A state-subsidized “agro.” “No es fácil” – it isn’t easy – is the go-to phrase Cubans use to explain just about any life difficulty....

Long dismissed as the poorest country in Europe, the Republic of Moldova is now on a path towards integration with Western Europe that...

Image courtesy of the Watson Institute, Brown University.[dropca BPR is liveblogging the Watson Institute’s teach-in, “Making Sense of...

Though diplomatic relations with Russia are cooling globally, one region stands out: the Arctic. The members of the Arctic Council —...

When “An Inconvenient Truth” came out in 2006, introducing the severity of climate change to a mass audience, it seemed like the new buzz...

The news of the arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman — the most wanted drug lord in the world — has been received by many as a crucial...

Global environmental policy is rife with unfulfilled promises, as evidenced by the notorious Kyoto Protocols. China, to much surprise,...

The Sochi Games have closed, and I am sure many citizens of Russia are wondering: was it worth it? The Olympics are expensive and...

As journalists began to arrive in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics, it became apparent that the venues and infrastructure were...

In 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton handed her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, a red button marked “reset” (peregruzka) to...

What happens when 8,000 people decide to go to the mall together? This is not the tagline of a B movie about Black Friday. Instead, it is...

The Sochi Olympics were the most expensive Olympic Games in history and, by some estimates, more expensive than all other Winter Olympics...

I had the privilege of editing for a section titled “Political Extremism in Europe”, which was featured in the Spring/Summer 2013 edition...

It is self-evident that every host country of the Olympic Games faces pressure from the international community. Whether it’s regarding...

Current neoliberal capitalism, so defined by expansion and instability, is not easily reconciled with the concept of human rights. Many...

Most have but a surface-level knowledge of the difference between North and South Dakota, but the parallel does not pull through for...

Last Wednesday February 12, Venezuela celebrated the National Youth Day. For the whole day, official radio and TV channels transmitted...

President Barack Obama’s second term has been tainted by numerous instances of questionable uses of executive power, including the IRS...

Three years ago, no one would have believed that Egypt would soon witness another military leader holding office. After weeks of...

It is impossible to analyze Cuba’s political moves without also mentioning the United States’ reaction. Since the 1959 revolution, the...