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David Adjaye and Living Architecture
Despite its aesthetic affectations, urban architecture is far from a politically-detached art form. The city, as an…
The Turkey-Russia Rapprochement
Nearly a month following the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, we have seen neither…
The Age of Disillusionment: Do Tweets Speak Louder Than…
In the run up to the inauguration, President-Elect Trump has openly threatened the Japanese Toyota industry in…
The Tragedy of Moral Illusion
Moral Obligation
Suppose you are walking down the street and suddenly notice a child drowning in a shallow…
Marijuana, Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs
THE ‘IRRATIONAL’ CRIMINALIZATION OF MARIJUANA
On the 8th of November California became the fifth state to pass a…
Terra Nullius – Georgia’s Shifting Frontiers
At the annual celebration of the Russian Geographical Society in Saint Petersburg last November, Russian President…
Does the UN do Anything? A Review of 2016
The newly-elected United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres kicked off the new year with a stirring speech,…
Artificial Intelligence and Job Security
In January 2017, Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, a life insurance company based in Japan, has announced plans to…
A Crisis in Two Parts: Mongolia’s Buddhism…
On Friday, November 18, 2016 the 14th Dalai Lama arrived in Ulan Bator to begin a four-day pastoral visit in…
Saudi Arabia and the Plight of the Arms Trade Treaty
Coalition airstrikes lead by Saudi Arabia in support of deposed President Hadi against Houthi rebels have caused an…
UN Israeli Settlement Resolution: Obama and Trump…
It appears that in the weeks preceding the inevitable onslaught of a Trump presidency, soon to be former President…
Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of African Refugees: The…
July 15th, 2013 marked exactly 75 years to the day after the Evian conference of 1938, which was held in an attempt…