On Tuesday, the UN Security Council failed to pass a resolution on Palestinian statehood. Wednesday the Palestinian Authority moved to join the International Criminal Court. Thus begins a chain of events that is unlikely to lead to a positive outcome anytime soon, but which […]
War in Syria and Iraq has upset the traditional balance of power in the Middle East. In the short term this has already led to some fascinating developments and political realignments. While there is broad agreement that the only solution […]
It was established this year that the United Nations would observe the International Decade for People of African Descent, commencing on January 1, 2015 and continuing through December 31, 2024, with the theme “People of African descent: Recognition, Justice, and […]
On every other floor of certain buildings at The New School there are “All Gender Restrooms.” These bathrooms state, “Anyone can use this restroom regardless of your gender identity or expression.” Inside these restrooms (nearly all of which were previously single […]
The Universal State and the Universal Threat The rise of the Islamic State has united the various actors in the Middle East and North Africa that are otherwise fighting tooth and nail against each other throughout the scorched battlefields of […]
The world is currently facing a new critical security issue represented in the rise of the terrorist organization “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” (ISIS). In this article I investigate the politicized approach of defining “terrorism,” and I argue that […]
As a journalist and student of international affairs, I find it’s hard to write about Israel-Palestine without writing about the plight of the Palestinians. As a tourist visiting my wife’s family in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, I did not experience […]
As Ebola continues to ravage several W. African nations, here in the U.S., the discourse surrounding the outbreak remains polluted by rhetoric and misinformation. We watch and listen, uneasily at times, as experts and pundits weigh in on the implications […]
Speaking Thursday evening before a full auditorium at Baruch college, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan painted a dismal picture of the future of international cooperation. “Instead of the new world order, we have growing disorder,” said Annan. “The international architecture set up after […]
This past August, Sabastina Onwubgeuzie decided to take a trip to Trinidad. Summer was coming to a close, and what better a way to commemorate that than by spending three weeks in the Caribbean with his wife? The couple packed […]
During two months in Hong Kong this summer, I marched in solidarity with demonstrators at two historic protests: the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square on June 4th and the annual July 1st Protest Rally March. Protesters by the thousands […]
Looking at any crisis in a specific part of the world, one has to examine the roots of the conflict and the historic facts that led to the current crisis. We have various examples in this world where the crises […]
