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The Age of Disillusionment: Do Tweets Speak Louder Than…
In the run up to the inauguration, President-Elect Trump has openly threatened the Japanese Toyota industry in…
Terra Nullius – Georgia’s Shifting Frontiers
At the annual celebration of the Russian Geographical Society in Saint Petersburg last November, Russian President…
Does the UN do Anything? A Review of 2016
The newly-elected United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres kicked off the new year with a stirring speech,…
Artificial Intelligence and Job Security
In January 2017, Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, a life insurance company based in Japan, has announced plans to…
A Crisis in Two Parts: Mongolia’s Buddhism…
On Friday, November 18, 2016 the 14th Dalai Lama arrived in Ulan Bator to begin a four-day pastoral visit in…
Saudi Arabia and the Plight of the Arms Trade Treaty
Coalition airstrikes lead by Saudi Arabia in support of deposed President Hadi against Houthi rebels have caused an…
UN Israeli Settlement Resolution: Obama and Trump…
It appears that in the weeks preceding the inevitable onslaught of a Trump presidency, soon to be former President…
Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of African Refugees: The…
July 15th, 2013 marked exactly 75 years to the day after the Evian conference of 1938, which was held in an attempt…
Canadian Complacency: Trudeau in the Trump Era
“We’re actually closer than friends. We’re more like siblings,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a state…
The Rise of Reactionaries: An End to Ideological…
Seventeen years ago, the twenty-first century was given a rousing reception, seen as the harbinger of hopeful times…
German Security Policy at Stake: The “Culture of…
To many, the terrorist attack that took place in Berlin on 19 December 2016 gave basis to the growing feeling in…
The World Rings in a New Year of Uncertainty for the…
More than one year after the groundbreaking Paris Agreement, environmental protection as a policy issue remains…