What started out as a mere conflict for independence has quickly escalated into a full out international engagement. No one could have predicted that the..
On the 11th of January, Aaron Swartz, prodigal computer programmer and one of the fiercest advocates of free online information, committed suicide in his New..
Niemeyer’s dreams have not died with him, but live on through his architecture – made to please the eyes of the people, they remain an..
As the head of the state of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the thirty-something babyface leader is among the many incompetents who employ religion as a tool..
Protests have yet again set ablaze the city of Bangkok. Does this new wave of uprisings prove a feeling of unease that plagues the Thai..
It could be a terrible movie title! Chechnya is a small state sandwiched between Dagestan, Georgia, and what is now the state of Ingushetia. It..
On September 11th 2012, Catalonia, as happens every year, took to the streets to celebrate its day – la Diada. Without warning, without preview and..
Erected in 1982, the Pearl Roundabout long stood as a major landmark in the heart of Manama, Bahrain’s capital. This rather bizarre-looking monument served as..
Germany has taken the long road on its way to becoming the progressive force that it is today. Their recent election to the Human Rights..
This year in France, the candidate that spent the most during his campaign is now President of the Republic. Presidential campaigns are very expensive, but..
Will Tibetan self-immolations be the light calling on India and China to resolve their political differences?..
Canada is by many standards a mature liberal democracy, characterized by a number of features that conform to what we would expect of today’s democracies...
‘Pole Pole’ is a well-known Swahili proverb that encourages one ‘to take things easy’ and not to get caught up in the stress of day-to..
A testimony to the character of the citizens who reclaimed Argentina as their own in an admirable demonstration of collective desire for respect...
Contrary to its record of miracle economic growth in the second half of the 20thcentury, Japan has recently been appearing in the news for the..
Ecuador offered asylum to Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, arguing that he was a victim of political persecution...
A people perpetually disillusioned, and a leadership long lost in the unfeasible.
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Does Maldives have the means to prevent the dangerous Islamic fundamentalism that is spreading all over South Asia?..
Her story will be the spark of life Pakistan requires to change it’s own fate, and bring peace and education to the masses that deserve..
The Great War of Africa (1998-2003) was responsible for the greatest loss of human life since the conclusion of the Second World War. In late..
It’s been over a year since Yulia Tymoshenko’s—the former prime minister of Ukraine, imprisonment. She has been sitting on a list of charges that in..