Between October 31 and November 12, 2021, states gathered in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). The meeting was described as the world’s “last, best, chance on climate,” and many hoped it would lead to firm c...
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Between October 31 and November 12, 2021, states gathered in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). The meeting was described as the world’s “last, best, chance on climate,” and many hoped it would lead to firm c...
In 1923, Joseph Stalin decided to shift the majority-Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh into Soviet Azerbaijan as an independent oblast. This decision has predisposed Armenia, which makes a cultural claim to both the region and Azerbaijan and holds ...
In 1923, Joseph Stalin decided to shift the majority-Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh into Soviet Azerbaijan as an independent oblast. This decision has predisposed Armenia, which makes a cultural claim to both the region and Azerbaijan and holds ...
On September 26, the United Nations General Assembly addressed, for the first time, the global health epidemic of tuberculosis (TB). In a meeting overshadowed by global anxiety surrounding denuclearization, international trade wars, and the looming t...
On September 26, the United Nations General Assembly addressed, for the first time, the global health epidemic of tuberculosis (TB). In a meeting overshadowed by global anxiety surrounding denuclearization, international trade wars, and the looming t...
My grandfather Fayez Hamdan Fayad will never forget the year 1948. A Palestinian refugee, he will always remember the time he was forced to flee his home. “I remember the day we [the Palestinians] were forced out of our homeland by the Zionist regi...
My grandfather Fayez Hamdan Fayad will never forget the year 1948. A Palestinian refugee, he will always remember the time he was forced to flee his home. “I remember the day we [the Palestinians] were forced out of our homeland by the Zionist regi...
BPR Media explores the trials facing refugees in a four part documentary series filmed within the Derveni Camp in Greece. The first episode, “There’s No Help”, explores the disillusionment of people within the camp with the UN, EU, and refugee ...
BPR Media explores the trials facing refugees in a four part documentary series filmed within the Derveni Camp in Greece. The first episode, “There’s No Help”, explores the disillusionment of people within the camp with the UN, EU, and refugee ...
Libyan politics and governance have been unstable and chaotic for the past eight years. Because of the country’s significant position as one of the largest oil-producing countries in the world, the Libyan political situation has always been highly ...
Libyan politics and governance have been unstable and chaotic for the past eight years. Because of the country’s significant position as one of the largest oil-producing countries in the world, the Libyan political situation has always been highly ...
The United States announced on October 12th 2017 that it will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018, because of claims deeming the organization in need of “fundamental reform,” and accusations of an “anti-Israel bias.” UNESCO is the United ...
The United States announced on October 12th 2017 that it will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018, because of claims deeming the organization in need of “fundamental reform,” and accusations of an “anti-Israel bias.” UNESCO is the United ...
In the past few years, issues surrounding immigration, refugees, and displaced persons have proven to be ones transcending national jurisdiction. Since the eruption of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, 13.5 million people have been in desperate need of h...
In the past few years, issues surrounding immigration, refugees, and displaced persons have proven to be ones transcending national jurisdiction. Since the eruption of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, 13.5 million people have been in desperate need of h...
There are many reasons to be optimistic about global poverty rates. As The Economist reported, “between 1990 and 2010, [the number of people in poverty] fell by half as a share of the total population in developing countries, from 43% to 21%—a re...
There are many reasons to be optimistic about global poverty rates. As The Economist reported, “between 1990 and 2010, [the number of people in poverty] fell by half as a share of the total population in developing countries, from 43% to 21%—a re...
“Before the drought, I would have to dig 60 or 70 meters to find water. Then I had to dig 100 to 200 meters,” said former Syrian well-digger Kemal Ali. “Then, when the drought hit very strongly, I had to dig 500 meters. The deepest I ever had t...
“Before the drought, I would have to dig 60 or 70 meters to find water. Then I had to dig 100 to 200 meters,” said former Syrian well-digger Kemal Ali. “Then, when the drought hit very strongly, I had to dig 500 meters. The deepest I ever had t...
The post of Secretary General of the UN, perhaps the most symbolically important leadership position in the international community, is changing hands for the first time in over a decade. Under the leadership of Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, the UN ...
The post of Secretary General of the UN, perhaps the most symbolically important leadership position in the international community, is changing hands for the first time in over a decade. Under the leadership of Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, the UN ...
Since his inauguration this past June, the potent combination of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s theatricality, popularity, and policies have put the international diplomatic community on edge. While Duterte is perhaps most widely known for hi...
Since his inauguration this past June, the potent combination of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s theatricality, popularity, and policies have put the international diplomatic community on edge. While Duterte is perhaps most widely known for hi...