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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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Yemenis stand at the site of a Saudi air strike against Huthi rebels near Sanaa Airport in March, 2015

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Yemen’s Religious Minority of Bahai Relives Iranian Nightmare

by Daniel Mark

2018/09/18

The Houthi regime in Yemen claims that Baha’is are waging a “Satanic war” against Muslim Yemenis. The escalation of hateful...

Migrants and refugees look on after minor clashes with Greek policemen occurred at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, March 2016

Opinion

Danish-Norwegian Return Center in Kabul Would Experiment with Children’s Lives

by Martin Lemberg-Pedersen

2018/07/11

Norway and Denmark are trying to pressure Afghan authorities into a new policy of establishing a children’s center in Kabul...

Opinion

UK Prime Minister’s Brexit Position Can Become Untenable

by James F. Downes

2018/07/10

The resignations of the UK Brexit Secretary and Foreign Secretary have thrown the UK government into disarray. The position of...

President of Afghanistan Muhammad Ashraf Ghani.

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Why Can’t President Ghani End War in Afghanistan?

by Mohammad Naser Sidiqee

2018/07/09

The Afghan people and the international actors have sensed that President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani's rapacious appetite for power grows in...

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018

Opinion

North Korean Nuclear Developments: Death Knells for the Singapore Declaration?

by Charmaine N. Willis

2018/07/09

After North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump met in Singapore, the latter has been optimistic about...

Opinion

New Mexican President Needs Big Plans to Keep Voters on his Side

by Jennifer Piscopo

2018/07/07

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won the Mexican elections with a resounding victory, but the brand-new president will need to move...

Cartoon of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders taking questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S.

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White House Press Briefings Are Repetitive Talking Parrot Show

by Farooq Ahmad

2018/07/06

White House press briefings started with the intention of keeping the public informed, but under US President Donald Trump the...

Opinion

Indonesia’s Underdeveloped Regions Need Innovative Programs

by Hanif Muhammad and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

2018/07/05

Underdeveloped regions are one of Indonesia's national government’s priorities, but to address the problems strong vision, programs, and leadership on...

Opinion

International Community Needs Global Plan to Share Responsibility for Refugees

by Marjoleine Zieck

2018/07/04

By the end of 2017, the number of forcibly displaced people was nearly three million higher than the previous year....

A wounded Palestinian is being carried away on a stretcher by four men, while smoke appears in the background.

Opinion

Clashes at Border Reveal How Israel Dehumanizes Palestinians

by Vittorio Felci and Spyros A. Sofos

2018/07/04

One of the most alarming developments that the current events at the Israeli border reveal is the degree of dehumanization...

Opinion

Danish-Norwegian Return Center for Minors in Kabul: Well-Founded Initiative?

by Terje Einarsen and Jessica Schultz

2018/07/10

Norway and Denmark are closer than ever to establishing a children's center in Kabul for unaccompanied Afghan minors whose asylum...

Yemeni pro-government forces gather during their fight against the Houthi rebels around Hodeidah's airport on June 18, 2018.

Opinion

It’s Time for International Community to Step in and End Yemen War

by Kelly McFarland

2018/10/10

The Saudi-led coalition's recent attack on Yemeni port city Hodeidah may offer a chance to end the war in Yemen....

Police cars at the scene of shooting in Maryland

Opinion

We Must Hold Ourselves and Each Other Accountable to Defend Press Freedom

by Lindsay Hoffman

2018/06/30

We must hold ourselves and each other accountable to defend press freedom, to protect journalists, and not to sink into...

Washington State Cougars quarterback Tyler Hilinski catches a ball.

Opinion

We Need to Talk About Mental Illness in Athletics

by Jim Davis

2018/06/29

Mental illness needs to be talked about. The stigma needs to be removed, especially in athletics.

People hold signs to protest against the separation of families at the US-Mexico border.

Opinion

US Service Providers Race Against Time as Immigration Policy Shifts

by Stephanie Canizales

2018/07/01

While the US government continues its plans for family detention and works toward the reunification of separated families, service providers...

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a media conference in Najaf, Iraq

Opinion

Iranian Influence in Iraq to Rise Again with Proposed Coalition

by Munqith Dagher

2018/06/28

The proposed Iraqi parliamentary coalition between Saeroun and Fateh will bring Iraq back to sectarian politics and policies and will...

A bamboo-based design raises family homes safely above water levels to cope with raising water levels in Bangladesh.

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Let’s Stop Using Terms ‘Climate Change’ and ‘Global Warming’

by Andrew Ryan Aubuchon

2018/06/27

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges that humanity faces and finding a way to weather this storm...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd chairman Jack Ma gestures during a talk by Our Hong Kong Foundation in Hong Kong

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China’s Artificial Intelligence Revolution: a Sputnik Moment for the West?

by Kris Hartley

2018/06/27

If the US and other Western countries wish to remain competitive with China in the field of artificial intelligence, they...

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces on April 20, 2018, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip during mass protests dubbed "The Great March of Return."

Opinion

The ‘World Cup Effect’ and Israel’s Continued Assault on Gaza

by Brendan Ciarán Browne

2018/06/27

While the world is engrossed in the spectacle of rival fans coming together under the auspices of carnival, applauding the...

Opinion

Iran May Be Facing Full Political Takeover by Revolutionary Guard Corps

by Babak Taghvaee

2018/06/26

For decades, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) has been inflating the role of the exiled Iranian political-militant organization Mojahedin-e...