Since FIFA picked Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup, the tiny and
uber-rich Gulf emirate has increasingly come under scrutiny for its
failure to protect the human rights of its burgeoning foreign workforce.
Founder of Gulf State Analytics and research analyst with Country Risk Solutions, a cross-border risk advisory firm
Doesn't dear Zilla's little project, instead of angering you,
only serve to make you feel better about the global nature of this
reality?
Celebrating the modern woman’s multi-faceted mind
President Aquino has taken some bold moves during his presidency
in an effort to achieve peace regarding the decades-long dispute over
autonomy in Mindanao.
CEO, Country Risk Solutions
From being labelled as having a disorder to shouldering the
burden of some of the highest rates of violence and HIV infection in the
world, the perils of daily life for transgender people are
multi-layered and can inflict substantial harm, experts and activists
say.
Without respecting and understanding the vital role of human
factors in technological systems and proactively
addressing/cultivating/facilitating their performance during unexpected
events, nuclear safety will only be a distant mirage and recovery will
be an unattainable dream.
Professor of engineering and international relations, University of Southern California (USC)
The Indonesian stock market has just hit a record high on the
hope that the incoming President, Joko Widodo, will push through
economic reforms. But, what path should he follow?
Professor of Applied Economics at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
As Washington prepares for a historic visit by India's new Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on September 29, many are unaware of the
histories of these two free economies, which have been delicately
intertwined for more than 500 years.
Management consultant and author of Doing Business in 21st Century India
Such involvement contradicts China's traditional doctrine of
non-interference in foreign countries' domestic disputes, but Beijing's
economic and geopolitical interests in South Sudan have convinced it to
bend its rules.
Founder of Gulf State Analytics and research analyst with Country Risk Solutions, a cross-border risk advisory firm
The concentration and the rate of carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in
the atmosphere are spiking, according to new analysis from the World
Meteorological O...
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University
My assumptions about history began to change 13 years ago. I was
teaching a class called Media, Stereotyping and Violence when the tragic
events of 9/11 overtook our lives. In the days that followed, my
students and I confronted a question: Is all this violence inevitable?
USF professor; author, 'Rearming Hinduism: Nature, Hinduphobia and the Return of Indian Intelligence'
Top military experts and government institutions like the U.S.
Department of Defense and National Intelligence Council warn that
climate destabilization threatens our national security, yet global
emissions just keep going up.
President, Climate Crisis Solutions
In the near 10 years since we first began working in West Bengal,
we've collected a massive amount of data and have more than a few
lessons learned as we pushed through the myriad challenges.
India WASH Program, Water For People
Let's stop talking about the Cold War's revival as if Vladimir
Putin is the one who raised the dead. We are the vampire hunters who
failed to drive a stake through its heart. So we shouldn't be surprised,
when we go out for a stroll one day to survey our domain, to hear the
click of sharp teeth poised to tear into its latest victim.
Director, Foreign Policy In Focus
It goes without saying that the iPhone is a status symbol. But
it's a revolutionary status symbol. Unlike that Birkin bag, it's a
status symbol with really cool whiz bang upgrade-able features
Senior editor, Firstpost.com; editor, New America Media
Obama defeated Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential
primaries and took office on the premise that he would wind down
America's role in Middle Eastern and Central Asian conflicts. But his
legacy will be the contrary.
Norway might not care about sustainability or cruelty or even its
reputation, but what I find the most puzzling is the country's near
messianic belief that, as long as it keeps killing whales, people will
come back to whale meat. The evidence just isn't there.
A Survival Guide for the Planet
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