What an increasingly wonderful world

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Global Warming and Mt. Kilimanjaro The glaciers on the famous peak, receding for more than a century, attract many tourists; the people of Tanzania attract much less attention.   By BJORN LOMBORG

Climate change has captured the attention of politicians around the world. The following article is part of a series, leading up to the United Nations conference on global warming in Copenhagen that starts this week, on how ordinary people in different countries view the issue:

Europe is alone; the post-1945 world order has collapsed, and – as Sir Keir Starmer puts it – we’re at “a crossroads in history.” Large-scale rearmament of Europe is now unavoidable, but the costs of doing so appear prohibitive.