Rohingyas keep coming
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine State are still crossing into Bangladesh though the two countries are expected to start the...
How Iran’s President Rouhani Can Turn Crisis into Opportunity
Manifold reasons lie behind Iran’s ongoing protests, but the immediate trigger appears to be widespread disgruntlement over the country’s...
International Crisis Group 1
Jan 4, 2018
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2018
It’s not all about Donald Trump. That’s a statement more easily written than believed, given the U.S. president’s erratic comportment on...
International Crisis Group 1
Jan 2, 2018
The Lost Children of ISIS
In July 2017, video of a naked child found in the ruins of Mosul circulated widely online. The boy, pointing to an Iraqi flag on one of...
Foreign Policy
Jan 2, 2018
Rohingya Children Facing ‘Massive Mental Health Crisis’
By Hannah Beech Jehora Begum was a fast runner, racing through rice paddies and splashing through canals. But how can a 12-year-old...
New York Times 1
Jan 2, 2018
Canadian ambassador praises ‘pleasing’ beach in Myanmar — where military accused of ethnic cleansing
A Canadian ambassador praised the beaches in Myanmar in a New Year's Day tweet, despite the country being engaged in what the United...
Amanda Connolly | Global News
Jan 2, 2018
Rohingya crisis: A postscript
THE year 2017 will be remembered for many reasons but the most significant of these is perhaps the Rohingya crisis. Because of its...
Daily Star
Jan 1, 2018
The Battle for Iran
Protest movements in the Middle East face enormous repressive hurdles and rarely have happy endings. Even when protesters “succeed” in...
Karim Sadjadpour | The Atlantic
Dec 31, 2017
Rohingya Muslim refugees face fresh misery as Bangladesh welcome runs out
After a year that has seen them subjected to a brutal Burmese military crackdown described as “ethnic cleansing” by the UN and US,...
The Independent
Dec 31, 2017
Mbarushimana sentenced to life
The Special Chamber for International Crimes of the High Court Friday sentenced Emmanuel Mbarushimana to life in prison over his role in...
The New Times
Dec 30, 2017
From International Darling of Democracy to Disgraced Pariah
This year has witnessed few more dramatic falls from grace than that of Aung San Suu Kyi. The Burmese Nobel peace prize laureate began...
Mary Fitzgerald | Irish Independent
Dec 30, 2017
Argentina 'dirty war' killer gets house arrest
An 88-year-old former police officer serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity committed during Argentina's dictatorship was...
Genocide Watch
Dec 29, 2017
