“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...
When Venezuelans lined up to fill their tanks the morning of February 19th, they encountered an unpleasant surprise: gasoline was over a thousand times more expensive than it had been at nightfall. Such extreme variation in gasoline prices was virtua...
When Venezuelans lined up to fill their tanks the morning of February 19th, they encountered an unpleasant surprise: gasoline was over a thousand times more expensive than it had been at nightfall. Such extreme variation in gasoline prices was virtua...
In a jaw-dropping announcement last month, it emerged that Donald Trump was inexplicably nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. An anonymous nominator from the US submitted a letter to the Nobel committee, arguing that Trump should receive the award for ...
In a jaw-dropping announcement last month, it emerged that Donald Trump was inexplicably nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. An anonymous nominator from the US submitted a letter to the Nobel committee, arguing that Trump should receive the award for ...
While the Arab Spring uprisings ignited simmering discontent across many nations in the Middle East, Western media was quick to celebrate them for symbolizing a ‘hope for democracy.’ Five years after the upheavals that transformed the political l...
While the Arab Spring uprisings ignited simmering discontent across many nations in the Middle East, Western media was quick to celebrate them for symbolizing a ‘hope for democracy.’ Five years after the upheavals that transformed the political l...
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...
Manga, Japan’s infamous cartoon characters, are now being employed as something new: military weapons. The display of charming, young comic heroines plastered on war planes may seem like an innocent public art project or advertising campaign, but i...
Manga, Japan’s infamous cartoon characters, are now being employed as something new: military weapons. The display of charming, young comic heroines plastered on war planes may seem like an innocent public art project or advertising campaign, but i...
Earlier this month, Kanhaiya Kumar, the president of the student union at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and leader of the student wing of the Communist Party of India, was arrested for allegedly holding a rally to commemorate Mohammad Afzal Guru...
Earlier this month, Kanhaiya Kumar, the president of the student union at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and leader of the student wing of the Communist Party of India, was arrested for allegedly holding a rally to commemorate Mohammad Afzal Guru...
Big changes are underway in Taiwan. Earlier this year, the country’s political landscape was significantly reshaped, as Tsai Ing-wen, the candidate of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) swept to victory in the combined presiden...
Big changes are underway in Taiwan. Earlier this year, the country’s political landscape was significantly reshaped, as Tsai Ing-wen, the candidate of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) swept to victory in the combined presiden...
India has been rocked by the recent arrest of two students on colonial-era sedition charges for their involvement in protests against the execution of Afzal Guru, the man convicted of an attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001. This event turns out ...
India has been rocked by the recent arrest of two students on colonial-era sedition charges for their involvement in protests against the execution of Afzal Guru, the man convicted of an attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001. This event turns out ...
Erratic! Dangerous! Brainwashed! Theocratic! Whichever epithet is ascribed to North Korea and its people, the common image cast of the rogue nation has been a very distinct one. Widespread belief about the country depicts a credulous population that ...
Erratic! Dangerous! Brainwashed! Theocratic! Whichever epithet is ascribed to North Korea and its people, the common image cast of the rogue nation has been a very distinct one. Widespread belief about the country depicts a credulous population that ...
Since the start of 2016, ISIL has fought a sophisticated, multi-front battle for Libyan oil industry infrastructure from its stronghold of territory within the country. As in other places, as ISIL has grown as a security threat, American foreign poli...
Since the start of 2016, ISIL has fought a sophisticated, multi-front battle for Libyan oil industry infrastructure from its stronghold of territory within the country. As in other places, as ISIL has grown as a security threat, American foreign poli...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that the Zika virus is “spreading explosively,” estimating that there are approximately 4 million diagnosed cases of the virus. As of early February, according to WHO, Zika cases have been diagnosed...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that the Zika virus is “spreading explosively,” estimating that there are approximately 4 million diagnosed cases of the virus. As of early February, according to WHO, Zika cases have been diagnosed...