America’s Retreat: Russian and Chinese Leadership in the Middle East (Part II) Nicholas Chanko Jan 11, 2018 Editor's Note: This article is the second of a two-part series on the Middle East and North Africa's (MENA)…
America’s Retreat: Russian and Chinese Leadership in the Middle East (Part I) Nicholas Chanko Jan 10, 2018 Editor's Note: This article is the first of a two-part series on the Middle East and North Africa's (MENA) shifting…
Explainer: How Do the Kurds Relate to the Arab World, Palestine, and Israel? Nicholas Chanko Nov 21, 2017 On September 25th, Iraqi Kurds voted overwhelmingly in an independence referendum to separate from Iraq and become…
How the World Bank is Aggressively Targeting Childhood Stunting Nicholas Chanko Oct 15, 2017 Stunting (also referred to as stunted growth or nutritional stunting) is the limited growth of human development in…
Power Traps and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa Nicholas Chanko Aug 20, 2017 Nearly every nation in Sub-Saharan Africa has faced power traps and institutional instability since their…
Presenting Existence: The Art of Documentary Films Nicholas Chanko Jul 20, 2017 In early January, SeaWorld announced the end of its infamous killer whale show. This followed an act signed…
Big Pharma: Ignoring Needs, Following Profits Nicholas Chanko Jun 15, 2017 The United States is home to the largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in the world and has some…
Donald Trump – One Too Many Blunders Nicholas Chanko May 30, 2017 On May 9th, President Trump fired FBI Director Comey – only the second time an FBI director has ever been fired…
The End of Life As We Know It Nicholas Chanko Mar 14, 2017 On September 14, 1930, the first dust storm traversed the Southern Plains, wandering through southwest Kansas and…
Trump’s White House: Personal Attacks and Alternative Facts Nicholas Chanko Feb 13, 2017 On January 20th Donald Trump became the President of the United States and entered the White House with a gaggle…