An information battle between Ukraine and Russia has brought out the worst in their media machines. It’s time for a Ukraine with an independent media. Ukraine’s Jamala with her country’s flag after winning the Eurovision Song Contest, Stockholm, Sweden, 14 May...
The conflict in Ukraine has propelled U.S.-Russian relations to their lowest point since the Cold War and soured Russia’s ties with Europe. Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko arrives in Ukraine after being released by Russia, 25 May 2016. (EPA/Sergey Dolzhenko) This is...
By Marilyn Smith The price of oil has plunged to its lowest level in over a decade. The cost of natural gas is down 50% in the past year. Energy is suddenly cheap and it has never been easier to heat your home, right? Not quite. Despite the drop in global oil...
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 following post was initially published on Education Week’s global learning blog, curated by the Asia Society. By Nelson Graves Menacing. Predatory. Dangerous. Bad. That’s how the wolf is depicted in many stories that parents read to their children in...