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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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September 18, 2019
Hong Kong
Pro-Democracy Protests in Hong Kong: Perspectives From the Frontlines
Since March, millions of Hong Kongers have protested their government’s proposed law to allow the extradition of criminal suspects to mainland China. Although Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam rec…
July 25, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
“Africa: Kenya, Zimbabwe, and South Africa – Violence and Transition in Post Settler-Colonial States”
This is the title of a short, thoughtful–and thought-provoking–article by Brian Raftopoulos, Solomon Mungure, Nicky Roussea, and Masheti Masinjila that originally appeared in Solidarity Peace Trust b…
April 11, 2018
Peru
Can Peru’s President Chart a New Path?
President Martín Vizcarra could be the man to break the thirty-year long corruption chain, but first, he must master the nearly impossible political terrain that undid his predecessor.
August 30, 2014
Weekend Reading and Watching: Getting to Know ISIS
Amberin Zaman looks at Turkish photographer Bunyamin Aygun’s 40-day ordeal in captivity. Brian Fishman debunks the many myths about ISIS. VICE gets an inside look at ISIS-land (video).
July 12, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Understanding Sudan
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (L) and Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir walk at Juba airport July 9, 2011. (STR New/Courtesy Reuters) I recently received a request for some reading recomm…
