This App Could Make Roads In Uganda Safer
Uganda is famous for having one of the worst road safety records in the world, but a technology company has stepped into the market with an app that could help change that.
A Psychological Profile Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Kenneth Dekleva, a former State Department psychiatrist, who creates psychological profiles of foreign leaders ahead of the summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Canada’s Dairy Prices Have Become A Contentious Issue With U.S. Leaders
President Trump laid into Canada over its tariffs on dairy imports at the G-7 meeting. Canada does have high duties on some dairy products. But damaging the U.S.-Canada relationship over dairy seems especially unwise to critics of the president’s trade…
Unpacking The Long, Contentious Relationship Between The U.S. And North Korea
The historic summit between the U.S. and North Korea marks a new chapter in a very long story. To understand the origins of this contentious relationship, NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with historian Bruce Cumings of the University of Chicago.
The source of Jordan’s river of discontent
In an interview last year, King Abdullah of Jordan admitted he can do only so much to end a deep cultural practice known in Arabic as wasta. One in 3 Jordanians, for example, works for the government, plum work often gained through favoritism, such as…
Why Trump fans largely shrug off president’s ‘authoritarian’ talk
Tending to his garden shop that’s brimming with bright marigolds and purple petunias, John Young has some choice words when it comes to President Trump and the ongoing Mueller investigation. “I really believe the Russia thing will end up being nothing…
A newly populist Italy tests Europe’s bonds
The European Union, the alliance of nearly 30 countries stretching across the continent, is facing its most serious political crisis for years. Both issues will surely figure at an EU summit this month hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, not l…
On sidelines of two-man summit, North Korea’s neighbors watch carefully
When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flew to Washington last week, he delivered an urgent message to President Trump ahead of tomorrow’s unprecedented US-North Korea summit: Don’t forget about us. For Mr. Abe, the visit was a last-ditch attempt to …
Kellyanne Conway sat down for a remarkable Monitor Breakfast
The June 6 Monitor Breakfast with Kellyanne Conway was a classic. Ms. Conway, a top adviser to President Trump, arrived at the St. Regis Hotel at 9 a.m. on the dot, not long after the boss had started tweeting. “Fake News” was the operative phrase – …
Why Are Some of Africa’s Biggest Baobab Trees Dying Off?
A new survey of baobab trees in Africa finds that many of the oldest have died or significantly deteriorated in the last decade. Scientists say climate change and human intervention could be culprits.
Italy And Malta Close Their Ports To Migrant Rescue Ship; Spain Takes It In
A rescue ship picked up more than 600 migrants off the coast of Libya, and was left stranded after Malta and Italy turned it away. Italy’s new government has vowed a tougher stance on immigration.
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