Rebuilding Homs: how to resurrect a city after six years of conflict
Mar 17, 2017 11:00 am UTC| Insights & Views
As the conflict in Syria enters its seventh year, the toll it has taken on my home town of Homs continues to grow. Much of the citys built environment has been damaged or destroyed: as of 2014, 50% of Homss neighbourhoods...
Global Geopolitical Series: Russia phobia in Capitol Hill
Mar 17, 2017 05:12 am UTC| Commentary
The Political establishment in Washington went into afrenzy last yearafter then-candidate Donald Trump said that he wants to restore relations with the Russians. Every time, Mr. Trump refused to criticize either Russia or...
Why do horror pulp fiction in Pakistan demonise Hindu characters?
Mar 14, 2017 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
A terrible war is going on in the ghost world. Two opposing sides the Muslim spirits and the Hindu spirits face each other in a horrific combat. Suddenly, a gigantic fire-spitting demon with three eyes and a snake...
Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt: a new global hub for social impact start-ups
Mar 13, 2017 07:47 am UTC| Insights & Views
Refrigerators in the Moroccan desert; a bracelet to prevent heart attacks in Tunisia; a source funding system for charities in Egypt. Mission-driven start-ups are blossoming in these three North African countries, which...
The Cherry Blossom Uprising: Monitory Democracy in Korea
Mar 13, 2017 06:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Political scientists trained or based in the Atlantic region have a bad habit of ignoring trends in our Asia-Pacific region. When they do pay attention to its dynamics, they often misleadingly measure them by their own...
Asia's Olympic moment has its roots in Cold War politics
Mar 10, 2017 03:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
China, host of the 2008 Summer and 2022 Winter Olympic Games, has turned into a major sports power, if its medal tally at the recent Rio Olympics is any indication. Japan, which will hold the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,...
Why Assad's military gains don't translate to success in Syrian peace talks
Mar 10, 2017 03:15 am UTC| Insights & Views
The uprising in Syria will mark its sixth anniversary on March 15, but the Syrian war has far from run its course. Much has changed in the Syrian governments favour over the past 18 months. Russias decision to formally...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects