The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa illustrated a fundamental flaw in public health policies. Ebola survivors pray in Monrovia, Liberia, 10 April 2015. (EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo) The recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa spread fear around the world, partly because of...
In Greece, art, like the country’s economy, is in suffering from austerity. The question is whether it is going to evolve or hit the skids. Greece’s economy has been in crisis for six years. Economic output has plummeted, unemployment has soared and large...
Fighting rages in Syria despite international efforts to impose a ceasefire and advance a peace plan. How remote are the prospects for peace in Syria? A hospital destroyed in northern Syria, 15 February 2016 (EPA/Sam Taylor/Médecins Sans Frontières handout) Fighting...
By Rashad Mammadov Once again, diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Syrian conflict have stalled. Only two days after opening in Geneva, talks between the government, rebel forces and both sides’ international backers were suspended last week until...
Russia’s economic woes seem to make it an easy target, but the West runs a risk in trying to paint Vladimir Putin into a corner. Archbishop Clement of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church walks past a pro-Russian armored vehicle and soldiers outside a Ukrainian...
“The atmosphere blew me away.” Giuliana represented Denmark at the model United Nations and quickly learned the arts of diplomacy. Here I am (center) with the delegations of Slovenia, Seychelles and Senegal. (Photo by Pascal Monteville) “It’s 2048 or...
By Celia Bottger The end of 2015 saw a successful conclusion to the Paris Climate Change Conference. Six weeks later, clouds are already on the horizon. Nearly 200 countries sketched a path in Paris towards global carbon reductions, offering a glimmer of hope that the...
The execution of a Muslim cleric has inflamed an ancient sectarian rift dividing two Mideast powers — Saudi Arabia and Iran. An Iranian woman holds up a poster showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, Tehran, 4 January 2016. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) In the Muslim world, the...
Should the U.S. intervene more aggressively in Syria? History tells us it could lead to mistakes. And blocking immigrants would betray U.S. values. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) flank UN Special Envoy for Syria...
By Rashad Mammadov Saudi Arabia has announced it will lead a coalition of 34 Muslim countries with a single, proclaimed goal — to fight radical Islamism. The geography of the new alliance is impressive: it extends across three continents, from the Atlantic Ocean...