The New Context

The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School

Tyler Bird

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World Urban Forum VII: Medellin

Worldwide, over 3.5 billion people, or half the global population, live in cities. In 2009, for the first time in history more people were living in urban areas than in rural. Urban populations are growing at a rate of about […]

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Sending Mixed Signals To Uganda

Gay rights and increased military involvement have redefined US-Uganda relations. The relationship is moving in parallel, yet opposite ways — on the one hand, the US is moving toward further engagement. On the other hand, a movement is diplomatically disengaging the […]

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Where in the World is Flight MH370?

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, which departed from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has been missing for more than a week.  The story is starting to seem more like an early episode of LOST, rather than a tragically bizarre incident involving 239 people […]