The “Lost Decade(s)” that have beleaguered the Japanese economy are rarely lost on anyone. In 1985, the Plaza Accord strengthened the Japanese yen. This, alongside overzealous financial deregulation, fueled an asset bubble that eventually burst i...
Note: This piece was written between October-November 2025. Politics are constantly evolving, and so there may have been multiple developments by the time of publication. Most notably, Andrej Babiš was sworn in as Czechia’s prime minister on Decem...
Albania’s newest cabinet member is pregnant…with 83 babies. But do not worry, she is not human. Meet Diella, Albania’s “AI minister.” Diella was “born” on January 19, 2025, with the job of managing Albania’s ‘e-Albania’ platform, ...
In recent months, the Cambodian government has released several political prisoners under mounting pressure from the international community, including the President of the main political opposition party, Kem Sokha, and several environmental activis...
In recent months, the Cambodian government has released several political prisoners under mounting pressure from the international community, including the President of the main political opposition party, Kem Sokha, and several environmental activis...
In mid-September, Brazilian officials seized $1.4 million in cash and $15 million in watches from the unashamedly extravagant Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodorin Nguema Obiang. Though this case is only in its early stages, it is minor compa...
In mid-September, Brazilian officials seized $1.4 million in cash and $15 million in watches from the unashamedly extravagant Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodorin Nguema Obiang. Though this case is only in its early stages, it is minor compa...
Trains aren’t sexy. They’re those lumbering, screaming steel cages billowing smoke as they rumble slowly along to their destination. Or are they those fun little toys that five-year-old children play with on the kitchen floor? Either way, they ar...
Trains aren’t sexy. They’re those lumbering, screaming steel cages billowing smoke as they rumble slowly along to their destination. Or are they those fun little toys that five-year-old children play with on the kitchen floor? Either way, they ar...
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea launched a historic visit when he landed in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 18, 2018 to broker a deal with his northern counterpart, Chairman Kim Jong-un. Koreans both north and south of the Demilitarized Zone...
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea launched a historic visit when he landed in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 18, 2018 to broker a deal with his northern counterpart, Chairman Kim Jong-un. Koreans both north and south of the Demilitarized Zone...
Throughout his prominence in Turkish politics, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, now the nation’s president, has raised eyebrows more than a few times. From his remarks on childrearing, “One or two children mean bankruptcy,” to his war on Wikiped...
Throughout his prominence in Turkish politics, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, now the nation’s president, has raised eyebrows more than a few times. From his remarks on childrearing, “One or two children mean bankruptcy,” to his war on Wikiped...
Since last February, thousands of students and blue-collar workers from all across France have taken to the streets to protest President Macron’s proposed education and economic reforms. As the country commemorates the 50th anniversary of the May 1...
Since last February, thousands of students and blue-collar workers from all across France have taken to the streets to protest President Macron’s proposed education and economic reforms. As the country commemorates the 50th anniversary of the May 1...
My grandfather Fayez Hamdan Fayad will never forget the year 1948. A Palestinian refugee, he will always remember the time he was forced to flee his home. “I remember the day we [the Palestinians] were forced out of our homeland by the Zionist regi...
My grandfather Fayez Hamdan Fayad will never forget the year 1948. A Palestinian refugee, he will always remember the time he was forced to flee his home. “I remember the day we [the Palestinians] were forced out of our homeland by the Zionist regi...
The largest challenge for the United States to overcome in the international sphere is not the lack of influence, but rather the misguided efforts of its foreign policy and the necessary reform of its flawed approach towards the developing world. The...
The largest challenge for the United States to overcome in the international sphere is not the lack of influence, but rather the misguided efforts of its foreign policy and the necessary reform of its flawed approach towards the developing world. The...
In December 2015, the German newspaper Die Zeit published a feature story titled “One man picks against Europe.” Kojo Ebeneku, the tragic hero of the feature, picks full, red tomatoes from his field in Kualedor, Ghana, day in day out. Eve...
In December 2015, the German newspaper Die Zeit published a feature story titled “One man picks against Europe.” Kojo Ebeneku, the tragic hero of the feature, picks full, red tomatoes from his field in Kualedor, Ghana, day in day out. Eve...
On June 14, 2018, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a groundbreaking report on the human rights situation in Kashmir, which was one of the first international documents that recommended the Indian government...
On June 14, 2018, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a groundbreaking report on the human rights situation in Kashmir, which was one of the first international documents that recommended the Indian government...
First published by the BBC in 2017, a video showing a young woman clinging for her life before falling from a seventh-floor window of a Kuwait City high rise residential building garnered international attention. Investigations revealed that the Eth...
First published by the BBC in 2017, a video showing a young woman clinging for her life before falling from a seventh-floor window of a Kuwait City high rise residential building garnered international attention. Investigations revealed that the Eth...
In the last two years, the Shanghai and Beijing Municipal Governments have been on a steady mission to, ostensibly, formalize the economy. Government officials sweep district-by-district, stopping at small restaurants, home-based noodle joints, local...
In the last two years, the Shanghai and Beijing Municipal Governments have been on a steady mission to, ostensibly, formalize the economy. Government officials sweep district-by-district, stopping at small restaurants, home-based noodle joints, local...