Obama administration

File Photo: Former CIA director John Brennan. Collected
World+Biz

Ex CIA chief Brennan on getting Bin Laden: High doubts, high risk

Former CIA director John Brennan told AFP about what he called the “most intense, secretive, and well-planned” operation of his career: the high risk Special Forces raid on May 1, 2011 that killed...

In the Covid-era, governments’ capacity to borrow has surged largely due to low borrowing costs. However, in the absence of a clear roadmap on future interest rates politicians may keep borrowing indefinitely threatening financial stability. Illustration: Vecteezy
Global Economy

A centuries-old mystery threatens new economics

Activists burn the US flag during a protest against US drone attacks in Multan, Pakistan on March 14, 2012. Photo: Foreign Policy/Getty Images
Panorama

Obama’s brutal drone legacy will haunt the Biden administration