Female Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Are Suffering the Consequences of Trump’s Decision to Defund a Key UN AgencyAs thousands of Rohingya continue to flee Myanmar in the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in the world, the focus of...
Is “Pluralism” the Next Big Agenda-Setting Term of Art in Global Affairs?(Ottawa, Canada) — Ottawa is a natural home to an outfit called the Global Center for Pluralism. As other western...
A Coup in Zimbabwe? Robert Mugabe is Seemingly DeposedThe Zimbabwean military has apparently taken control in the capital city of Harare and detained longtime president Robert Mugabe. Army...
The UN’s Nightmare Scenario is Currently Unfolding in YemenEven before a blockade was imposed around Yemen, some 7 million people faced famine-like conditions. Over 900,000 people were sickened by...
This is the First Podcast Interview With the 2017 Recipient of the Nobel Peace PrizeExactly two weeks to the day before this interview, Beatrice Fihn received a phone call from Norway. It was the...
Will Trump Destroy the Iran Nuclear Deal?The diplomatic fallout from President Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran Nuclear Dead will be far and wide. As my...
Donald Trump’s Decertification of the Iran Nuclear Deal Would Put the United States in a Uniquely Awkward — and Dangerous — Diplomatic PicklePresident Trump is widely expected to “decertify” the Iran nuclear deal this week. According to press reports, he will contend...
Can UN Peacekeepers Prevent the Central African Republic from Descending Deeper into Conflict?The Central African Republic is facing some serious challenges right now. Four years ago, the country was on the brink...
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...
