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With every rubbled Raqqa street, the US-backed Kurdish and Arab Free Syrian Army inches closer towards victory over the so-called Islamic State (IS). As the Salafist group lives out its final days in the Middle East, the world prepares for…
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In Rachel Carson’s book, Under the Sea Wind, she poignantly describes the beauty of living on a planet as singular as our own: “To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving…
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In August 2016, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia had an announcement to make to the people of Colombia and to the world. Finally, after over five decades of bitter warfare and four years of negotiation, Colombia’s government had…
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Merely seventeen years ago, Venezuela was riding high. Latin America's largest exporter of oil was met with soaring world oil prices. Venezuela's economy underwent five years of substantial growth under new political leadership. Venezuela…
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The largest terrorist attack in Indonesia in recent years took place in the capital on January 14th, 2016. Two of the perpetrators, ex-prisoners Muhammad Ali and Sunakim, were influenced by a man they met in prison. This man was Aman…
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Chicago is often thrown around by politicians as an example of one of the greatest failures of the United States, declaring it a waste land of gun-violence that’s steeped in corruption scandals. This story is perpetuated by the media.…
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The events that have sparked the current crisis in Myanmar began on August 25th, when Rohingya militants, belonging to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, attacked multiple police outposts in the Rakhine state. The attacks triggered a…
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The world is finally paying attention to the long-term Venezuelan Crisis. For close to a decade, Venezuela has been mired in social, political and economic problems, which continue to deteriorate. The reverberations of protests in the…
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In recent weeks, a series of hurricanes and tropical storms have hit the Caribbean and Southern United States. Hurricane Harvey, Irma and now Jose and Maria have flooded and destroyed thousands of homes, resulting in massive relief efforts,…
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News of a supposed "end" to Syria's six-year conflict flooded headlines following a statement from Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's that the “civil war in Syria is de-facto over,” at the Army 2017 Forum in August. Shoigu informed…
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