Liberian Presidential Elections are a Chaotic But Peaceful Transfer of Power. Here’s What You Need to KnowLiberia is going to the polls today to elect a new president. With no incumbent – Nobel peace prize winner...
What the Kurdish Independence Referendum Means for the Middle EastPeople in Kurdish region of Iraq have voted overwhelmingly for independence in a popular referendum that took place in late...
Why Are Protesters Being Shot Dead in Cameroon?Over the course of the past year, Cameroon has been experiencing internal turmoil and instability related to grievances pitting an...
Why Did the US Vote Against a UN Resolution Condemning the Execution of Gay People?On September 29, the United States joined Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, China, India, Iraq, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the...
Trump’s New Travel Ban Has One Historic Precedent: The Chinese Exclusion ActThe Trump administration this week announced sweeping new restrictions on travelers from eight countries: Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria,...
The Trump Administration Will Dramatically Lower Refugee Admittance Based on a Totally False PremiseThe Trump administration is expected to lower the cap on refugees resettled to the United States to an historically low...
A UN Official (Correctly) Calls Trump’s New Travel Ban “Collective Punishment”New travel restrictions imposed by the United States hurts ordinary people for one reason only: their nationality. Jan Egeland is...
20 Years Ago Today, Ted Turner Announced his $1 Billion Gift to the United NationsOn September 18, 1997 Ted Turner stunned an audience gathered at a United Nations Association gala dinner. He was there...
Bangladesh Wants to Deport Rohingya to a Remote and Uninhabitable IslandBangladesh is forging ahead with a controversial plan to settle hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar on an isolated,...