In Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)’s frequent condemnation of the conservative elite and neoliberal technocrats echoed in his daily morning conferences during his six years as president. He mobilized voters mainly by appealing to popul...
“Willkommen in Wust! Willkommen in Saxony-Anhalt!” These were the first words I heard following 18 hours of travel as my host parents, Sigrun and Matthias, welcomed me with open arms. Wust, a town of just over 800 residents in old East German...
In July 2022, thousands of Sri Lankans stormed the presidential palace in Colombo. They swam in the president’s pool, sat in his chair, and used his personal gym. These actions were not borne out of rage at just one leader. It signaled the end of t...
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...
In no other state is the price of truth as high as it is in Veracruz. With a record number of 16 journalists murdered since 2010, the state, which straddles the Gulf of Mexico, is turning into dangerous territory for journalists. At a national level...
In no other state is the price of truth as high as it is in Veracruz. With a record number of 16 journalists murdered since 2010, the state, which straddles the Gulf of Mexico, is turning into dangerous territory for journalists. At a national level...
BPR is covering the lecture by Ambassador Chas Freeman on the ability of America to shape international politics, and how that has changed since the Cold War. Ambassador Freeman is a senior fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute for Internat...
BPR is covering the lecture by Ambassador Chas Freeman on the ability of America to shape international politics, and how that has changed since the Cold War. Ambassador Freeman is a senior fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute for Internat...
“Festive atmosphere – celebrations largely peaceful.” Such was the German police’s summary of New Year’s Eve in Cologne on the morning of January 1. This evaluation would soon be retracted, as it became clear over the following days that sc...
“Festive atmosphere – celebrations largely peaceful.” Such was the German police’s summary of New Year’s Eve in Cologne on the morning of January 1. This evaluation would soon be retracted, as it became clear over the following days that sc...
In 2014, one person was displaced every three seconds. Today, in Syria, a family is displaced every minute. As of December 2014, the number of internally displaced had risen to at least 7.6 million in Syria, 9.1 million in the Middle East and North A...
In 2014, one person was displaced every three seconds. Today, in Syria, a family is displaced every minute. As of December 2014, the number of internally displaced had risen to at least 7.6 million in Syria, 9.1 million in the Middle East and North A...
Three weeks ago, on November 13, gunmen killed 129 people and injured hundreds more in six separate attacks in Paris, France. After taking responsibility for the massacres, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was met with a strong respons...
Three weeks ago, on November 13, gunmen killed 129 people and injured hundreds more in six separate attacks in Paris, France. After taking responsibility for the massacres, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was met with a strong respons...
As shoppers in the United States woke up early to score Black Friday deals on the day after Thanksgiving, in Nigeria the terrorist group Boko Haram carried out an attack which killed dozens. Although ISIL may receive more coverage by Western media, B...
As shoppers in the United States woke up early to score Black Friday deals on the day after Thanksgiving, in Nigeria the terrorist group Boko Haram carried out an attack which killed dozens. Although ISIL may receive more coverage by Western media, B...
In early October, images of an Air France executive climbing a fence with his shirt in tatters made headlines across the world. The executive, Xavier Broseta, deputy human resources director at the airline, was fleeing from a crowd of workers after t...
In early October, images of an Air France executive climbing a fence with his shirt in tatters made headlines across the world. The executive, Xavier Broseta, deputy human resources director at the airline, was fleeing from a crowd of workers after t...
After setting its country back half a century, the North Korean dictatorship is compensating by setting its clocks back half an hour. While discarding the vestiges of colonialism often garners praise, North Korea’s new temporal separation from Japa...
After setting its country back half a century, the North Korean dictatorship is compensating by setting its clocks back half an hour. While discarding the vestiges of colonialism often garners praise, North Korea’s new temporal separation from Japa...
Crumbled houses, starving populations, tarpaulin shelters — even six months after April’s deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake, ruinous post-disaster conditions are still pervasive in Nepal. In the aftermath of the earthquake, the worst to hit the sma...
Crumbled houses, starving populations, tarpaulin shelters — even six months after April’s deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake, ruinous post-disaster conditions are still pervasive in Nepal. In the aftermath of the earthquake, the worst to hit the sma...
There’s something haunting South Asian schools: “ghost teachers.” These aren’t the specters of teachers past. They’re fictitious teachers, who exist only on paper to misappropriate education funds, or they’re real teachers who rarely show...
There’s something haunting South Asian schools: “ghost teachers.” These aren’t the specters of teachers past. They’re fictitious teachers, who exist only on paper to misappropriate education funds, or they’re real teachers who rarely show...