“Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where w...
Greenland is an island mired in inconsistencies and ironies. It is named after a color, yet its tundra is a bleak white. It is the largest island in the world, a landmass three times the size of Texas, yet only 60,000 people call it home. While gigan...
When Americans are presented with the word “coca,” their mind likely jumps to cocaine. In fact, the two are often conflated as one and the same: a dangerous drug banned by law and whose production and sale are subject to intense criminal regulati...
We live in a time of rapid technological advancement. This has large implications for national security. Even during peacetime, covert attacks can easily be carried out with the help of evolving technology. Most recently, Canadian and American diplom...
We live in a time of rapid technological advancement. This has large implications for national security. Even during peacetime, covert attacks can easily be carried out with the help of evolving technology. Most recently, Canadian and American diplom...
When he speaks of addressing homelessness, the architect-turned-advocate Rex Hohlbein describes the power inherent in a “critical mass of kindness.” To Hohlbein, the creator of Facing Homelessness, a Seattle-based advocacy organization that seeks...
When he speaks of addressing homelessness, the architect-turned-advocate Rex Hohlbein describes the power inherent in a “critical mass of kindness.” To Hohlbein, the creator of Facing Homelessness, a Seattle-based advocacy organization that seeks...
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which largely consists of Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), have recently taken over the Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. This comes with the help of a US air campaign as well as significant logis...
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which largely consists of Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), have recently taken over the Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. This comes with the help of a US air campaign as well as significant logis...
In recent months, American President Donald Trump has driven up tensions with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), through his toxic rhetorical exchanges with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the installment of the THAAD missile system...
In recent months, American President Donald Trump has driven up tensions with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), through his toxic rhetorical exchanges with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the installment of the THAAD missile system...
From October 18 to October 24, 2,287 delegates, representing over 90 million members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), gathered in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as part of a twice-a-decade meeting to decide the leadership of the Party f...
From October 18 to October 24, 2,287 delegates, representing over 90 million members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), gathered in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as part of a twice-a-decade meeting to decide the leadership of the Party f...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently announced that his government and the state-run oil company PDVSA will need to “restructure their debt repayments”. This realization comes after the oil company was forced to pay $1.1 billion, costly f...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently announced that his government and the state-run oil company PDVSA will need to “restructure their debt repayments”. This realization comes after the oil company was forced to pay $1.1 billion, costly f...
According to an old Kurdish proverb, “the Kurds have no friends but the mountains.” The Iraqi-Kurdish independence referendum on September 25, 2017, exercised in the face of global opposition, seemed to confirm this declaration. A sea of demonstr...
According to an old Kurdish proverb, “the Kurds have no friends but the mountains.” The Iraqi-Kurdish independence referendum on September 25, 2017, exercised in the face of global opposition, seemed to confirm this declaration. A sea of demonstr...
Between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, there were 81 government-ordered disruptions to internet access across the globe. Of these, 36 were full, nation-wide internet shutdowns. The varied justifications given by rulers as to why they pulled the plug...
Between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, there were 81 government-ordered disruptions to internet access across the globe. Of these, 36 were full, nation-wide internet shutdowns. The varied justifications given by rulers as to why they pulled the plug...
In the relatively peaceful world of European politics, governments rarely reach into the toolbox of physical coercion. After all, sending riot police to club citizens with truncheons in full view of TV cameras seldom wins over hearts and minds. Thus,...
In the relatively peaceful world of European politics, governments rarely reach into the toolbox of physical coercion. After all, sending riot police to club citizens with truncheons in full view of TV cameras seldom wins over hearts and minds. Thus,...
If, like Ludwig Wittgenstein, you believe that “the limits of my language are the limits of my world,” then your world is getting smaller. Experts estimate that over half of the six to seven thousand spoken languages will become extinct by the ye...
If, like Ludwig Wittgenstein, you believe that “the limits of my language are the limits of my world,” then your world is getting smaller. Experts estimate that over half of the six to seven thousand spoken languages will become extinct by the ye...
On October 1, the Parliament of Catalonia defied Spain’s federal government by holding a referendum on Catalan independence. Catalonia, an autonomous community within Spain, has long been ambivalent towards Spanish rule, and has historically attemp...
On October 1, the Parliament of Catalonia defied Spain’s federal government by holding a referendum on Catalan independence. Catalonia, an autonomous community within Spain, has long been ambivalent towards Spanish rule, and has historically attemp...
Since the turn of the century, Lao PDR has been on a bullet train to graduate from its “Least Developed Country Status” by 2020. According to a recent UNDP report, the country was “on track” to achieve this goal. Since 2000, its GDP has incre...
Since the turn of the century, Lao PDR has been on a bullet train to graduate from its “Least Developed Country Status” by 2020. According to a recent UNDP report, the country was “on track” to achieve this goal. Since 2000, its GDP has incre...