Genocide ravaged Rwanda in 1994. From April to July, over one million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were murdered. For the past twenty-six years, Rwanda has engaged in an unprecedented…
The Arctic is warming at a rate that is almost twice the global average. While one can generalize about the global impacts of climate change, such as rising sea levels,…
Iran is currently facing an incredibly unlucky alignment of pressure sources that are interrelated and will force the regime to engage in risky or experimental behavior, most likely in 2020.
In 2010, a drug trafficking group moved into the heart of Honduras’ Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve. At gunpoint, the gang terrorized indigenous Pech and Miskitu residents into giving up their…
A young woman, social entrepreneur, and new mother in Mexico named Mariana recently told me, “solidarity and action are what will help us overcome this crisis. We aren’t just waiting…
The Central African Republic (CAR) could be a case of hope. After years of violence, the main armed groups and the government signed a peace agreement last year. At the…
Although its origins are uncertain, during the Middle Ages, the Icelandic term troll referred to a broad range of paranormal others posing an existential threat to the Icelandic people. By…
Recent media reports on the Persian Gulf focus on the feuds between ruling families: the Al-Thani of Qatar, the Khalifa of Bahrain, and the Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia. While these…
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity, a book sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and boasting fifteen international authors, describes alcohol policies as authoritative decisions made by government or non-government…
In February 2019, Pope Francis became the first pope to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Like John-Paul II before him, he has also visited Egypt, and he went…
