It is impossible to be bored on Año Viejo (New Year’s Eve) in Ecuador’s capital city. The country blends rich traditions typical of many Latin American countries — like eating las doce uvas de la suerte, twelve grapes each bestowed with a wish...
The 1946 Tokyo War Crimes Trials, carried out by the Allied powers during postwar occupation, marked one of the first attempts to reckon with the atrocities committed by the Japanese Army during the Second World War. 28 men, many of whom were archite...
Under the cover of night, small boats depart from the Libyan coastline, headed toward sanctuary in Italy. Packed onto rickety vessels and often bought and traded by armed gangs, thousands of migrants and refugees face grueling challenges on the...
Sri Lanka, or previously Ceylon, is a small nation with a diverse amalgam of religions and languages. During the British colonial period, Western thought and religious ideology enhanced preexisting cultural distinctions. The aftermath of British colo...
Sri Lanka, or previously Ceylon, is a small nation with a diverse amalgam of religions and languages. During the British colonial period, Western thought and religious ideology enhanced preexisting cultural distinctions. The aftermath of British colo...
Ireland, Angela Merkel’s sickly child, has decided to go off on its own. After taking an $87 billion European bailout to survive its severe economic malaise in 2010, the nation seems to have found some stable footing in its government finances. In ...
Ireland, Angela Merkel’s sickly child, has decided to go off on its own. After taking an $87 billion European bailout to survive its severe economic malaise in 2010, the nation seems to have found some stable footing in its government finances. In ...
Trouble is brewing in the Colombian coffee industry. Production collapsed in 2012, after blights and adverse weather killed a large percentage of the nation’s coffee plants, and a strong peso has made the exportation of coffee increasingly unprofit...
Trouble is brewing in the Colombian coffee industry. Production collapsed in 2012, after blights and adverse weather killed a large percentage of the nation’s coffee plants, and a strong peso has made the exportation of coffee increasingly unprofit...
On October 1, Muslims in the coastal village of Thabyuchaing in the northwest of Burma fled into the surrounding forests as their homes were torched and left to burn by a sword-wielding Buddhist mob. Not everyone was lucky enough to escape: five Musl...
On October 1, Muslims in the coastal village of Thabyuchaing in the northwest of Burma fled into the surrounding forests as their homes were torched and left to burn by a sword-wielding Buddhist mob. Not everyone was lucky enough to escape: five Musl...
By Adam Savat They may have a stiff upper lip, but the British are having a tough time coping with cattle panic. Almost all major cattle raising countries are plagued by livestock issues, such as excessive weight gain in the United States or the co...
By Adam Savat They may have a stiff upper lip, but the British are having a tough time coping with cattle panic. Almost all major cattle raising countries are plagued by livestock issues, such as excessive weight gain in the United States or the co...
Two weeks ago I published a controversial statement that the Lebanese-Syrian hostage exchange signaled the end of the Syrian civil war. As of last week, the devastating terrorist attack on Southern Beirut became a significant development that suppo...
Two weeks ago I published a controversial statement that the Lebanese-Syrian hostage exchange signaled the end of the Syrian civil war. As of last week, the devastating terrorist attack on Southern Beirut became a significant development that suppo...
As U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014, China is poised to act as a stabilizing force in the region, reaping the benefits of American military efforts. Though the Chinese are not significantly or directly contributing to Afghan security by ...
As U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014, China is poised to act as a stabilizing force in the region, reaping the benefits of American military efforts. Though the Chinese are not significantly or directly contributing to Afghan security by ...
In 2008, Russian President Vladimir Putin and now former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak were delighted when their gas monopolies Gazprom and Kogas signed a $90-billion deal to build a pipeline from Russia to Korea. Three years later, Lee and Pu...
In 2008, Russian President Vladimir Putin and now former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak were delighted when their gas monopolies Gazprom and Kogas signed a $90-billion deal to build a pipeline from Russia to Korea. Three years later, Lee and Pu...
For years, Iran and Western powers have had a relationship marked by distrust, suspicion and open animosity. The diplomatic gridlock between Iran and the West seems to have been fixed for decades. The rhetoric of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s ...
For years, Iran and Western powers have had a relationship marked by distrust, suspicion and open animosity. The diplomatic gridlock between Iran and the West seems to have been fixed for decades. The rhetoric of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s ...
In the Middle East, negotiations may (or very well may not) spell a coming peace. But while the eyes of the world have tentatively fallen on Iran, an old dispute has, yet again, been resurrected in the East China Sea. The conflict is one that I wrote...
In the Middle East, negotiations may (or very well may not) spell a coming peace. But while the eyes of the world have tentatively fallen on Iran, an old dispute has, yet again, been resurrected in the East China Sea. The conflict is one that I wrote...
At one point in his life, every adult Korean male must live in a military barrack, cut off from the civilian world, with just a few of his personal belongings, constantly under the watch of his superiors. At the beginning of his military duty, he end...
At one point in his life, every adult Korean male must live in a military barrack, cut off from the civilian world, with just a few of his personal belongings, constantly under the watch of his superiors. At the beginning of his military duty, he end...
The art of “giving back” is one some say has been perfected in the US, which gives about 2 percent of GNP each year. In 1960, it is estimated that Americans total giving for philanthropic purposes was about $125 billion, after adjusting f...
The art of “giving back” is one some say has been perfected in the US, which gives about 2 percent of GNP each year. In 1960, it is estimated that Americans total giving for philanthropic purposes was about $125 billion, after adjusting f...