The hope against hope over the past month has been that Russia and its  president, Vladimir Putin, would back down

Are there some true stories that are just too serious to be told as comedies? It’s a question that comes

Journalism is in peril in Turkey, a country that is becoming known more for its jailed journalists than the quality of their

Earlier this month, people in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty gathered outside the General Prosecutor’s Office to demand the release of

For the past two decades, February 14 has marked a moment of reflection for many in Lebanon, the anniversary of the 2005

If you’ve turned on the TV over the last month, you’re probably aware that Russia has conducted a massive military buildup on

Muslim women’s clothing choices continue to be weaponized and policed by patriarchal states around the world. From India to France, Afghanistan to Iran, Muslim women are

Fusion energy is an old concept that has proven challenging to translate into reality. Since the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists have been

Debate and action on climate change is heating up worldwide. From the implementation of the Paris Agreement by various countries to the

Us humans are notoriously bad at estimating risk. Most people fear flying far more than driving, even though the odds

Surveillance practices of the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank are spilling back inside the country’s pre-1967 borders and

New Delhi has yet again attempted a balancing act over rising Russia-West tensions. On January 31, the UN Security Council

Drug trafficking is nothing new in the Middle East but the last decade of conflict has given way to a

For the third year in a row, a country in the Sahel has experienced a coup. Last week’s in Burkina Faso followed

Ukraine, likely named after the Slavic word for “borderland,” has long been a crossroads for peoples, civilizations, trade – and military invasions.

China’s announcement late last year that it will scale back the money it lends to Africa, from $60 billion to $40