World
Syria Re-Visited
The fourth anniversary of the Syrian civil war passed by in silence as the world and its leaders looked on. At the beginning of Syria’s fifth year of violent turmoil, the Michael Gordonof the New York Times described the country as…
A Mysterious Death and Argentina’s Uncertain Future
“No one can shut me up, […] no power can shut me up,” she bristled. On January 30, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner appeared on national television and rebuked her critics. The incident exemplifies what her presidency has become:…
Autocracy in the Atolls
Given the pervasive threat of rising sea levels, the assault on democracy in the Maldives is the last thing the low-lying island nation needs.
Plastic Paradise: Brazil’s Cosmetic Surgery Boom
A surgeon penetrates the bridge between your two nostrils. Tweezers enter the space created by the incision, lifting the skin off your nose as if it is the hood of a car. Now comes the scalpel, cutting bone and transforming…
A Bloody, Contested Anniversary: The Armenian Genocide A Century Later
“Don’t let them take me! Don’t let them take me!” Satenig cried. She gave Edward, another Armenian trapped in the schoolhouse basement, the little money she had in exchange for his protection. Each night, Ottoman authorities would raid the basement…
A Mere Mirage: Chinese Uyghurs Struggle for Religious Freedom
The Xinjiang region, home to China’s Uyghur minority, boasts a unique ethnic identity — one that is often violently at odds with Beijing’s one-size-fits-all, Han-dominated policies.