Tackling Corruption is the Best Way to Save Iraq
Iraqi civilians / Wikimedia Commons In 2017, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared that IS…
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Theresa May’s Long Charade
Theresa May in 2018. Wikimedia Commons. Theresa May has effectively resigned, putting an end to…
Bashir is gone, transitional military is in power. But only women can make change
Alaa Salah was propelled to internet fame earlier after clips went viral of her leading…
Notre Double Standard de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris in flames, view from the Quai des Augustins. Wikimedia Commons. Public,…
The ‘Arab Spring’ has Sprung Again in the Middle East
Credit: Patrick Chappatte for the New York Times As you may have noticed on your…
Arrests in Marielle Franco’s Death a Blow to Bolsonaro’s Brazil, a Step Towards the Accountability She Fought For
Marcelo Freixo/Wikimedia Commons Two ex-police officers were arrested in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday in…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Problem
In 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood ran a candidate in the post-Arab Spring presidential elections in…
An Election of “Firsts”
Yesterday’s election saw large numbers of Americans turning up to cast their votes. The New York…
How Overturning a Christian Woman’s Death Sentence Brought Pakistan to a Standstill
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a woman falsely accused of blasphemy, in…
No Post-Conflict Decontamination Obligations Set Before UN First Committee Vote
NEW YORK—The U.N. General Assembly’s upcoming vote on a resolution to address the effects and…