On September 2, in a village outside Chișinău, Moldova, a young woman, known to her associates as Ana Nastas, handed out a stack of anti-EU leaflets rife with misinformation that had been produced by Ilan Shor, a Russophilic Moldovan oligarch and p...
Ireland is your favorite multinational corporation’s favorite country. Why? Over the last 25 years, the country has molded itself into a leading corporate tax haven, shielding businesses with subsidiaries in Ireland from worldwide taxation. Drawing...
As tragic as it might be to lose the ability to subtly flirt by asking someone for a lighter in the smoking section of a club, one would think that the vast majority of English citizens understand the necessity of reducing tobacco consumption. If not...
On September 9, 1999 shortly after midnight, an apartment complex exploded in southeast Moscow, killing 94 inside. This was just one attack in a wave of bombings in Moscow that ultimately claimed over 200 lives. According to the Russian secret servic...
On September 9, 1999 shortly after midnight, an apartment complex exploded in southeast Moscow, killing 94 inside. This was just one attack in a wave of bombings in Moscow that ultimately claimed over 200 lives. According to the Russian secret servic...
Recruitment within terrorist organizations was long considered a homegrown issue, where groups attracted new members within the countries that they operate, drawing from homogenous, ideologically motivated populations with an existing undercurrent of...
Recruitment within terrorist organizations was long considered a homegrown issue, where groups attracted new members within the countries that they operate, drawing from homogenous, ideologically motivated populations with an existing undercurrent of...
There is something rotten in the seas of Sweden. An unidentified swimming object was confirmed mid-November, nearly a month after Swedish military forces fervently searched their waters for the invading culprit. For a week in October, the Swedish mil...
There is something rotten in the seas of Sweden. An unidentified swimming object was confirmed mid-November, nearly a month after Swedish military forces fervently searched their waters for the invading culprit. For a week in October, the Swedish mil...
The 7,000 illuminated balloons winding through Berlin this November 9 marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Despite the celebration, the wall is in the midst of an identity crisis. While the western side of the wall had always b...
The 7,000 illuminated balloons winding through Berlin this November 9 marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Despite the celebration, the wall is in the midst of an identity crisis. While the western side of the wall had always b...
Putin’s expansion into Crimea, Ukraine and his other recent acts of aggression have been framed by some as parts of an attempt at rebuilding the Soviet Union. This description is intriguing, but predicated on a singular assumption: that Putin&#...
Putin’s expansion into Crimea, Ukraine and his other recent acts of aggression have been framed by some as parts of an attempt at rebuilding the Soviet Union. This description is intriguing, but predicated on a singular assumption: that Putin&#...
Scotland said no. On September the 18th the Scottish independence referendum took place and on the question of “Should Scotland be an independent country,” 55.3 percent out of the around 3.6 million votes were “No,” while 44.7 percent voted ...
Scotland said no. On September the 18th the Scottish independence referendum took place and on the question of “Should Scotland be an independent country,” 55.3 percent out of the around 3.6 million votes were “No,” while 44.7 percent voted ...
When discussing racism or intolerance in the context of nations, chances are Sweden is not the first country that comes to mind. The country is consistently ranked amongst the happiest in the world, as well as the most gender equitable and accepting ...
When discussing racism or intolerance in the context of nations, chances are Sweden is not the first country that comes to mind. The country is consistently ranked amongst the happiest in the world, as well as the most gender equitable and accepting ...
There were no newly constructed battle arenas, nor were there hordes of soldiers with unloaded guns. The war game that took place on October 13 between the United States and United Kingdom was a crisis simulation for the digital age: US Treasury Secr...
There were no newly constructed battle arenas, nor were there hordes of soldiers with unloaded guns. The war game that took place on October 13 between the United States and United Kingdom was a crisis simulation for the digital age: US Treasury Secr...
Russian incursions into Ukraine have many people saying that the realpolitik of the Cold War has returned to the global stage. After a brief lull during the 1990s, and thanks in part to the sultry Russian President Vladimir Putin, territorial claims ...
Russian incursions into Ukraine have many people saying that the realpolitik of the Cold War has returned to the global stage. After a brief lull during the 1990s, and thanks in part to the sultry Russian President Vladimir Putin, territorial claims ...
In the 2012 presidential election in France, furor and excitement surrounded the National Front (FN, after the French name for Front National) candidate Marine Le Pen. The FN has come to be known for its radically conservative views — feeding on re...
In the 2012 presidential election in France, furor and excitement surrounded the National Front (FN, after the French name for Front National) candidate Marine Le Pen. The FN has come to be known for its radically conservative views — feeding on re...
According to the Migrants’ Files, over 23,000 migrants died trying to reach Europe between 2000 and 2013 — a number so staggering that Russia Today called the Mediterranean an “underwater graveyard.” Illegal entry into the continent, especial...
According to the Migrants’ Files, over 23,000 migrants died trying to reach Europe between 2000 and 2013 — a number so staggering that Russia Today called the Mediterranean an “underwater graveyard.” Illegal entry into the continent, especial...
The Syrian civil war has been marked by crimes against humanity so undeniable that they could have leapt into existence from a textbook, yet the world has remained largely idle. Reports suggest that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad presided over the ...
The Syrian civil war has been marked by crimes against humanity so undeniable that they could have leapt into existence from a textbook, yet the world has remained largely idle. Reports suggest that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad presided over the ...