Vladimir Putin’s decision to support a referendum in order to annex Crimea has sent a clear message to the international community: there is no set
Month: March 2015
Monday Briefing | March 30
Monday Briefing | March 30, 2015 Stories to Follow Nigeria Votes Nigeria’s elections continue as outbreaks of unrest continue nationwide and the struggle against Boko
Libya: The Islamic State’s Pivot Point
[This was originally published here] Thanks to Allah who kept us alive to see the dawn of the Caliphate state reemerge… And Allah’s blessing upon Libya
Theorizing a Role for Public Media in American Society in the 21st Century
Public media in the United States, as we know it today, exists almost as if it were a relic from another era of American life,
Global Zero: Life without the Bomb?
Nuclear weapons: the single most awesome form of energy ever harnessed by mankind can be controlled and condensed into a metal capsule, capable, nay, designed
Ukraine Troll Armies
[Originally posted here] The Ukrainian government, in an attempt to counter the narrative of the Russian-backed rebels, announced last month that it would be recruiting
Monday Briefing | March 23
Monday Briefing Stories to follow this week Founding Father and First Prim Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, Dies at 91 Mr. Lee Kuan Yew
Power to the Oppressor: The Venezuelan-Security Council Paradox
Tens of thousands of Venezuelan students took to the streets of Caracas to peacefully protest against an inefficient government in February 2014. Shortage of food
How the Republicans Might Have Accidentally Helped Obama Get Closer to a Deal with Iran
After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu’s March 3 address to Congress without an invitation from the executive branch, 47 Republican senators circumvented the White House
Mali and the Sahel
[Originally posted here] “You want to cut hands? Here are two! Cut them!” So dares a fishmonger to the occupiers of her hometown, theatrically presenting