Under the cover of night, small boats depart from the Libyan coastline, headed toward sanctuary in Italy. Packed onto rickety vessels and often bought and traded by armed gangs, thousands of migrants and refugees face grueling challenges on the...
In the 1930s, the Soviet Union engineered the Holodomor in Ukraine, starving a population residing in some of the most fertile land in Europe. Unrealistic grain quotas were imposed on Ukraine to power the rapid industrialization Stalin sought, draini...
January 3rd, 2026 marked a turning point in the legitimacy of state sovereignty when President Donald Trump’s administration seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Following this capture, Trump declared his intention to “run the country” ...
In a protest about the Eastern Bloc’s future, the public station Polskie Radio wasn’t just handing out tote bags. The station played the Polish national anthem and the EU anthem on an alternating schedule. These patriotic medleys were a symbolic ...
In a protest about the Eastern Bloc’s future, the public station Polskie Radio wasn’t just handing out tote bags. The station played the Polish national anthem and the EU anthem on an alternating schedule. These patriotic medleys were a symbolic ...
“I came. I saw. I left.” That’s the new motto of Italy’s youth. Over 150,000 Italians have relocated to London in the past eight years. But what’s particularly noteworthy is that almost two-thirds of those new arrivals are under the age of ...
“I came. I saw. I left.” That’s the new motto of Italy’s youth. Over 150,000 Italians have relocated to London in the past eight years. But what’s particularly noteworthy is that almost two-thirds of those new arrivals are under the age of ...
Trying to stop human-caused climate change is like trying to stop a speeding bus; you need to slow it down first. Carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere will linger for hundreds of years, rendering the considerable attention focused on CO2 emission...
Trying to stop human-caused climate change is like trying to stop a speeding bus; you need to slow it down first. Carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere will linger for hundreds of years, rendering the considerable attention focused on CO2 emission...
In 2014, the events leading up to and following the referendum on Scottish independence dominated news coverage around the world. The idea of an independent Scotland was particularly intriguing as many international observers saw the UK as a cohesive...
In 2014, the events leading up to and following the referendum on Scottish independence dominated news coverage around the world. The idea of an independent Scotland was particularly intriguing as many international observers saw the UK as a cohesive...
While much hay has been made over 2015’s assortment of political upsets, one of the most interesting applecarts to be overturned has received little attention in international media. European populism, particularly in its right-wing welfare-cha...
While much hay has been made over 2015’s assortment of political upsets, one of the most interesting applecarts to be overturned has received little attention in international media. European populism, particularly in its right-wing welfare-cha...
“Festive atmosphere – celebrations largely peaceful.” Such was the German police’s summary of New Year’s Eve in Cologne on the morning of January 1. This evaluation would soon be retracted, as it became clear over the following days that sc...
“Festive atmosphere – celebrations largely peaceful.” Such was the German police’s summary of New Year’s Eve in Cologne on the morning of January 1. This evaluation would soon be retracted, as it became clear over the following days that sc...
In early October, images of an Air France executive climbing a fence with his shirt in tatters made headlines across the world. The executive, Xavier Broseta, deputy human resources director at the airline, was fleeing from a crowd of workers after t...
In early October, images of an Air France executive climbing a fence with his shirt in tatters made headlines across the world. The executive, Xavier Broseta, deputy human resources director at the airline, was fleeing from a crowd of workers after t...
The 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change, or COP 21, begins on December 7th in Paris. The Paris Agreement already promises to be the most significant agreement on climate change since the Kyoto Protocol. As heads of state, negotiator...
The 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change, or COP 21, begins on December 7th in Paris. The Paris Agreement already promises to be the most significant agreement on climate change since the Kyoto Protocol. As heads of state, negotiator...
This past summer, President Barack Obama ventured into new political territory with his visit to the El Reno prison in Oklahoma, which made him the first president ever to visit a federal correctional facility, and his commutation of the sentences o...
This past summer, President Barack Obama ventured into new political territory with his visit to the El Reno prison in Oklahoma, which made him the first president ever to visit a federal correctional facility, and his commutation of the sentences o...
It was late November at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Croatia had come together to put an end to almost four years of conflict in the former Yugoslavia. At the close of thre...
It was late November at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Croatia had come together to put an end to almost four years of conflict in the former Yugoslavia. At the close of thre...
On October 29, the European Parliament voted on a resolution encouraging member states to offer asylum to Edward Snowden, the former government contractor who leaked classified information about the United States’ NSA surveillance program two yea...
On October 29, the European Parliament voted on a resolution encouraging member states to offer asylum to Edward Snowden, the former government contractor who leaked classified information about the United States’ NSA surveillance program two yea...
The Maidan Revolution in Ukraine and the Russian annexation of Crimea have changed the geopolitical game in Europe. In many ways, the political conflict stemming from the demonstrations, pitting those favoring close ties with Russia against those int...
The Maidan Revolution in Ukraine and the Russian annexation of Crimea have changed the geopolitical game in Europe. In many ways, the political conflict stemming from the demonstrations, pitting those favoring close ties with Russia against those int...