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A performance featured during the summer at the Manchester International Festival attempted to tackle the following timeless question: if women ruled the world, would they…
When Hollywood is not being criticised for being a liberal mouthpiece, it is often viewed as a front for American foreign policy. The time-honoured example of this is…
A growing number of policymakers, researchers and funding bodies have gotten excited about transformative research on Africa. Transformative research, they claim, may support…
The world’s growing refugee crisis is not only about numbers. It is also about time.There are 17.2 million refugees under UNHCR’s mandate, and half of them are under the age of 18…
No sooner had Hurricane Harvey’s record rains receded from Houston and neighboring cities than the residents of Florida began bracing for a wallop from an even more…
A review of Channel 4's "The State", a show that takes ISIS as its subject and Syria as its backdrop. But does it deliver on its promises?
"The State" is a four-part television…
The science of predicting hurricanes is crucial for disaster management and insurance, but also raises difficult methodological and philosophical questions. In this post, Joe…
Patricia J. Sohn offers an alternative perspective on Trump's international engagements.
I grew up decidedly on the Left. I have been so disgusted by local and national…
Unlikely Partners: Chinese Reformers, Western Economists, and the Making of Global China by Julian Gewirtz. Harvard University Press
Perhaps the most momentous set of…
More than a year ago, British voters sent waves of shock throughout Europe and the world economy with their decision to withdraw from the European Union (EU). However, the impact…