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Opinion

From Roosevelt to Trump: The Complicated Legacy of Personal Diplomacy

by Tizoc Chavez

2024/11/15

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US Isolation of Iran and a Regional War Nobody Wants [Part II]

by Hossein Askari

2019/10/05

With every passing day, reconciliation between the United States and Iran becomes ever more difficult as sanctions bite and Iranian animosity grows,...

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural painted on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran on November 19, 2011

Opinion

Why Are US-Iran Relations So Tainted? [Part I]

by Hossein Askari

2019/10/04

The troubled history of Iran-US ties, beginning soon after WWII, is at the foundation of broken relations today.

Opinion

Diverse World, One Internet: How to Regulate Online Extremist Content?

by Dan Jerker B. Svantesson

2019/10/03

The world essentially shares one internet, making online extremist content an international, cross-border issue. Domestic, uncoordinated measures implemented in reaction...

White nationalists, neo-Nazis and alt-right members attempt to guard the entrance to Lee Park during the Unite the Right rally on August 12, 2017

Opinion

Past as Present: Confronting an American History of Racism in Charlottesville

by Grant Burrier

2019/10/02

Two years after the Unite the Right rally, Charlottesville continues to struggle with legacies of racism and slavery. Directly confronting...

Iranian men hold placards reading 'Sanctions must be removed' in the capital Tehran on November 23, 2014

Opinion

Economic Sanctions: Insidious and Dangerous Weapon of War

by Hossein Askari

2019/09/30

Economic sanctions on Iran numb Americans into thinking that they have avoided military conflict. However, the human suffering of average...

A smoker is engulfed by vapours as he smokes an electronic vaping machine during lunch time in central London on August 9, 2017.

Opinion

Crusade Against Vaping E-Cigarettes is Catastrophic for Public Health

by Konstantinos Farsalinos

2019/09/27

E-cigarettes do not appear to be implicated in the recent outbreak of lung intoxication in the US. The crusade against...

Rohingya refugees pray in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, Aug. 25, 2018

Opinion

Blaming Victims: Bangladesh’s Hardline Approach to Rohingya is Misguided

by Ronan Lee

2020/06/01

Bangladesh’s newfound approach of blaming Rohingya for their situation is entirely the wrong approach and allows Myanmar to continue mistreating...

Women look at posters of Tunisian presidential candidates in Tunis on September 2, 2019, the first day of the campaign period

Opinion

What Does Tunisia’s Election Reveal About Democratic Progress?

by Fabio Merone

2019/09/25

Taken in by a wave of 'democratic enthusiasm' for the 'Tunisian model,' very few pointed out that less than half...

Greta Thunberg gives an impassioned speech at the UN climate summit, September 23, 2019.

Opinion

Dear Democrats: Greta Thunberg’s ‘How Dare You’ Means You Too

by Bryan Bowman

2019/09/25

Many Democrats in the US heard Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations on Monday, but few seem to have...

Protesters outside the UK Supreme Court yelled for parliament to be reopened after PM Johnson had suspended it in the run-up to Brexit.

Opinion

UK Ruling on Parliament Suspension Highlights Flaw in British Democracy

by Sandy Milne

2019/09/24

The UK has no formal constitution; instead, royal prerogative is vested in the Queen, who is expected to act at...

A girl blows out smoke after inhaling an e-cigarette.

Opinion

Why Vaping Devices Can’t be Blamed for US Outbreak of Lung Illnesses

by Riccardo Polosa

2019/09/24

Just as the needle can’t be blamed for an overdose, the vaping device can’t be blamed for the outbreak of severe,...

Palestinian women protest in support of women's rights outside the prime minister's office in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah

Opinion

More to Palestine than Conflict: It’s Time to Talk About Internal Human Rights

by Charlotte Littlewood and Elizabeth Arif-Fear

2019/09/25

When it comes to Palestine, all agency is removed from those at the center of the issue and replaced by...

Mexican police are looking into the death of a journalist, who was found stabbed to death

Opinion

Why Doesn’t the Mexican Government Protect Journalists?

by Kris Kodrich

2019/09/25

Governments in a democracy have a responsibility to support a free press. Mexican officials must improve the criminal justice system...

China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Opinion

EU and US Must Counter Russia and China’s Presence in the Balkans

by Akri Çipa

2019/09/20

Chinese and Russian activities in the Balkans could threaten peace, hinder democratization, and challenge the region’s Western orientation. The EU...

Saudi defence ministry spokesman Turki bin Saleh al-Malki displays pieces of what he said were Iranian cruise missiles and drones recovered from the attack site that targeted Saudi Aramco's facilities

Opinion

US Accusing Iran of Saudi Oil Attack May End in Devastating Blowback

by Hossein Askari

2019/09/19

The US should be cautious about accusing Iran of the attack on Saudi oil facilities without ironclad evidence. There could...

Computer-generated Instagram celebrity Lil Miquela.

Opinion

This Social Media Influencer is a Robot – But How Could This Influence the Future?

by Jaden Yocom and Salvador Acevedo

2019/09/18

Lil Miquela, a computer-generated character that surfaced on Instagram in 2016, may seem like an insignificant profit project from a...

President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast at a hotel in Washington

Opinion

Evangelicals Who Supported Trump to Gain Political Power Made Egregious Mistake

by Chris Thurman

2019/10/09

After years of being mocked and dismissed by liberals, evangelicals were so hungry to regain political power they were willing...

EU's High representative for foreign affairs and security policy Federica Mogherini (L) and European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn address a press conference on the adoption of the European enlargement package 2019

Opinion

Will the Western Balkans Ever Join the European Union?

by Tony Fabijančić

2019/09/16

The western Balkan nations won't satisfy EU demands anytime soon, nor will they find a panacea for all their economic,...

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on board the Malizia II sailing yacht

Opinion

Is What Thunberg and Her Fellow Climate Strikers Want So Extreme?

by Roger Jones

2019/09/13

For a cohort of conservative, mainly male commentators, advocates, and politicians to claim that 16-year-old celebrated climate striker Greta Thunberg is only a...