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The Border Between Israel and Egypt…As Seen From Space
Most borders are invisible from orbit, but not all of them. This photograph, taken from the International Space Station and shared by Commander Chris Hadfield on Twitter is a rare sight. It shows the border between Israel, Egyp...
COP18: The morning after stock-take
It’s Saturday, noon, in Doha, Qatar on what is hopefully the last day of the UN climate change negotiations that were meant to finish on Friday. The only UNFCCC announcement reads “informal plenary – time to be announceme...
Pragmatic Politics And The Debate Over Torture
In international law there are two absolute forbidden acts: genocide, and torture. However, the way academia approaches the two issues is strikingly different. Genocide is taught as an absolute wrong: that it is an act of ultim...
Despite Accusations Of Fraud And Deception, Will Globe University Expand Into More States?
If you live in California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, or Washington, the answer ...
Turkish Style Democracy
Imagine a country. Imagine a ruling party that represents freedom of expression and religion to the rest of the world and many of your countrymen. Imagine progressive reforms and economic development. Imagine democracy. Then im...
Fighting preventable diseases
For five years Mercy Onsando went to primary school on her mother’s back, each day the same as the first day. Some of her classmates laughed, others were too scared to look at her thinking she is contagious, while the teacher...
