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US Stops UNESCO Funds – Losing Voting Rights…And Credibility?

Last week, on November 8th, America failed to meet the deadline to pay its dues to UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, therefore losing voting rights and creating a stir amongst the international community. Th...

by Mauro Anastasio

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Iran’s Race for Survival

With the unraveling of the second most important negotiations in Geneva, the perennial question remains the sincerity of Iranian intentions. This political milestone is shrouded by public scrutiny, tilted either towards a distr...

by Arianna Talaie

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Banksy The Diplomat

The anonymous British street artist Banksy’s one month ‘residence’ in New York City christened ‘Better Out than In’ is coming to a close. His (rumour says it’s a ‘he’) provocative pieces and persona have stirred...

by Raymond Wang

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Quebec’s Proposed “Charter of Values”: Secularism or Veiled Discrimination?

The highly controversial “Charter of Values” proposed by the Parti Quebecois has cast a dark shadow on Canada’s image as a country distinguished by the rights and freedoms it guarantees its uniquely diverse population. If...

by Lina Contreras

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Pakistan Taliban Leader Killed: Another Drone, Another Mehsud. At What Cost?

Hakimullah Mehsud, leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was reported to have been killed in an American drone strike early Friday morning. According to conversations between TTP spokesmen and Pakistani news outlets, ...

by Maryyum Mehmood

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Damage Control

Last week, a very serious espionage allegation regarding the NSA and several ‘allied’ countries was brought to light. Over the past 12 months whistle-blowers such as Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, and Julian Assan...

by Nadim Souss

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Oil And The New Cold War In Sudan: Independence Of South Sudan Shrouded In Skepticism

The independence of South Sudan on July 2011 has been welcomed by the international community as a sign of high possibility of ending the humanitarian crisis in the region. Even though, this is a big challenge for Khartoum (Nor...

by Shafiy Mazlan

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The Cost of Carbon: Climate Change and Our Way of Life in North America

The human impact of global warming is real. Changing climates aren’t something that will happen in five, 10, or 100 years from today. They are happening now, and ways of life that we’ve known for generations are dis...

by Allison Midori Reilly

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WATCH: A Short History of the Highrise

The National Film board of Canada has collaborated with the The New York Times Archive Department to create four interactive short films about the history of the highrise and modern living. These great feats of engineering have...

by Nicky Armstrong

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US Stops UNESCO Funds – Losing Voting Rights…And Credibility?

Iran’s Race for Survival

Banksy The Diplomat

Quebec’s Proposed “Charter of Values”: Secularism or Veiled Discrimination?

Pakistan Taliban Leader Killed: Another Drone, Another Mehsud. At What Cost?

Damage Control

Oil And The New Cold War In Sudan: Independence Of South Sudan Shrouded In Skepticism

The Cost of Carbon: Climate Change and Our Way of Life in North America

WATCH: A Short History of the Highrise

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