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The Plight of Indonesian Domestic Workers in Hong Kong

Lilac Peterson November 20, 2015

The term “domestic helper” conjures images of a devoted caretaker who enlivens a family’s home. But for Indonesian domestic helpers, who have been coming to

Hindu Nationalist Violence Increasing in India

Sophie Khan November 19, 2015

In India, there has been a rise in violence against Muslims who have been accused of eating and selling beef. Some Hindus are saying that

A Shadowy Web of Unknowns: Unearthing the Underground Economy in Nuclear Materials

Old Writer November 18, 2015

100 tons of plutonium, 1,000 tons of highly enriched uranium, and 30,000 nuclear warheads make up the known Russian nuclear arsenal today. However, following the

Putin’s New Plaything

Kevin Klyman November 16, 2015

Vladimir Putin is like a cat. People don’t know what he’s thinking, and the fact that he is unpredictable makes him an enigma. However, the

Requiem for a Nascent Democracy: Burundi

Omar Mohamed November 13, 2015

From the ruins of a twelve-year civil war, Burundi openly embraced multi-party democracy in 2005 to a great deal of optimism and expectation. Today, the

Cyberwar with China

Old Writer November 10, 2015

The U.S. has been hacked on over 700 occasions in just five years on fronts ranging from corporate to private to governmental. Over the past

Iraqi National Reconciliation

Khairuldeen Al Makhozoomi November 5, 2015

Iraqi army officers made two attempts on the life of the country’s prime minister, Haider Al-Abadi, before being thwarted by the US Embassy in Baghdad,

The Waning Hermit Kingdom (Part I): A Faltering Kim-Regime

Ana Singh November 3, 2015

When tensions rose along the Korean Peninsula this past August, it was not military provocation, but South Korean speakers blaring anti-North Korean propaganda that spurred

Compassion from Parliament to the Rural Health Clinic

Lilac Peterson November 2, 2015

In modern industrialized societies, women continue to encounter stigma and stonewalling when they seek out information about family planning and contraceptive care. But in developing

Trapped in Tradition’s Prison: Why India is Not Ready to Criminalize Marital Rape

Rea Savla October 29, 2015

Jyoti Singh was brutally gang raped on December 16, 2012. The assault against this 23-year-old New Delhi resident suddenly put India’s laws against sexual assault

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