HILLARY'S 2016 CANDIDACY: A LONG AWAITED ADDITION IN THE INTERNATIONAL LINE OF FEMALE LEADERS?
Staff Writer Rebecca Benest examines the changing role of women in local and international politics.
THE GROWING ANTI-MUSLIM SENTIMENT IN MYANMAR
Staff Writer Omkar Mahajan discusses the tenuous religious divide between Buddhists and Muslims in Mynanmar.
A WEB OF LIES: ARGENTINE PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF COVER-UP
Staff Writer Michael Roderick discusses the alleged corruption and conspiracy in the wake of the murder of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman.
ISRAEL'S NATION-STATE BILL DIVIDES THE KNESSET AND THE COUNTRY
Staff Writer Alex Shkurko discusses the various versions of Israel's controversial nation-state bill, and the political implications of the passage of such legislation.
“THEY SOLD US LIKE ANIMALS”: MODERN SLAVERY IN THE ILLEGAL FISHING TRADE
Staff Writer Rebecca Benest discusses modern-day slavery in the illegal fishing trade.
CHINA IN 2014: YEAR IN REVIEW
China Focus Contributing Writer Jack Zhang takes a retrospective look at the year China's had and looks ahead at what trends will play out in 2015.
THE CULTURAL IMPEDIMENTS TO ABE'S "WOMENOMICS"
Staff Writer Andrew Muse-Fisher discusses the cultural and economic factors that make increasing the role of women in the Japanese workforce an uphill climb.
TENSIONS MOUNT IN EAST JERUSALEM
With tensions in East Jerusalem rising as violence and acrimony prevail, Staff Writer Alex Shkurko explains the history and recent events that underlie the controversy over the Temple Mount or al-Haram al-Sharif, and possibilities for a political settlement.
STATE OF DECAY (PART II)
In the second part of a two part series, Staff Writer Alejandro Inzunza examines the reaction and role of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in handling the aftermath of Ayotzinapa, as demonstrations and unrest simmer.
IMPERIALISM, TRANSPHOBIA AND MURDER: THE CASE OF JENNIFER LAUDE
Staff Writer Michael Roderick discusses the murder of transgender woman Jennifer Laude at the hands of a U.S. Marine and its social and political implications.
STATE OF DECAY (PART I)
In the first part of a two part series, Staff Writer Alejandro Inzunza contextualizes and explains the current protests and unrest in Mexico, stemming from the massacre of 43 student activists in Iguala on September 26.
SISI'S EGYPT: REPRESSION AT A CROSSROADS
Senior Editor Matt M. Joye chronicles the increasingly draconian regime of Egypt's President al-Sisi, and asks whether increasing repression sows the seeds for future unrest.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? THE PATHS TO REBUILDING GAZA
Staff Writer Carla Diot talks about the ongoing conflict on the Gaza Strip, and the importance of long-term initiatives to achieve peace in the region.
LGBT RIGHTS IN UGANDA: ADDRESSING A RETROGRESSIVE LAW
Contributing Writer Viet Tran discusses the current state of LGBT rights in Uganda.
THE DRC'S SEXUAL VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC: A SHORT TERM SOLUTION WITH LONG TERM BENEFITS
Contributing Writer Alexandra Reich discusses the issue of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and how external armed forces can help protect those who are vulnerable, particularly internally displaced people (IDPs).