Women Have a Chance to Shape Scottish Independence
Nearly a century after the Nineteenth Amendment guaranteed their right to vote, women hold less than 20% of the 535 seats in the U.S. Congress.…
Lessons from a can of Coca-Cola
In one of the most bizarre moments in North Korean history − not a minor feat − former NBA star and bad boy Dennis Rodman…
Tragedy in Afghanistan – The Personal Impact of Long Wars on our Military Leadership
I woke to the sound of my cell phone ringing early on a Saturday morning. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and braced myself…
What’s the Big [Trade] Deal? The Significance of the Bali Ministerial for the WTO
The Ninth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), held in Bali, Indonesia from December 3 – 6, 2013, brought out the best, and…
Who is responsible for the health of this child?
Aixa Cano was described in a recent AP article as a shy, 5-year old girl from Chaco, a poor farming province in northern Argentina. What…
Global Financial Reform in the Wake of the Financial Crisis of 2008
In the five-year period since the outbreak of the global financial crisis, much attention has been given to the financial reforms that are needed at…
Rage Against The (Chinese) Machine
As captured in Rage Against the Machine’s self-titled album cover, self-immolation has long been a terrifying means of protest in Tibet, particularly among Buddhist monks.…
Supporting Syria: You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It Too
I’ve known since I was seven that arming Syrian rebels against the al-Assad regime is a bad idea. Mitt Romney still hasn’t figured it out.…