When the American colonies won their independence from England, England recognized each of the 13 colonies as an independent, sovereign nation.
DetailsHusham left behind a wife and four young children, along with many friends across the political spectrum and across the world. I had known him for about six years. Husham was a bit of an enigma at first: an Iraqi security analyst with contacts...
DetailsThe historic protests sweeping America were long overdue, not just as a response to racism and police violence, but also as a revolt against entrenched plutocracy.
DetailsThe doctrine of qualified immunity too often gives police miscreants a free pass
DetailsMillions of people around the world have lost their jobs amid the current Covid-19 crisis. How should you handle your emotional reaction?
DetailsThe Dandi March, which started 90 years ago, inaugurated Mahatma Gandhis most successful attempt at civil disobedience against the British Raj.
DetailsNow that the coronavirus has gone global, markets are swooning and the weaknesses of national health systems are being revealed. Like the slower-moving crisis of antimicrobial resistance, the pandemic should alert governments to the need for significantly
DetailsBaghdads motorized rickshaws are a symbol of the larger crisis Iraq faces as it fails to give its youths a viable future.
DetailsWhether by force or politics, Iran desperately needs to reconsolidate power among Shia constituencies throughout the region, but this challenge may prove insurmountable given current public sentiment in Iraq and Lebanon.
DetailsAlthough the ongoing Shia-led protests in Iraq have not spread to regions with a Sunni majority (including Kurdish areas), many members of these communities have supported the protest clamor...
DetailsStreet protests are enveloping the developing world and especially the Middle East and North Africa Algeria...
DetailsDespite its scope and complexity, the crisis in the news media is far from intractable. Addressing it will require the worlds wealthy democracies to use foreign
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