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Colombia, A Laboratory For History
Not long ago, Uruguay’s former president Jose Mujica said something that stuck in my mind: “Colombia is a laboratory for history!” In a polarized world facing numerous political disturbances,...
How Big Data is Changing Democracy
Humans now create an extraordinary amount of information every day.1 Unique content, regardless of veracity, is distributed with unprecedented velocity to an ever-growing audience. Individual...
Afghanistan and the International Criminal Court: A Gender Perspective
On 20 November 2017, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda formally requested judicial authorization to open an investigation into war crimes and crimes...
Kenya's Identity Crisis
Somali refugees in Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya do not have rights. Identity politics has always played a role in Kenyan politics, but in recent years, with the rise of terrorism, Somali...
The Internet, Regime Breakdown, and Democratization: Lessons from Tunisia
The events in Tunisia during the 2011 Arab Spring illustrate both the power of information communication technology to help mobilize anti-government protestsandhow democratization requires more than...
Reexamining the Terrorism-Poverty Nexus
When examining the sources of terrorism, analysts rank poverty at the top of the list. Recent studies show that the 'terrorism-poverty nexus' may not be as clear as once thought. Here, Marc...
The Politics of Demography in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Jewish Israelis no longer risk being the minority as the fertility rate among Palestinians and Israelis in Israel is now equal at 3.1 births per woman. Will changing demographics shift the...
A Purposive Reading of ‘Non-Penalization’ under Article 31(1) of the Refugee Convention
This article suggests an alternative way of reading Article 31(1) of the Refugee Convention on non-penalization of refugees so that asylum claimants and refugees within the jurisdiction of a state...
U.S. Space Policy and Strategic Culture
The United States has a consistent Strategic Culture, centered on a sense of exceptionalism, values-driven foreign policy, casualty aversion, as well as strong leadership. These features reflect in...
Countering Iraq’s Anti-Shelter Policy in the Islamic State Era
Moments of catastrophe that destroy communities often provide opportunities to rebuild them to be more resilient to preexisting harms. The challenge lies in spotting and seizing those opportunities....