Editor’s Picks
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What global progress has been made on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment?
By Brooke Faulkner Over the last couple of decades, there has been a lot of progress made towards preventing HIV/AIDS…
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Why Americans appear more likely to support Christian refugees
By Joannie Tremblay-Boire, University of Maryland and Aseem Prakash, University of Washington An estimated 70 million people worldwide have been…
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How a ‘hard’ Brexit would harm US banks, carmakers and drug companies
By Elham Mafi-Kreft, Indiana University Nearly three years have passed since British voters chose to leave the European Union, a…
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Don’t blame Sharia for Islamic extremism – blame colonialism
By Mark Fathi Massoud, University of California, Santa Cruz Warning that Islamic extremists want to impose fundamentalist religious rule in…
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How would the Islamic State’s propaganda would look like following the collapse of the physical caliphate?
By Asaf Day Following the complete loss of all of its territories in Syria, many questions were raised concerning the…
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Why Trump’s tax cut is not working
By Arthur S. Guarino The Trump Administration and Republican Congress were enthusiastic about a tax reform package that would not…
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Venezuela’s power struggle reaches a tense stalemate, as human suffering deepens
By David Smilde, Tulane University Even in a country where crisis has become the norm, the past month has been…
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Governing our genitals: Brunei’s LGBT stoning law and why it wants your privates
By Jasmin Lilian Diab, ABD Lapidation, more commonly referred to as “stoning”, is a medieval method of capital punishment inflicted upon a…
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As its ruling dynasty withers, Gabon – a US ally and guardian of French influence in Africa – ponders its future
By Gyldas A. Ofoulhast-Othamot, University of Tampa The fragility of one of the world’s longest-lasting political dynasties was exposed when…
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The slowing global economy and its impact on three key regions
By Arthur S. Guarino The global economy is slowing down and its effect will be profound. The three key regions…
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