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COP 21: A Triumph of French Diplomacy
The 21st Conference of Parties (COP) summit held in December was, by most measures, a landmark success in climate…
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016
Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
Charlie Hebdo Un An Après: Right to Offend and Right to…
Around this time last year, two radicalized French jihadists attacked the Paris offices of a satirical weekly…
The Reasons Behind the Ploy: The EU Turkey Summit
On November 29th, the European Union (EU) signed a deal with Turkey regarding the waves of Syrian and other…
The First and Last Resort: A Look Back at Russia’s…
Had one hinted to the average Soviet citizen in 1975 – the thick of Soviet stagnation and bleakness – that a…
Persistent Gender Pay Gap: Is America As Developed As It…
While the extent of disparity between the wages of men and women varies by country and by profession, working women…
How Europe’s ‘Other Half’ Handles…
Is an old divide being given a new face in Europe? It can certainly seem that way when looking at the very public…
A Globally Vexed Relationship: Terrorism and Climate…
While Europe continues to be on high alert in the aftermath of the attacks on Paris that left more than 120…
A False Theory of True Conclusions
A Confucian adage says: “It is pointless to search for a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there.”…
Airbus 321: Using Tragedy to Create Effective Discourse…
A tragic event occurred October 31, when a Russian Airbus A321 fatally crashed over Egypt, killing all 224 staff…
The Radical Right: A Tale of Two Countries
On the surface, European and American democracies don’t have very much in common. European Union (EU) states…
‘We Never Forget Our Citizens’: Are Western…
“It will demonstrate to those who would do Britain, our people and our allies harm, that we have a long reach, we…