by Jonathan Lyons | 22 May 2018 | Islam, Middle East
The victory of a nationalist in Iraq’s elections has hit Iran’s interests and begs the question of whether Tehran’s influence in the Middle East has peaked. Supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr celebrate his election win in Baghdad, Iraq, 14...
by Barry Moody | 27 Feb 2018 | Europe
Italy’s election will likely produce yet another a weak coalition government, unable to tackle obstacles to growth in the eurozone’s 3rd biggest economy. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi holds up his party’s proposed political contract with...
by Laila Mirza | 29 Jan 2018 | Islam, Personal Reflections, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, United States, Youth Voices
I used to feel secure as a Muslim in America. This changed with Trump’s election and I do not believe Islamophobia will end when he leaves office. A political rally for Donald Trump, left, in Oklahoma City, 26 February 2016. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) I’ve always...
by Robert Conner | 18 Jan 2018 | Politics, United States
Are you interested in driving political change? Getting fired up about U.S. midterm elections this year? Here’s advice from a young man in the trenches. The author (second from right) with an animated U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Cal), Washington, DC, May 2017...
by Arsentiy Novak | 8 Jun 2017 | Europe, Politics, Student Posts
Vote! That’s what students in Britain are being told on election day. But here’s an alternative view: Abstain and withhold your approval of a flawed system. British voters go to the polls today in a snap election that Conservative Prime Minister Theresa...