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Follow-Up: North Korea's Forgotten Tragedies

PHOTO VIA THE GLOBAL STATE Recent discussions on Bridge the Divide have centered around the North Korean threat of nuclear war, what the ...

Responding to the Syrian Refugee Crisis

Question: How should countries address the Syrian Refugee Crisis? Creating International Emergency Panels: Written by Dalya Al Masri, Can...

RFD: North Korea- Is Military Action the Next Step?

IMAGE VIA CNN Question: Should the US involve North Korea? Ending a Crisis and Restoring Balance: Written by Khushboo Shah, India The ter...

Why Saudi Arabia Has No Business Accusing Qatar of Being a Terrorist Financier

ORBAN THIERRY VIA IVT As the so-called “siege of Qatar” by Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries intensifies, major global figures are ...

The Dimensions of Qatar's Diplomatic Blockade

AFP VIA THE NATIONAL The recent diplomatic blockade ‘organised’ by Saudi Arabia and its allies actually shows the staunch vulnerability i...

Room For Debate: Which Side is Right in the Israel-Palestine Conflict?

Question: Which side is right in the Israel-Palestine conflict? Pro-Israel, written by Noah Redlich, California There is an overwhelming ...

An American View on German Immigration Policy

In the midst of a deplorable humanitarian crisis, why is there a growing stigma of hate?

The Steep Decline of What Once Was The Republic of Turkey

AFP VIA INDEPENDENT On November 14, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım ordered the blocking of more than five different social media ...

While the World Looks the Other Way: Drone Warfare, the Silent Conflict

IMAGE VIA THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE "I no longer love blue skies. In fact, I now prefer grey skies. The drones do not fly when the skies are gr...

The Danger of Divisiveness

MILTON GRANT VIA UN PHOTO When the Obamas first stepped in Cuba in March of 2016, they signaled the historic reconciliation between two c...

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