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China’s Education Woes – Part 1: Rural China
Millennia of history, the world's largest population, and one of the most influential global economic power houses…
The Cult of Xi?
After the death of long-time leader and despot Mao Zedong in the late 1970s, Chinese heads of state have attempted…
New Horizons for Diplomacy between Iran and the U.S.
Amidst the recent clashes between ISIL, NATO and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, along with widespread global unease…
BRICS, Russia and Ukraine: Geopolitics, Solidarity,…
The 'BRICS', referring to the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is a cooperative group…
The ‘Umbrella Revolution’ – Did It…
Images of thousands of protestors - the majority of them young professionals and students - have been splashed…
Rob Ford’s Downward Spiral in Politics
When Rob Ford was elected mayor of Canada’s most populous city in 2010, we expected him to perform the same lull…
Water, an Unkept Promise in Rural Africa
Food, education, gender equality, child health, maternal health, prevention of diseases, environmental…
Fortune Tellers of The South Korean Economy
Recently, Samsung had a showcase for its new release of the Galaxy Note 4 phone and new wearable…
Will China Join the US in Counterterrorism Efforts?
On September 22 2013, People’s Daily reported that Chinese militants, mostly of the Uyghur ethnic group from…
Closure: Robert Borden and the Death of Parliamentary…
The Scene
On the afternoon of April 9th, 1913, at precisely 3 o’clock, in the House of Commons,…
The Promised Universal Suffrage in Hong Kong?
The residue of British colonial rule in Hong Kong remains since the transfer of sovereignty of Hong…
Why Turkey Refuses to Join the War Against IS
On September 20th, the world was greeted with a rare piece of good news in the ongoing Islamic State (IS) crisis in…