“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...
For years, Finland’s education system has sparked panic and envy throughout the world. Ever since the results of the first Program for International Assessment (PISA) tests were published by the OECD in 2000, Finland has consistently been in the li...
For years, Finland’s education system has sparked panic and envy throughout the world. Ever since the results of the first Program for International Assessment (PISA) tests were published by the OECD in 2000, Finland has consistently been in the li...
Russia’s annexation of Crimea, unrest in Ukraine and subsequent narratives of a “New Cold War” bring new hopes and worries to leaders in the Middle East. Beyond Syria, where Russia has already exerted decisive influence, other countries in the ...
Russia’s annexation of Crimea, unrest in Ukraine and subsequent narratives of a “New Cold War” bring new hopes and worries to leaders in the Middle East. Beyond Syria, where Russia has already exerted decisive influence, other countries in the ...
According to former Liberal Democratic Party minister Hakuo Yanagisawa, if Japan’s “baby making machines” stayed at home, they would produce more children and thus more workers. This economic justification for the fact only 60 percent of employ...
According to former Liberal Democratic Party minister Hakuo Yanagisawa, if Japan’s “baby making machines” stayed at home, they would produce more children and thus more workers. This economic justification for the fact only 60 percent of employ...
The South China Sea is home to several island chains rich with resources, land and influence. China and Malaysia are two of the major players involved in these disputes. The Obama Administration has chosen to make Malaysia a regional power and suppor...
The South China Sea is home to several island chains rich with resources, land and influence. China and Malaysia are two of the major players involved in these disputes. The Obama Administration has chosen to make Malaysia a regional power and suppor...
The history of targeted mob violence in this country is not pretty. The act of lynching – heavily racialized in the American context – was characteristic of a dark period of the past, when ignorance and violence was the norm for relations between...
The history of targeted mob violence in this country is not pretty. The act of lynching – heavily racialized in the American context – was characteristic of a dark period of the past, when ignorance and violence was the norm for relations between...
On March 17, the Taiwanese government announced that it was ready to ratify the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) with China. The agreement, which was signed in June 2013 but is still pending ratification, would allow China and Taiwan to i...
On March 17, the Taiwanese government announced that it was ready to ratify the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) with China. The agreement, which was signed in June 2013 but is still pending ratification, would allow China and Taiwan to i...
Dissatisfaction with President François Hollande’s tenure has spurred on a conservative movement in France. With an embarrassingly low approval rating of 19 percent, Hollande has been a huge disappointment, largely due to unprecedented levels ...
Dissatisfaction with President François Hollande’s tenure has spurred on a conservative movement in France. With an embarrassingly low approval rating of 19 percent, Hollande has been a huge disappointment, largely due to unprecedented levels ...
I’m certainly a little late to the party on Ukraine news – leading up to Russia’s bold annexation of Crimea, Ukraine was gripped for months by violent protests after President Viktor Yanukovych pulled out of an association deal with the EU in N...
I’m certainly a little late to the party on Ukraine news – leading up to Russia’s bold annexation of Crimea, Ukraine was gripped for months by violent protests after President Viktor Yanukovych pulled out of an association deal with the EU in N...
“You cannot have reconciliation without real, true justice being done,” asserted Rwandan prosecutor Jean Bosco Mutangana. Mutangana is the head of the government’s international crimes unit, and tasked with convicting the Hutu perpetrators who ...
“You cannot have reconciliation without real, true justice being done,” asserted Rwandan prosecutor Jean Bosco Mutangana. Mutangana is the head of the government’s international crimes unit, and tasked with convicting the Hutu perpetrators who ...
If voting booths are any indication, Turks are largely unfazed by their leader’s growing authoritarian streak. Despite months of anti-government protest, a graft scandal implicating Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and an uprising within a facti...
If voting booths are any indication, Turks are largely unfazed by their leader’s growing authoritarian streak. Despite months of anti-government protest, a graft scandal implicating Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and an uprising within a facti...
In my first column for BPR, I wrote about the legacy of Chilean socialist Salvador Allende and the covert international scheme that led to a reactionary military coup against his egalitarian government. At the time of the coup, General Pinochet could...
In my first column for BPR, I wrote about the legacy of Chilean socialist Salvador Allende and the covert international scheme that led to a reactionary military coup against his egalitarian government. At the time of the coup, General Pinochet could...
Sri Lanka has long been a matter of contention in Indian domestic and foreign policy, a topic relevant to India’s upcoming general election (April 7th to May 12th). Tension in Sri Lankan-Indian relations reached new heights when Indian Prime Minist...
Sri Lanka has long been a matter of contention in Indian domestic and foreign policy, a topic relevant to India’s upcoming general election (April 7th to May 12th). Tension in Sri Lankan-Indian relations reached new heights when Indian Prime Minist...