The “Francis Effect” is RealPope Francis’ visit to the USA in September helped convince Americans that climate change is real and deserves a public...
Chapala Slams YemenOne in four Yemenis are already in need of some form of humanitarian assistance, thanks to seven months of war....
More refugees fled to Europe in October than *all* of last yearOver half the refugees are from Syria. “The number of migrants and refugees entering Europe by sea last month was...
Episode 86: Robert JervisRobert Jervis is on every international relations syllabus. And in this episode, you will learn how he got there. But...
“Trick or Treat for UNICEF” Turns 65In 1950 a school librarian in Philadelphia named Mary Emma Alison, her husband Clive and their two children started a...
Syria Talks Kick off in ViennaFor the first time the USA, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and other major players will sit down in the...
China Reverses One Child Policy. Does This Mean the USA will Fully Fund UNFPA?China decides to end its one child policy. What this might mean for the UN.
Can the Syrian Peace Talks Succeed?John Kerry, Sergei Lavrov and representatives from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey meet in Vienna this week to discuss...
“Looming” Refugee Crisis in the AmericasNew report from the UN Refugee Agency. “’The violence being perpetrated by organized, transnational criminal groups in El Salvador, Guatemala,...