Managing Editor

Brad Macdonald

Deadly animal diseases harm our food supply. Just a hint of mad cow or avian flu can warrant a mass slaughter. Why do we face such costly plagues? There is a cause, and it is us.

Breaking from the shackles of isolation, China is rapidly becoming an integral player in the game of geopolitics. How will its success impact global dynamics?

Russia and China have a mixed history of friendship and enmity. What does the future hold for these two vast nations?

The Washington sniper is caught. But why is America becoming so violent?