“Pedophile’s Guide” Lands Russian Blogging Platform on Blacklist
The Russian Internet blacklist has claimed another visible website: the blog-hosting portal lj.rossia.org. Federal communications monitors from Roskomnadzor filed two separate decisions [ru] against lj.rossia on January 28, ...
Infographic: Things China Makes
We’re all used to flipping an item over and reading the words “Made In China” on the back. A few days ago it was reported that China’s manufacturing activity is at a 16 month high. It makes you wonder e...
Why Assad Will Not Lose: The Unspoken Consensus On Syria
Commentary on the situation in Syria generally revolves around a handful of well worn subjects; the regime’s use of chemical weapons, how the West finds the regime abhorrent, the fact that Russia and China are supporting such...
Sexual Violence in and after Conflict
It has been mentioned many times that when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. This adage also has truth to it when it is applied to conflict situations, especially in Africa. Many women, children and also men su...
WATCH: A Pale Blue Dot
A pale blue dot. In the grand scheme of the universe it may not seem very important, may not even hold any significance what so ever. Yet, that pale blue dot is home, and to us, it is important. We must not let that importance...
From Here to Timbuktu: The Case for Intervention
Since April this year, rebels – made up of Tuareg separatists and radical Islamists with links to Al-Qaeda – have gained hold of northern Mali. Boosted by the surplus of weapons plundered from Gaddafi’s stashes and the sk...
