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Pressing For Transparency: Mexicoleaks threatens to blow the whistle
From a country dripping with corruption has come Mexicoleaks, a media platform that seeks to engage Mexicans in the safeguarding of their...
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May 4, 20154 min read


Small Parties, Big Power: Westminster’s getting hung up on a hung parliament
On May 7th, voters in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will head to the polls to vote for 650 members of Parliament (MPs) to...
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May 1, 20156 min read


Autocracy and Back Again: The Ordeal of the Maldives
Last month, Maldivian ex-President Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years prison under charges of “terrorism.” More specifically, the...
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Apr 22, 20155 min read


What’s in a Name? The Legacy of Cecil Rhodes at the University of Cape Town
For the past few weeks, students at the University of Cape Town have been demonstrating in protest of the Cecil Rhodes statue situated...
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Apr 19, 20153 min read


Papacy and Diplomacy: Pope Francis’ Role in Mediating International Relations
December 17 was marked by a historic diplomatic breakthrough when President Obama announced that the United States would restore full...
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Apr 17, 20154 min read


The Human Cost of Conflict in Yemen
Today, as Yemen lies on the brink of civil war, over 634 civilians have been killed, tens of thousands injured and over 100,000 displaced...
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Apr 16, 20155 min read


Sisi’s Secret in the Sinai
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Tell that to the 22 countries of the Arab League who convened at the Arab...
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Apr 11, 20156 min read


The Armenian Genocide: A Century of Silence and Denial
April 24 is a significant and painful date for the Armenian people. On that night, one century ago, the Ottoman government arrested more...
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Apr 8, 20154 min read


International Gridlock: The State of Uber Worldwide
Less than a year ago, Uber made headlines for massive funding increases and rapid, city-a-day global expansion. The company, which...
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Apr 5, 20154 min read


Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Signaling a New World Order?
The latest wedge in Sino-American relations is not China’s support of North Korea or its alleged cyber warfare tactics, but instead the...
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Apr 4, 20155 min read


Censored Activism in China and India
Earlier this month, International Women’s Day created a platform for activism and protests around the world. In Beijing, however, hopes...
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Apr 2, 20155 min read


#FreetheWi-Fi
In Cuba, it costs $4.50 for one hour’s worth of Internet access at a speed two times slower than the rest of the world. Only five percent...
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Mar 31, 20154 min read


Let Them Eat Chocolate: A Very Macedonian Game of Thrones
Macedonia is a small European country located on the Balkan peninsula with a population of two million and a territory slightly larger...
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Mar 29, 20155 min read


Netanyahu on Iran: Conflating Fact with Fiction, Present with Past
During his speech to both Houses of Congress on March 3, 2015, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was either delusional or...
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Mar 26, 20154 min read


Maduro’s Moment: The Path Ahead for the Embattled Venezuelan President
March 5 was the second anniversary of the death of Hugo Chavez, former president of Venezuela. During his time as president, Chavez led...
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Mar 25, 20155 min read


Women’s History Month Special: Femicide Pandemic in Mexico and Central America
As March is Women’s History Month, it marks a time for reflection on the state of human rights of women worldwide, especially those...
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Mar 24, 20154 min read


Why is Negotiating with Iran a Good Idea?
Over the course of the ongoing talks regarding Iran’s nuclear program, many voices opposed to engaging in continued dialogue have made...
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Mar 23, 20156 min read


Clash of the Giants: The Sino-American Tug of War in South Sudan
When the residents of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, took to the streets at midnight on July 9, 2011 to celebrate the country’s...
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Mar 22, 20156 min read


Forty Years Forgotten in the Western Sahara
For more than 150,000 Sahrawis, this year marks the 40th anniversary of the start of their life as refugees in the Western Sahara. There...
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Mar 20, 20155 min read


The Nicaragua Canal and Sandinismo’s Right Turn
Last 23rd of December, President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega inaugurated the most expensive and ambitious infrastructural project in the...
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Mar 19, 20155 min read
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