Decades of established American policy have been upended in the four months since Donald Trump returned to the White House. An axe-swinging Elon Musk has…
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In Led Zeppelin’s epic “Kashmir,” the lyrics evoke a dreamlike image of sunlit landscapes and distant horizons. The real Kashmir, however, is far removed from…
From the scorching sand dunes of the Sahara Desert to the vibrant cultural centers of Cape Town and Johannesburg and the lush highlands of the…
“Whose land is it?” This question lies at the heart of the Palestinian nationalist struggle. It’s a question tangled in the collapse of empires, the…
After a June 2024 campaign rally in Wisconsin, Donald Trump took to social media to announce his signature defense initiative: to “PREVENT WORLD WORLD III”…
In his well-known essay “The End of History?”, economist Francis Fukuyama wrote: “it matters very little to us what strange thoughts occur to the people…
Alexei Navalny’s Life and Legacy as a Fearless Challenger of Russian Corruption and Authoritarianism
Alexei Navalny’s Life and Legacy as a Fearless Challenger of Russian Corruption and Authoritarianism
On February 16th, 2024, longtime political and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny died in a Russian prison located in a penal colony in the Arctic Circle.…
It sounds like the basis of an ill-conceived TV program: a rogue state embedded within the jungles of Southeast Asia and whose primary business (controlled…
As we in the United States approach our November 2024 election, many around the country and the world are left wondering what will happen to…