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… threaten the cultural makeup of Europe due to the alleged incompatibility of the Islamic faith of the majority of new … saw some of the largest waves of refugees and most violent forced migrations in human history, especially as a result … very well define the 21 st century. As globalization has become the rule, and as the West has generally benefitted …

… Within a matter of months, events in Ukraine have transformed the global political order that emerged after the … of Ukraine: Russia cannot be an empire without Ukraine and coming to terms with Ukraine’s separate nationhood is a … the last parliamentary elections of 2012, the right-wing Freedom party not only made it into the parliament, but …

… lives or the devastation it has brought on families and communities across the nation. The historical origins of … to build a Great Society based on equal opportunity for all. And so he took steps that would culminate in 1965 … that the “first civil right of all Americans is to be free from domestic violence.” Three years later, facing …

… a majority of members of the legislative assembly voted for the extension, average citizens with no connection to crime have become victims of this policy —especially poor and young … Rights Ombudsman. Family members have not been able to visit their loved ones, despite pleading with the …

… the amendment restored voting rights to ex-felons who had completed their prison sentence and been released from parole or probation, except for those convicted of murder or felony sex crimes. A … Mass Incarceration and Mass Disfranchisement A St. Louis newspaper described the election-day arrests and harassment …

… Shi'i militiamen in Tikrit, a Sunni stronghold and the former hometown of Saddam Hussein. When ISIS forces drove … some political pundits conclude, negotiations cannot overcome divine principles dictating distinct worldviews that … Victory" sculpture in Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, November 2003. In his memoir, Bremer laughingly …

… “elected” president of Syria. The unrest resulted from a combination of socio-economic and political problems that had been building for years and that affect especially Syria’s large rural … now only a hope—for Alawites and Sunnis to break free from this political deadlock and form a supra-sectarian …

… could be reached—this meeting laid an important foundation for future international cooperation.  Subsequent … epidemiological data on infectious diseases, and offer recommendations on sanitation. The OIPH would later become a … the year.  And, of course, in 2020,  COVID-19  became the latest PHEIC. While the response to the COVID-19 pandemic …

… on a Wikileaks document, surreptitiously acquired from Stratfor, the Texas security company, revealing Egyptian and Sudanese plans to build an … about the environmental and political impact of this latest dam have discouraged lenders. The International …

… With more than 80 million forcibly displaced people in the world and another 260-plus … policy in the U.S., Europe, and across the world have become fierce and deeply divisive, to say the least, and will surely continue to dominate politics in the coming years. All the while, lives are in the balance as …

… with millions more threatened by disease and famine. Yet for many in the West, Yemen remains a forgotten war, despite the fact that the Saudi-backed forces fighting the northern Houthi rebels continue to … to actually purchase these goods that are given for free by the international community, and then turned into a …

… birthday celebrations  in 2017 [photo credit:  TML Weekly Information Project ]. Canada’s Houses of Parliament (its House of Commons and the Senate chambers) sit on the unceded … of one from the other, and created a Charter of Rights and Freedoms to guarantee equity and equality for all. This is …

… Doping scandals have been shaking the world of sport for almost a half century. However, the recent scandal … Agency (WADA) Dick Pound presented “The Independent Commission Report #1” to the press corps. The 323-page … brand. Ultimately what history teaches us is that the latest Russian drug scandal is not, as is often portrayed, …

… victory signals that the ERA has a renewed chance to become the 28 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To be … must be approved by Congress and then sent to the states for ratification by a two-thirds majority, or 38 states. … rights activists are hopeful that, if nothing else, the latest interest in the ERA will spark discussion and perhaps …

… On August 21, 2019, #PrayForAmazonas became the top trending hashtag on Twitter after the combination of smoke from Amazon forest fires, a weather … 50% of all corporate tax liabilities could be invested tax-free in SUDAM-approved projects, channeling corporate …

… On August 7th, 2008, just before midnight, Georgian forces launched an attack on … unrecognized until recently by anyone in the international community. It has its own government, though largely staffed … unity. Over the last four years he has attempted to unfreeze the conflict by both diplomacy and military threats. …