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...
Bollywood is known for its supremely choreographed song and dance routines, sickeningly sappy romances, and improbable plot twists. Recently, however, many directors and actors have added a new element: an address to social problems plaguing Indian s...
Bollywood is known for its supremely choreographed song and dance routines, sickeningly sappy romances, and improbable plot twists. Recently, however, many directors and actors have added a new element: an address to social problems plaguing Indian s...
On the night of July 31st, the lower house of Uruguay’s legislature passed a bill that would legalize the production, distribution and sale of cannabis. It is expected to pass the Uruguayan senate in a few months and be approved by the country’s ...
On the night of July 31st, the lower house of Uruguay’s legislature passed a bill that would legalize the production, distribution and sale of cannabis. It is expected to pass the Uruguayan senate in a few months and be approved by the country’s ...
In a well-known stream of consciousness on the series premiere of The Newsroom, fictitious news anchor Will McAvoy expounds on everything he thinks is wrong with modern America, including its younger citizens. Being a charter member of what McAvoy re...
In a well-known stream of consciousness on the series premiere of The Newsroom, fictitious news anchor Will McAvoy expounds on everything he thinks is wrong with modern America, including its younger citizens. Being a charter member of what McAvoy re...
Recent events have not painted a pretty picture of Russian democracy. Rights abuses have become prevalent to the point of cliché, and high profile abuses such as the conviction of feminist punk band Pussy Riot for an anti-Putin demonstration in a ch...
Recent events have not painted a pretty picture of Russian democracy. Rights abuses have become prevalent to the point of cliché, and high profile abuses such as the conviction of feminist punk band Pussy Riot for an anti-Putin demonstration in a ch...
The recent escalation in unjust imprisonments and brutally conservative policy has charged up opponents of the Kremlin. Alexei Navalny, a popular blogger and anti-corruption lawyer, has emerged as a prominent opposition figure to Vladimir Putin. Nava...
The recent escalation in unjust imprisonments and brutally conservative policy has charged up opponents of the Kremlin. Alexei Navalny, a popular blogger and anti-corruption lawyer, has emerged as a prominent opposition figure to Vladimir Putin. Nava...
“Libertarian paradise” were words my hedge fund mentor used to describe the city in which we were working on my first day. These are hardly new words to describe Hong Kong, the liberally economic jewel in the cap of the Far East, but they are cri...
“Libertarian paradise” were words my hedge fund mentor used to describe the city in which we were working on my first day. These are hardly new words to describe Hong Kong, the liberally economic jewel in the cap of the Far East, but they are cri...
#ChangeBrazil, #VemPraRua, #OGiganteAcordou. Whoever first thought to use these trending Brazilian protest labels must feel like an unacknowledged celebrity. Over the course of the last few months, demonstrations across a hundred cities in Brazil too...
#ChangeBrazil, #VemPraRua, #OGiganteAcordou. Whoever first thought to use these trending Brazilian protest labels must feel like an unacknowledged celebrity. Over the course of the last few months, demonstrations across a hundred cities in Brazil too...
Natalie Morin, a Canadian woman who settled down in Saudi Arabia in 2009, is trapped inside her own home. Forbidden to visit her family or leave her abusive husband, her future is set and restricted by Saudi law. Her mother, Johanne Durocher, worked ...
Natalie Morin, a Canadian woman who settled down in Saudi Arabia in 2009, is trapped inside her own home. Forbidden to visit her family or leave her abusive husband, her future is set and restricted by Saudi law. Her mother, Johanne Durocher, worked ...
A little over a year ago, a viral video took the Internet by storm. In the week following the release of “Kony 2012,” the video had over a hundred million views, had reached more than half of all eighteen to twenty-nine year olds, and wa...
A little over a year ago, a viral video took the Internet by storm. In the week following the release of “Kony 2012,” the video had over a hundred million views, had reached more than half of all eighteen to twenty-nine year olds, and wa...
Japan’s nationalism, much like their baseball, exists as a constant reminder of the nation’s rapid passage from a feudal society to a Westernized, imperial power. The process that began in the middle of the 19th century — the end of...
Japan’s nationalism, much like their baseball, exists as a constant reminder of the nation’s rapid passage from a feudal society to a Westernized, imperial power. The process that began in the middle of the 19th century — the end of...
In early June, a nation-wide rallying cry for the reassertion of democracy in Turkey was sparked by Prime Minister Erdogan’s autocratic tactics: cracking down on the press, stifling legitimate political opposition, imposing building projects and mo...
In early June, a nation-wide rallying cry for the reassertion of democracy in Turkey was sparked by Prime Minister Erdogan’s autocratic tactics: cracking down on the press, stifling legitimate political opposition, imposing building projects and mo...
Confused by the events in Egypt? This is not altogether a bad thing. Confusion is a symptom of the acceptance of nuance. It’s taken Americans a long time to emerge from the Cold War mindset, where foreign policy wasn’t very nuanced an...
Confused by the events in Egypt? This is not altogether a bad thing. Confusion is a symptom of the acceptance of nuance. It’s taken Americans a long time to emerge from the Cold War mindset, where foreign policy wasn’t very nuanced an...