The Long Read: the Women’s Arab Spring in Algeria and Sudan
Just a few days apart, April 2019 has seen the fall of two of Africa’s and the Arab world’s longest-serving leaders: Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria and Omar al-Bashir of Sudan. More
Brutality in Brunei: The New Anti-LGBTQ Laws
Brunei is enacting new laws that impose death by stoning as punishment for crimes such as sodomy, adultery, and rape. These laws are based on a strict interpretation of Sharia More
Arresting the Messenger: Did Julian Assange Cross a Line?
In 1971, photocopies were made of a classified report that contained shocking information about US military conduct in the Vietnam War. The source, Daniel Ellsberg, leaked these so-called “Pentagon Papers” More
Taiwan 2020 and the KMT’s Controversial Rising Star
On the weekend of April 6th, thousands took to the streets of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan to protest against China’s proposal to incorporate the island into the “one country, two More
Flash Analysis: What is in the (Redacted) Mueller Report and What Comes Next
Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released the long-awaited full-length (but redacted) Mueller report. After a 22-month investigation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered the report to Attorney General More
What Happened to British Liberalism?
Brexit continues to dominate the headlines as Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement fails to pass through the House of Commons for the third time. A rejection of the eight other Brexit More
Op-Ed: India’s Choice – Slow & Steady Progress vs. Corruption and Incompetence
Last week, Indians began voting to elect the 17th Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) in the largest democratic election in human history. India’s right wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi More
The Peruvian Mining Boom: Indigenous Struggle for Land and Livelihood
Peru is the third largest producer of copper and zinc in the world, and the leading producer of gold in Latin America. The mining industry has been a site of More
The Space Race Is Still Running: Will We See a Real Star Wars?
In 1962, American President John F. Kennedy said “we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because More
#NiUnaMenos: Solidarity for Latin American Women’s Rights
“Ni una mujer menos, ni una muerte más” (“Not one woman less, not one more death”), said Susana Chavez Castillo, the late Mexican poet and women’s rights activist, in response More