women into office, gender quotas gain traction") When Laura Chinchilla was elected Costa Rica's first woman president in 2010, she made sure to thank some of her symbolic supporters. Schoolchildren cast ballots in their own mock presidential elections, which she won by a landslide. "When I showed up at the schools, teachers pulled me aside to say that a lot of their girls returned to class after the election more outspoken," former President Chinchilla says in an interview.
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