“If they don’t pay,” President Donald Trump warned of NATO allies, “I’m not going to defend them.” Currently, his official position is that the United States would reconsider its defense commitments if its allies fail to demonstrate resol...
Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
In Kuwait, 24-year-old Fatima mourns the loss of her university education. Despite earning a 96 percent on her high school exams, a score that would normally guarantee a medical career, her status as a Bidoon with an “unspecified nationality” wil...
The 2014 annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the largest Zionist political lobby in the US, much like its predecessor conferences, did not address the seven decades of unchallenged human rights abuses per...
The 2014 annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the largest Zionist political lobby in the US, much like its predecessor conferences, did not address the seven decades of unchallenged human rights abuses per...
While the Arab Spring saw revolutions across the Middle East, there is one revolution that has been suppressed on the ground, in the media, and by the US government: the Bahraini revolution. Bahrain has a population of only 1,425,171 and is ruled by ...
While the Arab Spring saw revolutions across the Middle East, there is one revolution that has been suppressed on the ground, in the media, and by the US government: the Bahraini revolution. Bahrain has a population of only 1,425,171 and is ruled by ...
On October 18, 2018, the Chinese government legalized “re-education camps” in Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Northwest China, after years of denying that they even existed. These camps are heavily guarded, high-capacity facilities, many fitted...
On October 18, 2018, the Chinese government legalized “re-education camps” in Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Northwest China, after years of denying that they even existed. These camps are heavily guarded, high-capacity facilities, many fitted...
Since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office this April, his approval ratings have soared, making him one of the most well-liked post-communism politicians in Ethiopia. In recent months, Ahmed has enacted ambitious and revolutionary economic reform pl...
Since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office this April, his approval ratings have soared, making him one of the most well-liked post-communism politicians in Ethiopia. In recent months, Ahmed has enacted ambitious and revolutionary economic reform pl...
The Syrian civil war that began more than seven years ago has resulted in the deaths of countless innocents: estimates range from a few hundred thousand to well over half a million lives lost. Many civilians have fled to neighboring countries and to ...
The Syrian civil war that began more than seven years ago has resulted in the deaths of countless innocents: estimates range from a few hundred thousand to well over half a million lives lost. Many civilians have fled to neighboring countries and to ...
During the 2017-18 school year, Morocco implemented a new education strategy, the latest in a string of unsuccessful reform attempts which have belabored the country since its independence in 1956. The Moroccan government presented this action plan i...
During the 2017-18 school year, Morocco implemented a new education strategy, the latest in a string of unsuccessful reform attempts which have belabored the country since its independence in 1956. The Moroccan government presented this action plan i...
This past October, authorities in Western China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region legalized “re-education camps” for people accused of religious extremism. These camps, referred to by the local government as vocational skill education training cente...
This past October, authorities in Western China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region legalized “re-education camps” for people accused of religious extremism. These camps, referred to by the local government as vocational skill education training cente...
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...