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...
A blue passport can get you far. The leatherbound booklet denotes association with the ‘New World’ and grants access to an unprecedentedly high degree of global mobility and embassy protection — unless the passport reads “Republique D’H...
In February 2025, Taiwan’s coast guard noticed something unusual in the Taiwan Strait. A Togolese-flagged cargo ship, the Hong Tai 58, had slowed near a submarine cable route connecting Taiwan to the Penghu Islands. Officers repeatedly attempted to...
On October 18th, the 23rd Ibero-American Summit met in Panama, bringing together Latin American and European leaders for two days of important political, social and economic discussions and policy-making. Or at least that was the plan. In theory, the...
On October 18th, the 23rd Ibero-American Summit met in Panama, bringing together Latin American and European leaders for two days of important political, social and economic discussions and policy-making. Or at least that was the plan. In theory, the...
In 18th century Europe, Jews were accused of abducting children (blond, blue eyed, Christians) and using their blood for the baking of matzos during Passover. This “Blood Libel” and a litany of heinous myths fueled the anti-Semitic tradition that...
In 18th century Europe, Jews were accused of abducting children (blond, blue eyed, Christians) and using their blood for the baking of matzos during Passover. This “Blood Libel” and a litany of heinous myths fueled the anti-Semitic tradition that...
The lavish spending habits of China’s new rich are more often than not a subject of lighthearted ridicule. Gold-plated Lamborghinis and tiger-penis aphrodisiacs are among the luxuries that are in high demand by the country’s new billionaires, acc...
The lavish spending habits of China’s new rich are more often than not a subject of lighthearted ridicule. Gold-plated Lamborghinis and tiger-penis aphrodisiacs are among the luxuries that are in high demand by the country’s new billionaires, acc...
The Edward Snowden saga is far from over. Last week, the Guardian and Der Spiegel broke a story, based on evidence reportedly found within the documents released by Snowden, that the NSA has been monitoring German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ce...
The Edward Snowden saga is far from over. Last week, the Guardian and Der Spiegel broke a story, based on evidence reportedly found within the documents released by Snowden, that the NSA has been monitoring German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ce...
A wispy layer of fog lay over seemingly endless rice paddies in the valley where Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is situated. Air Koryo flight JS 156 was a short one, in the air a mere forty-three minutes. However, those forty-three minutes pro...
A wispy layer of fog lay over seemingly endless rice paddies in the valley where Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is situated. Air Koryo flight JS 156 was a short one, in the air a mere forty-three minutes. However, those forty-three minutes pro...
Malala Yousafzai is the “bravest girl in the world.” In early 2009, when Malala was only 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC about life under the Taliban. Last year, this sixteen year old Pakistani girl was shot in the head on a school bus b...
Malala Yousafzai is the “bravest girl in the world.” In early 2009, when Malala was only 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC about life under the Taliban. Last year, this sixteen year old Pakistani girl was shot in the head on a school bus b...
Over the past few weeks I’ve written of change, in the United States and abroad. I’ve written of tarnished appearances, and put faith in the Kissinger realpolitik credence that image matters. Tattered domestic politics, I said, find consequen...
Over the past few weeks I’ve written of change, in the United States and abroad. I’ve written of tarnished appearances, and put faith in the Kissinger realpolitik credence that image matters. Tattered domestic politics, I said, find consequen...
Brazil has always been a country of contradictions. Perhaps no place is more indicative of this than Rio de Janeiro, a city where the most expensive real estate in Latin America shares a neighborhood with shanty towns, or favelas, as they are known i...
Brazil has always been a country of contradictions. Perhaps no place is more indicative of this than Rio de Janeiro, a city where the most expensive real estate in Latin America shares a neighborhood with shanty towns, or favelas, as they are known i...
Guerilla warfare has been a defining characteristic of modern Latin American history. The cult of the freedom fighter has been present from the Hispanic Caribbean to the Southern Cone, reflected in popular music, literature, politics, and even clothi...
Guerilla warfare has been a defining characteristic of modern Latin American history. The cult of the freedom fighter has been present from the Hispanic Caribbean to the Southern Cone, reflected in popular music, literature, politics, and even clothi...
On September 11 of this year, the American public awoke to news headlines about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s op-ed in the New York Times, in which he criticizes U.S. foreign policy and condemns potential U.S. intervention in Syria. The piece ...
On September 11 of this year, the American public awoke to news headlines about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s op-ed in the New York Times, in which he criticizes U.S. foreign policy and condemns potential U.S. intervention in Syria. The piece ...
Editor’s note: Last week, BPR Online had the pleasure of publishing two pieces on the Catalan independence movement, written by guest columnists Jorge Tamames and Daniel Bogre Udell. These can be found here and here. This week, the authors are ...
Editor’s note: Last week, BPR Online had the pleasure of publishing two pieces on the Catalan independence movement, written by guest columnists Jorge Tamames and Daniel Bogre Udell. These can be found here and here. This week, the authors are ...
Latin America has a tendency of looking back in history for political inspiration. Perhaps the most obvious current manifestation of this is Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution, devised and led by the late Hugo Chavez and continued by the politic...
Latin America has a tendency of looking back in history for political inspiration. Perhaps the most obvious current manifestation of this is Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution, devised and led by the late Hugo Chavez and continued by the politic...