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Worldcrunch » Archives for March 2014

March 2014

Entrance to an Ukrainian military base near the border with Crimea.
Geopoliticsukraine

And Now Moscow, About All Those Russian-Speaking Ukrainians?

by Patrick Randall March 31, 2014May 23, 2025
New Argentine Law Will Allow Hunting Of Wild Dogs
bloganimals

New Argentine Law Will Allow Hunting Of Wild Dogs

by Julie Farrar March 31, 2014May 20, 2025
Frivolous island?
Geopoliticsukraine

What If Sardinia Became A Swiss Island?

by Julie Farrar March 31, 2014May 23, 2025
Virtual one-man rule?
Geopoliticspolitics

Erdogan’s Bond With Turkey’s Conservative Masses

by Julie Farrar March 31, 2014May 22, 2025
A reassuring face
Geopoliticsegypt

Al-Sisi And Egypt’s False Hopes For Stability

by Jeff Israely March 31, 2014May 23, 2025
Franz Marc's 1911 "Horses in landscape", one of the 1,280 Gurlitt artworks
Ideasart

Why Germany’s Nazi Art Seizure Was Wrong

by Bertrand Hauger March 31, 2014May 23, 2025
Very Old Habits
blogmexico

Very Old Habits

by Bertrand Hauger March 31, 2014May 20, 2025
Zhengzhou, aka "Apple City"
Economychina

China’s ‘Apple City’ – Assembling iPhones In The Urban Shadows

by Worldcrunch March 30, 2014May 22, 2025
Protests are on the rise, on the streets, and online
Ideasturkey

Censorship In Turkey: “The Allergic Reaction” Of A Corrupt Leader

by Patrick Randall March 30, 2014May 23, 2025
By The Numbers - Obese Baby, Guilliotine For Sale, Philly Losers
Geopoliticscolombia

By The Numbers – Obese Baby, Guilliotine For Sale, Philly Losers

by Patrick Randall March 29, 2014May 20, 2025
Greenpeace activists planting the Glacier Republic flag
Societychile

Glacier Republic – Environmental Politics At The *Bottom Of The Earth*

by Patrick Randall March 29, 2014May 23, 2025
Aerial view of New Dehli
Societyindia

Delhi’s Urban Paradox: Awful Pollution And Massive Forests

by Worldcrunch March 28, 2014May 22, 2025
Deep in thought...
blogputin

Vladimir Putin, Chuck Norris And The Real-World Power Of Internet Memes

by Liz Garrigan March 28, 2014May 24, 2025
Hit It! Wu-Tang Clan, Plus Tops On World Music Charts
Societyunited states

Hit It! Wu-Tang Clan, Plus Tops On World Music Charts

by Patrick Randall March 28, 2014May 21, 2025
Egypt Targets Both Islamists And Atheists
blogegypt

Egypt Targets Both Islamists And Atheists

by Jeff Israely March 28, 2014May 23, 2025
Side by side
Geopoliticsvatican

How Obama Was Humbled By Pope Francis

by Julie Farrar March 28, 2014May 22, 2025
Inside the "Kasa de las Estrellas" squat in Buenos Aires
Societybuenos aires

Argentina Housing Crisis Spawns *Professional Squatters*

by Patrick Randall March 28, 2014May 22, 2025
Ancestral Shade
blogtravel

Ancestral Shade

by Bertrand Hauger March 28, 2014May 20, 2025
1915: Armenian woman kneeling beside dead child
Geopoliticshistory

After The Genocide, A Market For Armenian Bones?

by Bertrand Hauger March 27, 2014May 23, 2025
Traffickers Nabbed, 1,500 Tortoises Won't Be Eaten
bloganimals

Traffickers Nabbed, 1,500 Tortoises Won’t Be Eaten

by Julie Farrar March 27, 2014May 20, 2025
An orphanage in Siping, in China's Jilin province
Ideaschina

China’s Unwanted Babies, Abandoned Twice Over

by Julie Farrar March 27, 2014May 22, 2025
"Drones are more precise, they don’t damage the vines like tractors do, and they have more flexibility"
Food / Traveldrones

The Drones Of Bordeaux: Higher Tech Makes Finer Wine

by Patrick Randall March 27, 2014May 22, 2025
One haircut to rule them all
Societynorth korea

10 Kim Jong-Un Haircuts – Can Anyone Look Good?

by Bertrand Hauger March 27, 2014May 20, 2025
Fishing on the Chinese side of the Heixiazi Island, a border island that links China and Russia.
Economyrussia

Why Asia Is Russia’s Best Insurance Against Sanctions

by Emily Liedel March 27, 2014May 23, 2025
Period Costumes
blogfishing

Period Costumes

by Bertrand Hauger March 27, 2014May 20, 2025
Miami Beach, Florida
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Lexus Man: Dark Thoughts On Miami’s Miracle Mile

by Liz Garrigan March 26, 2014May 22, 2025
Making do with what's available in Damascus
Geopoliticssyria

Syrians Search For DIY Alternative Energy Sources

by Patrick Randall March 26, 2014May 22, 2025
Transsexual Dies After Silicone Butt Injection
Societyplastic surgery

Transsexual Dies After Silicone Butt Injection

by Bertrand Hauger March 26, 2014May 20, 2025
Mystery From Up High
blogtourism

Mystery From Up High

by Bertrand Hauger March 26, 2014May 20, 2025
Baden-Baden's Kurhaus casino
Geopoliticsgermany

Serving Rich Russians In Germany’s Black Forest

by Worldcrunch March 26, 2014May 24, 2025
Crimea's Combat Dolphins Get Russian Passports
blogukraine

Crimea’s Combat Dolphins Get Russian Passports

by Julie Farrar March 26, 2014May 23, 2025
In Soweto
Societysouth africa

Satanism Creeps In Among South African Teens

by Patrick Randall March 26, 2014May 23, 2025
Marquez in 2009
Societycolombia

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Beyond Solitude

by Worldcrunch March 25, 2014May 23, 2025
An Egyptian student hugs his sister after he was sentenced to death
Societyegypt

‘Burn Them’ – Egyptian TV Cheers Massive Death Sentence

by Patrick Randall March 25, 2014May 23, 2025
An ATM in Moscow
Economyrussia

Ruble Rubble? Sanctions Just Part Of Russian Economic Worries

by Emily Liedel March 25, 2014May 22, 2025
Going The Distance: Loved-Up Storks Edition
bloglove

Going The Distance: Loved-Up Storks Edition

by Julie Farrar March 25, 2014May 20, 2025
"Telephone diplomacy" between Putin, Xi Jinping, Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
Geopoliticsukraine

Can China Be The Bridge Between Russia And The West?

by Liz Garrigan March 25, 2014May 22, 2025
An Oasis Of Tradition
blogtravel

An Oasis Of Tradition

by Bertrand Hauger March 25, 2014May 20, 2025
Fishermen in Abdul Rehman goth near Karachi
Futurefishing

Local Fallout From Pakistan’s Nuclear Energy Bet

by Liz Garrigan March 24, 2014May 22, 2025
An opposition march in Caracas on March 23
Geopoliticspolitics

Beyond The Cage: A Critical Eye On Venezuela’s Opposition

by Bertrand Hauger March 24, 2014May 23, 2025
Driving past London's One Hyde Park in a Ferrari
Economyputin

Why ‘Londongrad’ Weighs On Britain’s Russia Policy

by Worldcrunch March 24, 2014May 23, 2025
It Doesn't Get More Irish Than This
blogmusic

It Doesn’t Get More Irish Than This

by Bertrand Hauger March 24, 2014May 20, 2025
The Kwibuka flame, commemorating the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Geopoliticsgenocide

20 Years After Rwandan Genocide, Lighting A Flame Of Hope

by Worldcrunch March 24, 2014May 22, 2025
“I assist until death”
Societyfrance

Euthanasia Du Jour? Doctors’ Hidden Truth On End-Of-Life Care

by Patrick Randall March 23, 2014May 22, 2025
The Genoese Fortress in Caffa
Geopoliticsukraine

Crimean Tatars And Why Not All Natives Are Indigenous

by Emily Liedel March 23, 2014May 24, 2025
Snapshot Of The World: Happy Holi, New Pound, More
Geopoliticsphotography

Snapshot Of The World: Happy Holi, New Pound, More

by Jeff Israely March 22, 2014May 21, 2025
Svoboda
Geopoliticsukraine

Actions By Ukrainian Right-Wing Politicians Turn Ugly

by Emily Liedel March 22, 2014May 22, 2025
Barak when he was still in government
Economyisrael

Ehud Barack And Israel’s Ivory Coast Connection

by Bertrand Hauger March 22, 2014May 23, 2025
In New Delhi's Raj Ghat
Geopoliticsindia

The Myth Of India’s Middle Class

by Worldcrunch March 21, 2014May 22, 2025
Dining by the historic Singapore River
Food / Travelasia

Singapore May Be Asia’s Best Foodie Destination

by Liz Garrigan March 21, 2014May 22, 2025
Hit It! Idina Menzel, Nancy Ajram, More On World Music Charts
Societyunited kingdom

Hit It! Idina Menzel, Nancy Ajram, More On World Music Charts

by Patrick Randall March 21, 2014May 20, 2025
Can Western sanctions really affect Russia?
Geopoliticsukraine

Russia Shrugs At Threats Of More Western Sanctions

by Emily Liedel March 21, 2014May 22, 2025
The funeral in Naples for 14-year-old Annalisa Durante
Societychildren

The Grotesquely False Myth That The Mafia Doesn’t Kill Children

by Julie Farrar March 21, 2014May 22, 2025
A Forest Without A Tree
blogunited states

A Forest Without A Tree

by Bertrand Hauger March 21, 2014May 21, 2025
Rouhani marks the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution last month in Tehran
Geopoliticsiran

Don’t Trust Rouhani – Iran’s Nobel Peace Laureate Speaks

by Emily Liedel March 21, 2014May 24, 2025
Traditional Andean dance in Cusco
Economyhappiness

The Secret Ingredient Of Peru’s Turnaround

by Bertrand Hauger March 20, 2014May 22, 2025
Putin and Merkel way back in 2006... Not so close anymore?
Geopoliticsukraine

Merkel And Putin? It’s Complicated

by Worldcrunch March 20, 2014May 22, 2025
Shopping in Hong Kong
Geopoliticsvisa

Why Hong Kong Is Fed Up With China’s Mainlanders

by Liz Garrigan March 20, 2014May 23, 2025
Staff at Aleppo's Dar al-Shifa hospital
Geopoliticssyria

Treating Cancer In War-Torn Syria

by Julie Farrar March 20, 2014May 22, 2025
Soviet Disobedience
bloggermany

Soviet Disobedience

by Bertrand Hauger March 20, 2014May 21, 2025
Tnuva milk
Economyisrael

Milk It! Why Israel Shouldn’t Block A Big Dairy Deal With China

by Daniel Shadmy March 19, 2014May 22, 2025
Crimeans holding russian flags on March 16
Geopoliticsukraine

The Annexation Of Crimea Opens A New World Order

by Patrick Randall March 19, 2014May 22, 2025
Societychina

A Chinese Blind Date Gone Very Wrong – Twice

by Bertrand Hauger March 19, 2014May 21, 2025
So serene...
Food / Travelperu

Streaking To New Heights: Machu Picchu, Nude Backpackers Edition

by Julie Farrar March 19, 2014May 20, 2025
Ukrainian soldiers inside the Belbek military air base on March 16
Geopoliticsukraine

Pawns Of Power – With Ukrainian Troops In Crimea

by Bertrand Hauger March 19, 2014May 24, 2025
Fishing Through The Ages
blogfishing

Fishing Through The Ages

by Bertrand Hauger March 19, 2014May 20, 2025
Pope Francis and Cristina Kirchner on Monday
Societyvatican

Argentina’s Politicians Latch On To Homegrown Pope

by Bertrand Hauger March 19, 2014May 22, 2025
A baby hatch in Xi'an, China
Societychina

Chinese City Flooded With Abandoned Kids, Shuts Down ‘Baby Hatch’

by Julie Farrar March 18, 2014May 21, 2025
In Yalta, Crimea
Food / Travelukraine

Crimea’s Tourism Question (And A Billionaire’s Answer)

by Emily Liedel March 18, 2014May 23, 2025
blogiran

Death Sentence For Fake Doctor

by Jeff Israely March 18, 2014May 20, 2025
Ciao tiramisu...
Food / Travelculture

Buona Notte To The Birthplace Of Tiramisu

by Valentina Crosato March 18, 2014May 22, 2025
Bright China
blogchina

Bright China

by Bertrand Hauger March 18, 2014May 21, 2025
Putin (left) and Culkin (right)
Societyvladimir putin

Home Alone At The Kremlin: Macaulay Putin?

by Bertrand Hauger March 18, 2014May 21, 2025
Uyghur men drinking tea in China's Kashgar
Societychina

Beijing To Kashgar: A Chinese Introduction To Uyghur Life

by Jeff Israely March 18, 2014May 22, 2025
Inside Cairo's bustling Khan el-Khalili souk
Societyegypt

How To Disappear In Cairo’s Eternal Cacophony

by Julie Farrar March 18, 2014May 22, 2025
Damascus risks enduring the most immediate consequences of the new Cold War
Geopoliticsukraine

From Damascus To Crimea: Connecting The Dots Of A New Cold War

by Worldcrunch March 17, 2014May 22, 2025
Terrorists? Uyghurs? Aliens?
Geopoliticschina

Where’s Malaysia Airliner? 7 Chinese Scenarios

by Jeff Israely March 17, 2014May 23, 2025
By The Numbers: Strange Polls, Election Landslides, Reefer Tax
Geopoliticsnews

By The Numbers: Strange Polls, Election Landslides, Reefer Tax

by Bertrand Hauger March 17, 2014May 20, 2025
Coffee growers in Manizales, Colombia (left), and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (right)
Food / Travelcolombia

Africa Looks To Colombia For Tips On Sustainable Coffee

by Patrick Randall March 17, 2014May 22, 2025
A homeless man in Athens
Geopoliticseconomic crisis

A Modern Greek Tragedy: My Fellow Jobless Youth

by Liz Garrigan March 17, 2014May 22, 2025
Pro-Russia supporters celebrate the referendum Sunday
Geopoliticsukraine

With Crimea In The Balance, Tatars Fear The Worst – Again

by Liz Garrigan March 17, 2014May 22, 2025
Milan Opens Italy's First Food Bank For Animals
bloganimals

Milan Opens Italy’s First Food Bank For Animals

by Julie Farrar March 17, 2014May 21, 2025
The Lion's Share
blogtourism

The Lion’s Share

by Bertrand Hauger March 17, 2014May 20, 2025
Exorcist at work duing the Malajpur ghost fair
Food / Travelindia

Exorcism In India, Where A Ghost Fair Lures Believers

by Bertrand Hauger March 16, 2014May 22, 2025
Verbatim: Yanukovych, Erdogan, Neil Young
Geopoliticsputin

Verbatim: Yanukovych, Erdogan, Neil Young

by Jeff Israely March 16, 2014May 21, 2025
What's he thinking?
Geopoliticsputin

Vladimir Putin’s Victory Is Preannounced – And Pyrrhic

by Patrick Randall March 16, 2014May 22, 2025
An artisanal fisherman in Joal, Senegal
Economyfish

Invest In Africa? How It Looks To Senegal’s Fishermen

by Worldcrunch March 15, 2014May 22, 2025
On the train to Urumqi
Societychina

Welcome To Xinjiang, As China’s Ethnic Unrest Simmers

by Patrick Randall March 14, 2014May 23, 2025
Hit It! The St. Patrick's Day Edition
Societyireland

Hit It! The St. Patrick’s Day Edition

by Julie Farrar March 14, 2014May 20, 2025
Kamaishi in the aftermath
Societytsunami

Why Japan’s Tsunami Refugees Are Still Shut Out

by Liz Garrigan March 14, 2014May 22, 2025
Hong Kong is gearing to be a major world art capital
Societychina

As Hong Kong Buzzes, China’s Mainland Museums Are Left Behind

by Bertrand Hauger March 14, 2014May 22, 2025
Victims on all sides in Colombia, including officers executed in 2011 by FARC
Geopoliticscolombia

Did Colombia Murder Innocents To Boost The FARC Body Count?

by Patrick Randall March 14, 2014May 22, 2025
Stairway To Heaven
blogindia

Stairway To Heaven

by Bertrand Hauger March 14, 2014May 21, 2025
In case of emergency, freeze...
Futureunited kingdom

Afterlife On Ice: Inside The World Of Cryonics

by Worldcrunch March 13, 2014May 23, 2025
blogrussia

If Russia Cuts Off Gas, There’s Always The ‘Iran Option’

by Jeff Israely March 13, 2014May 22, 2025
Self-defense on the Maidan
Ukraine Winterukraine

We Will All Pay For Crimea, Except For The War Criminals

by Julie Farrar March 13, 2014May 22, 2025
Coverboy Pontiff: Pope Francis, A Year In Magazines
Geopoliticsmagazine

Coverboy Pontiff: Pope Francis, A Year In Magazines

by Patrick Randall March 13, 2014May 23, 2025
Something wr...
Societygermany

Your Grown-Up Stress May Be Making Your Children Sick

by Liz Garrigan March 13, 2014May 23, 2025
Inside a Christian church in Baghdad
Geopoliticsiraq

Baghdad Postcard: The Perils Of Being Christian In Cradle Of Civilization

by Bertrand Hauger March 13, 2014May 22, 2025
Portuguese Passersby
blogphotography

Portuguese Passersby

by Bertrand Hauger March 13, 2014May 20, 2025
Snapshot Of The World: Caracas, Kiev, San Francisco
Geopoliticsukraine

Snapshot Of The World: Caracas, Kiev, San Francisco

by Bertrand Hauger March 12, 2014May 21, 2025
"Mujahidas" in Iran
Geopoliticssyria

Germany’s “Jihad Cheerleaders,” Running Off To Marry Islamist Terrorists

by Liz Garrigan March 12, 2014May 24, 2025
Uyghurs at a market
Geopoliticschina

China’s Delicate Dance To Keep The Peace With Ethnic Minorities

by Jeff Israely March 12, 2014May 23, 2025
In Moscow
Geopoliticsputin

What Kind Of Sanctions Would Hurt Russia Most?

by Emily Liedel March 12, 2014May 23, 2025
Mini McDonald's in Shanghai
Economychina

Supersize The Franchise: McDonald’s New China Strategy

by Bertrand Hauger March 12, 2014May 23, 2025
The Llama Guarantee
blogphotography

The Llama Guarantee

by Bertrand Hauger March 12, 2014May 22, 2025
Brazpill
Futurebrazil

Brazil’s Pill-Popping Problem

by Worldcrunch March 12, 2014May 22, 2025
Court Battle After Tibetan Mastiff Dog Dies During Facelift Surgery
blogchina

Court Battle After Tibetan Mastiff Dog Dies During Facelift Surgery

by Julie Farrar March 12, 2014May 23, 2025
Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chavez in 2010
Economyrussia

Chavez And Putin: Same Model, Destined For Failure

by Worldcrunch March 11, 2014May 22, 2025
Follow the guide
Food / Travelculture

Shut Out In Pompeii, Touring The Ruins Of Modern Italy

by Julie Farrar March 11, 2014May 22, 2025
A Syrian woman looks over Damascus
Geopoliticssyria

Syria’s Silent War Crime: Systematic Mass Rape

by Patrick Randall March 11, 2014May 22, 2025
Top Iran General: We Can Strike Israel Anywhere
blogisrael

Top Iran General: We Can Strike Israel Anywhere

by Jeff Israely March 11, 2014May 20, 2025
Parthenon Like It's 1961
blogtravel

Parthenon Like It’s 1961

by Bertrand Hauger March 11, 2014May 20, 2025
Traffic jam in Beijing
Economypollution

What’s Clogging Up Beijing’s Push For Electric Cars

by Liz Garrigan March 11, 2014May 23, 2025
In Washington, advocating for immigrant rights
Eyes on the U.S.immigration

Latin America Also Pays For A Broken U.S. Visa System

by Patrick Randall March 10, 2014May 22, 2025
Siberian cadets in Novosibirsk
Economyrussia

Meanwhile In Siberia: A Case For More Autonomy

by Emily Liedel March 10, 2014May 23, 2025
Mural in Nanyuki, Kenya
Societyextinction

What Threatens The Survival Of Africa’s ”Big Five”

by Liz Garrigan March 10, 2014May 23, 2025
When Poverty Is 'Picturesque'
blogbrazil

When Poverty Is ‘Picturesque’

by Bertrand Hauger March 10, 2014May 20, 2025
On the streets of Kempten
bloggermany

In Quiet German City, A Tale Of Crooked Cops, Cocaine And Calabrian Mobsters

by Patrick Randall March 10, 2014May 24, 2025
Kampung Chetti, a World Heritage Site in danger
Societyunesco

Condo Development Threatens Historic Malaysian Village

by Patrick Randall March 10, 2014May 22, 2025
Fule (left) speaking with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
Ukraine Winterukraine

Eastern Roots For Western Duo Staring Down Moscow

by Julie Farrar March 9, 2014May 23, 2025
Rumblings in the streets of Caracas
Economynicolas maduro

Hunger For Breakfast? Venezuela Facing Deep Shortages

by Worldcrunch March 9, 2014May 22, 2025
Outpouring after the attack that killed 29
Geopoliticschina

After Deadly Knife Attack, China Debates Meaning Of ‘Terrorism’

by Liz Garrigan March 8, 2014May 22, 2025
In downtown Simferopol
Geopoliticsukraine

In Crimea, Russians Are Better Than ‘Gays And Fascists’

by Patrick Randall March 7, 2014May 22, 2025
Hit It! Coldplay, Lorde, More On World Music Charts
Societyunited kingdom

Hit It! Coldplay, Lorde, More On World Music Charts

by Patrick Randall March 7, 2014May 20, 2025
Japanese-German writer Yoko Tawada
Societyliterature

Yoko Tawada, A Writer Split In Two

by Bertrand Hauger March 7, 2014May 22, 2025
Lubeck Faculty of Medicine's auditorium
Societyeducation

Big Pharma Targets German Medical School Students

by Bertrand Hauger March 7, 2014May 22, 2025
Ukraine Zoo Out Of Money, Animals Begin To Starve
blogukraine

Ukraine Zoo Out Of Money, Animals Begin To Starve

by Julie Farrar March 7, 2014May 21, 2025
The port of Sevastopol is the hub of the Crimean economy
Geopoliticsukraine

The Bad Economics Of Crimean Independence

by Emily Liedel March 7, 2014May 23, 2025
Two Plus Two
blogunited states

Two Plus Two

by Bertrand Hauger March 7, 2014May 21, 2025
Crop or cattle for this "gaucho"?
Economyexports

Soy vs Beef: Agriculture At Heart Of Argentina’s Woes

by Julie Farrar March 6, 2014May 22, 2025
Kiev marches on
Eyes on the U.S.vladimir putin

Ukraine, Don’t Blame American Weakness

by Patrick Randall March 6, 2014May 24, 2025
A breakfast meeting with the Mada Masr staff in Cairo
Societyegypt

Bassem Youssef: Egypt’s Jon Stewart ‘Nibbles At The Walls’

by Worldcrunch March 6, 2014May 21, 2025
Waiting For The Changing Of The Guard
blogtravel

Waiting For The Changing Of The Guard

by Bertrand Hauger March 6, 2014May 20, 2025
Forecast: fog mixed with smog
Geopoliticspollution

Welcome To Xingtai, The Most Polluted City In China

by Worldcrunch March 6, 2014May 23, 2025
AI-generated illustration of a fading portrait above a mantelpiece
Societychildren

“It Was An Act Of Love”: Letting A Dying Child Go

by Liz Garrigan March 6, 2014May 22, 2025
Armed guards outside a Ukrainian military compound in Simferopol, Crimea, on March 4
Geopoliticsukraine

Which Side Are You On? Ukraine Military Dilemma In Crimea

by Emily Liedel March 5, 2014May 22, 2025
Students at Barefoot College
Societyindia

In India, Turning The Illiterate Into Solar Engineers

by Bertrand Hauger March 5, 2014May 23, 2025
Iran Worried Ukraine Crisis Could Derail Nuclear Talks
blogukraine

Iran Worried Ukraine Crisis Could Derail Nuclear Talks

by Bertrand Hauger March 5, 2014May 20, 2025
Runway (Runaway?) Dog Diverts Yemeni Airplane
blogairplane

Runway (Runaway?) Dog Diverts Yemeni Airplane

by Julie Farrar March 5, 2014May 20, 2025
'Hire Me, Al Qaeda' - Searching The World In Vain For His Chance At Jihad
Geopoliticsfrance

‘Hire Me, Al Qaeda’ – Searching The World In Vain For His Chance At Jihad

by Patrick Randall March 5, 2014May 22, 2025
A Different Kind Of Opera
blogchina

A Different Kind Of Opera

by Bertrand Hauger March 5, 2014May 21, 2025
Kiev's Maidan Square on Feb. 24, 2014
Ideasukraine

Ukraine: Buried By History, Lost In Translation

by Worldcrunch March 5, 2014May 22, 2025
By The Numbers: Argentine Wealth, Everest Waste, Sina Weibo IPO
Geopoliticschina

By The Numbers: Argentine Wealth, Everest Waste, Sina Weibo IPO

by Patrick Randall March 5, 2014May 21, 2025
Terracotta depicting a ploughman, circa 530 BC
Societygreece

Were Ancient Greeks The Original Recyclers?

by Valentina Crosato March 4, 2014May 22, 2025
Kerry has been talking tough
Geopoliticsnato

For Russia, It’s Washington Still Playing Cold War Politics

by Emily Liedel March 4, 2014May 22, 2025
Sit by the virtual fire at the Edinburgh-Royal
bloggermany

Cheap And Chic: A Boom In Designer Budget Hotels

by Patrick Randall March 4, 2014May 24, 2025
Stephen Harper, Enrique Pena Nieto and Barack Obama at the 7th North American Leaders Summit in Toluca, Mexico, on Feb. 19
Economymexico

From Mexico, No Regrets After 20 Years Of NAFTA

by Liz Garrigan March 4, 2014May 22, 2025
Russian President Vldimir Putin in February 2014
Geopoliticsukraine

On Ukraine, There Is Just One Way To Handle Putin

by Jeff Israely March 4, 2014May 22, 2025
The Village Of My Ancestors
bloghistory

The Village Of My Ancestors

by Bertrand Hauger March 4, 2014May 22, 2025
Verbatim: Hague, Maduro, Bowie
Geopoliticsvenezuela

Verbatim: Hague, Maduro, Bowie

by Worldcrunch March 3, 2014May 20, 2025
In the streets of Fatih
Geopoliticsturkey

Shelter For Syrian Refugees Where Stray Dogs Once Slept

by Liz Garrigan March 3, 2014May 22, 2025
1968 Bratislava (top) vs. 2014 Kiev (bottom)
Geopoliticsukraine

Is Ukraine On The Road To Czechoslovakia, 1968?

by Patrick Randall March 3, 2014May 24, 2025
Keeping an eye on Tel Aviv's Tzahala neighborhood
Societyisrael

In Upscale Tel Aviv, Where Uber-Security Mentality Reigns

by Daniel Shadmy March 3, 2014May 22, 2025
Lima police with more than 900 kg of cocaine seized in two raids in Aug. 2011
Ideasviolence

How Peru Overtook Colombia As Top Cocaine Producer

by Bertrand Hauger March 3, 2014May 22, 2025
Where They Eat Bats
blogendangered species

Where They Eat Bats

by Bertrand Hauger March 3, 2014May 20, 2025
Erdogan denies wrongdoing
Geopoliticsturkey

Wiretapping Wars And Broken Democracy In Turkey

by Julie Farrar March 2, 2014May 21, 2025
Farewells, February 2014: American Performers, Spanish Guitarist, More
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