Source: Panoramio Stories to Follow This Week UNICEF Reports 89 Boys Kidnapped in South Sudan by Armed Militants At least 89 boys, some as young
Month: February 2015
Kids on the Front Lines
[Originally posted here] Because of manpower shortages, the Syrian conflict has given rise to yet another distressing phenomenon: child soldiers. Although all factions in the
Time for India to Take Down Dawood Ibrahim
[Originally posted here] Dawood Ibrahim is perhaps the most notorious “underworld don” in South Asia, involved in everything from supporting terrorist organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba and
Venezuela’s Maduro must take the first step toward admitting that he has a problem
[Originally posted here] There is a common theme among leaders of oppressive regimes around the world — a rhetorical assertion that the United States is
Monday Briefing | February 16, 2015
Monday Briefing | February 16, 2015 Stories To Follow Epidemic Security issues and mistrust continue to plague the international medical effort to treat polio in
Latin America: A Culture of Violence?
[Originally posted here in collaboration with Jorge de Cardenas] On April 17, 2014, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its 2013 Global
South Asia: Battle Ground Between ISIS & al-Qaeda
[Originally posted here] Since the video statement by al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri on September 3 announcing al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, South Asia has
Boko Haram: What Are We Doing?
Boko Haram, the Nigeria-based terrorist network, has wreaked havoc in West Africa since its reemergence in 2009. The group gained international notoriety for its kidnapping
Monday Briefing | February 9, 2015
Welcome to the second installment of JPI’s Monday Briefing, where Politics & IR students can read up on recent and notable political developments, upcoming events,
Monday Briefing | February 2, 2015
Monday Briefing | February 2 Welcome to the first entry in our new Monday Briefing series. The Monday Briefing intends to provide the student