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Worldcrunch » Archives for August 2014

August 2014

There's nothing on
Economynetflix

Untuned With Global Realities, China’s Rival-Free TV Market Stagnates

by Patrick Randall August 31, 2014May 22, 2025
A Hamas parade in Gaza on June 27, 2014
Geopoliticsisrael

Hamas Hunts Palestinian Spies Collaborating With Israel

by Worldcrunch August 31, 2014May 22, 2025
Ukraine's Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Station
Geopoliticsukraine

The West’s Collective Angst About Ukraine’s Crisis-Zone Nuclear Reactors

by Bertrand Hauger August 30, 2014May 22, 2025
Donington Park test runs on Aug. 18
Futurechina

Formula E, Revving Up A Green Rival To Formula 1

by Meiqi An August 30, 2014May 22, 2025
Partying in Moscow's "Gipsy" club
Societyrussia

Moscow’s Booming Nightlife, A Haven Of Politics-Free Fun

by Bertrand Hauger August 29, 2014May 23, 2025
Is The World's Rarest Bird About To Go The Way Of The Dodo?
blogextinction

Is The World’s Rarest Bird About To Go The Way Of The Dodo?

by Julie Farrar August 29, 2014May 20, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Global Charts #3

by Patrick Randall August 29, 2014May 20, 2025
Jakarta's 'pink house'
LGBTQ Plussexuality

Indonesia’s First Retirement Home For Transgenders

by Bertrand Hauger August 29, 2014May 23, 2025
A Ukrainian soldier checks a site destroyed by Russian forces on Aug. 7.
Geopoliticsukraine

Economic Aid, Not Military Arms, Is What Ukraine Needs

by Bertrand Hauger August 29, 2014May 22, 2025
Once Upon A Time, In A Peaceful Middle East
blogphotography

Once Upon A Time, In A Peaceful Middle East

by Bertrand Hauger August 29, 2014May 21, 2025
Gaza City on Aug. 27
Geopoliticswar crimes

War Crimes In Gaza? Evidence Against Both Sides

by Worldcrunch August 29, 2014May 23, 2025
Argentine Finance Minister Axel Kiciloff, a.k.a. "Kicilove," a.k.a. the "Minister of Love"
Economysocial media

Argentina’s Economy Implodes, Internet Swoons For Hunky Finance Minister

by Bertrand Hauger August 28, 2014May 22, 2025
ISIS fighters in Aleppo, Syria
Geopoliticsgermany

How To Slay The ISIS Dragon, A User’s Manual

by Bertrand Hauger August 28, 2014May 24, 2025
The Shanghai Free-Trade Zone, actively promoting Sino-U.S. and Sino-EU investment agreements.
Economychina

An Economic Defense Of China’s Antitrust Crackdown

by Meiqi An August 28, 2014May 23, 2025
Apollo On Fire
blogphotography

Apollo On Fire

by Bertrand Hauger August 28, 2014May 22, 2025
Displaced victims of the war near Bangui airport last spring.
Geopoliticsdiamonds

How Diamond Smuggling Drives Central African Religious War

by Patrick Randall August 28, 2014May 23, 2025
Homegrown?
Economyrussia

The True Cost Of Russia’s Food Patriotism

by Emily Liedel August 27, 2014May 23, 2025
Benefits Cheat: Panda Fakes Pregnancy For More Food
blogchina

Benefits Cheat: Panda Fakes Pregnancy For More Food

by Julie Farrar August 27, 2014May 21, 2025
blogunited states

Soul Sensation Bosley Voted Baltimore’s Best Band

by Patrick Randall August 27, 2014May 21, 2025
"Ich liebe es" ... NOT.
Food / Travelhealth

Germany Dumps McDonald’s From School Nutrition Program

by Patrick Randall August 27, 2014May 23, 2025
Turkey's next PM Ahmet Davutoglu
Geopoliticspolitics

Ahmet Davutoglu, How Turkey’s Next PM Got It All Wrong

by Bertrand Hauger August 27, 2014May 23, 2025
Mummy Guards
blogphotography

Mummy Guards

by Bertrand Hauger August 27, 2014May 22, 2025
On top of the world.
blogresearch

A High-Tech Map Of The Himalayas Could Save Your Life

by Sixtine Lechère August 27, 2014May 24, 2025
Netanyahu and Sisi, a complicated relationship.
Economyisrael

Egypt’s Ever Delicate Relationship With Israel

by Bertrand Hauger August 27, 2014May 22, 2025
Neves, Rousseff, Silva. Little to inspire voters?
Geopoliticsbrazil

Brazil And The Great Electoral Expectation

by Bertrand Hauger August 26, 2014May 22, 2025
Singer Andy Lau accepts the Ice Bucket Challenge
Ideaschina

The Ice Bucket Challenge, A Lesson For China’s Philanthropy

by Jeff Israely August 26, 2014May 23, 2025
Snapshots: Napa Quake, Big Ben Wash, Supermoon, More
Geopoliticsgaza

Snapshots: Napa Quake, Big Ben Wash, Supermoon, More

by Sandra Nasri August 26, 2014May 20, 2025
Good Luck Destination: 9 Superstitious Travel Spots Around The World
Food / Travelitaly

Good Luck Destination: 9 Superstitious Travel Spots Around The World

by Meiqi An August 26, 2014May 21, 2025
Putin and Lukashenko earlier this year.
Geopoliticsrussia

Belarus: Even Allies Start To Fear Moscow’s Ambitions

by Liz Garrigan August 26, 2014May 22, 2025
Saving Money
blogphotography

Saving Money

by Bertrand Hauger August 26, 2014May 21, 2025
Peshmerga Special Forces in Zakho, Iraq
Geopoliticsnato

The Italian State Secret That Could Aid The Kurds

by Julie Farrar August 26, 2014May 22, 2025
Protest in Aleppo on Aug. 21 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Ghouta massacre.
Geopoliticssyria

What If ISIS Gets Its Hands On Chemical Weapons?

by Julie Farrar August 25, 2014May 22, 2025
People at the beach in San Antonio, Ibiza.
Food / Traveltourism

Hippy Haven Ibiza Makes Its Peace With Jet Set

by Liz Garrigan August 25, 2014May 24, 2025
The Projection and Command vessel Mistral in Brest, France.
Economyukraine

Shame Of A Nation, If France Delivers Warships To Russia

by Worldcrunch August 25, 2014May 22, 2025
A Day's Catch
blogphotography

A Day’s Catch

by Bertrand Hauger August 25, 2014May 20, 2025
A farmer dumps boxes of cucumbers in a greenhouse in Algarrobo, Spain, in June 2011.
Food / Travelenvironment

Don’t Throw That Out! Four Ways To End Food Waste

by Meiqi An August 25, 2014May 23, 2025
Adidas CEO Herbert Hainer
Economygermany

Adidas The Underdog’s Three-Stripe Comeback Plan

by Julie Farrar August 24, 2014May 23, 2025
Kautilya Pandit, a.k.a. "Google Boy," with his mother and father.
Societyindia

India’s Child Prodigy, Also Known As ‘Google Boy’

by Meiqi An August 24, 2014May 22, 2025
Lights on the Hacienda Santa Barbara in Bogotá.
Societycolombia

In Bogota, A Wholistic Rethinking Of City Lights

by Liz Garrigan August 23, 2014May 22, 2025
A U.S. Army Spc. in Afghanistan's Logar province, in June 2010.
Geopoliticssyria

For The West, There’s No Walking Away From Arab Conflicts

by Patrick Randall August 23, 2014May 24, 2025
A Coranic school in Cairo, Egypt, in December 2007.
Societyeducation

Schooling Sisi On Egypt’s New Education Strategy

by Patrick Randall August 22, 2014May 23, 2025
blogworld

Global Charts #2

by Patrick Randall August 22, 2014May 20, 2025
No Birdbrain: Ravens Are Way Smarter Than You Think
blogunited states

No Birdbrain: Ravens Are Way Smarter Than You Think

by Julie Farrar August 22, 2014May 23, 2025
Ferguson As 'America's Spring'
blogmissouri

Ferguson As ‘America’s Spring’

by Bertrand Hauger August 22, 2014May 20, 2025
An Iranian Jew prays in a synagogue in Shiraz, Iran.
Societyisrael

The Jews Of Iran, Quietly Defying All That’s Wrong In The Middle East

by Julie Farrar August 22, 2014May 22, 2025
Caracas' Nuevo Amanecer neighborhood
Ideaseconomy

A Chronic State Of Crisis Marks Venezuela’s Quiet Decline

by Meiqi An August 22, 2014May 23, 2025
Texas Cousins
blogphotography

Texas Cousins

by Bertrand Hauger August 22, 2014May 22, 2025
Russian gamers at a Kaspersky-sponsored event
Futurerussia

Where The Web Thugs Are: Inside Russia’s Cyber Underworld

by Sandra Nasri August 22, 2014May 23, 2025
Cleaning up the mess? Inside a Carrefour supermarket in Buenos Aires.
Economyargentina

Argentina’s Grocery Wars, As Major Chains Muscle Small Chinese Shops

by Liz Garrigan August 21, 2014May 22, 2025
Belarusian President Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nazarbayev and Russian President Putin in Astana in May
Economyvladimir putin

The Straw Man Of Russia’s Western Food Embargo

by Liz Garrigan August 21, 2014May 22, 2025
Synthetic Drugs A Growing Problem In Iran
blogiran

Synthetic Drugs A Growing Problem In Iran

by Liz Garrigan August 21, 2014May 22, 2025
blogunited states

Lauryn Hill Releases Tribute To Ferguson

by Patrick Randall August 21, 2014May 23, 2025
India's Emraan Hashmi and Pakistan's Humaima Malick's locking lips in "Raja Natwarlal."
Geopoliticsindia

The Bollywood Kiss Heard ‘Round The World

by Liz Garrigan August 21, 2014May 24, 2025
I Pictured You Taller
blogphotography

I Pictured You Taller

by Bertrand Hauger August 21, 2014May 20, 2025
Kurdish peshmerga fighters prepare ammunition for a heavy machine gun at a base in Khanaqin, Iraq.
Geopoliticsiraq

Why Arming The Kurds Is A Double-Edged Sword

by Worldcrunch August 21, 2014May 22, 2025
On Lampedusa island
Migrant Livessyria

Landing On A Hopeful Shore, Italy’s 100,000th Migrant

by Julie Farrar August 20, 2014May 22, 2025
Middle-class Russians are discovering the pleasure of wine.
Economyrussia

Why The Vodka Nation Is Ripe For Wine

by Emily Liedel August 20, 2014May 22, 2025
Kwon Oh-hyun, whose younger brother didn’t make it off the ferry.
Geopoliticssouth korea

Seeking Justice For South Korean Ferry’s Lost Children

by Liz Garrigan August 20, 2014May 20, 2025
Leaving NYC
Eyes on the U.S.united states

A Farewell To America, In More Ways Than One

by Bertrand Hauger August 20, 2014May 24, 2025
Traditional Warrior From 9 To 5
blogphotography

Traditional Warrior From 9 To 5

by Bertrand Hauger August 20, 2014May 22, 2025
"Where Are We Going, Dad?" screenshot
Societychina

The Reality TV Show Reviving The Chinese Countryside

by Meiqi An August 19, 2014May 22, 2025
Italy Announces A Bear Hunt, And The Public Growls
blogitaly

Italy Announces A Bear Hunt, And The Public Growls

by Julie Farrar August 19, 2014May 21, 2025
Welcome to Gagauzia!
Geopoliticsputin

A Divided Moldova, Where An Anti-EU Minority Clings To Russia

by Patrick Randall August 19, 2014May 22, 2025
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions supporters protest in London.
Economygaza

Renewed Global Boycotts Put Israel On Defensive

by Patrick Randall August 19, 2014May 22, 2025
That's It, I'm Leaving
blogtravel

That’s It, I’m Leaving

by Bertrand Hauger August 19, 2014May 20, 2025
Victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geopoliticsimmigration

Underage Congolese Preyed Upon, Forced To Be Prostitutes In Morocco

by Worldcrunch August 19, 2014May 23, 2025
Dirty business
Economycolombia

Uncovering A Colombian Diaper Cartel

by Valentine Pasquesoone August 18, 2014May 22, 2025
By The Numbers: Erdogan Election, Twitter Bots, Criminalizing Gays
blogunited kingdom

By The Numbers: Erdogan Election, Twitter Bots, Criminalizing Gays

by Sandra Nasri August 18, 2014May 20, 2025
Dozens of Russian aid trucks seen approaching Ukraine on Thursday
Geopoliticsukraine

The Reality In Eastern Ukraine? Decoding Russian Propaganda

by Meiqi An August 18, 2014May 24, 2025
A view of Myitkyina, capital of Kachin State in Burma, near the dam project.
Geopoliticsendangered species

A Controversial Chinese Dam Threatens The Cradle Of Burmese Civilization

by Worldcrunch August 18, 2014May 23, 2025
Scientists Disentangle Whale From Perilous Plastic
blogpollution

Scientists Disentangle Whale From Perilous Plastic

by Julie Farrar August 18, 2014May 20, 2025
C'est Ca La France!
blogphotography

C’est Ca La France!

by Bertrand Hauger August 18, 2014May 20, 2025
Syrian kids attending school
Societysyria

Books Amid Bullets: A Makeshift School In Syria

by Jeff Israely August 18, 2014May 22, 2025
blogunited states

New Guitar Center Prompts Worst Jam Ever

by Patrick Randall August 18, 2014May 21, 2025
Khushboo Rafiiq, her husband Usman and theirs friends
Societyfamily

A Brave Couple Shuns Pakistan’s Antiquated Wedding Dowry

by Bertrand Hauger August 17, 2014May 22, 2025
The first steps toward the beginning of the end of the dollar's hegemony could begin at the next G20 summit.
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Are The Dollar’s Global Currency Days Numbered?

by Meiqi An August 17, 2014May 22, 2025
A Palestinian man stands amid ruins in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip
Geopoliticschina

Amid Global Chaos, The World Needs A New Governance Model

by Liz Garrigan August 16, 2014May 23, 2025
A view of the White Island, a New Zealand isle with an active volcano, in 2013.
Food / Travelnew zealand

Touring New Zealand’s Volcanic White Island

by Liz Garrigan August 16, 2014May 24, 2025
People on the remains of a destroyed Israeli military vehicle in the Gaza Strip
Geopoliticsisrael

By Donkeys And Motorcycles, Primitive Hamas Messaging

by Bertrand Hauger August 15, 2014May 22, 2025
blogunited kingdom

Global Charts #1

by Patrick Randall August 15, 2014May 20, 2025
In Raqqa, in north central Syria, in November 2012.
Societysyria

In A Broken Syria, Romeo And Juliet Casualties Of War

by Sixtine Lechère August 15, 2014May 23, 2025
Police await protesters in Ferguson on Aug. 13.
Eyes on the U.S.united states

America’s Police, Friend And Sniper

by Sandra Nasri August 15, 2014May 21, 2025
Checkered Mosque
blogphotography

Checkered Mosque

by Bertrand Hauger August 15, 2014May 21, 2025
Indonesia Chinese celebrate the Chap Go Meh ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2012
Societydemocracy

Indonesia’s Ethnic Chinese Stake Hope In New Political Leaders

by Sandra Nasri August 15, 2014May 22, 2025
Intellectuals volunteer to fight against pro-Russian separatists
Geopoliticsukraine

In Ukraine, When Professors Reach For Kalashnikovs

by Sandra Nasri August 14, 2014May 24, 2025
Assyrian Christian families who have fled ISIS and have taken refuge in the Mar Matta Monastery in northern Iraq.
Geopoliticshumanitarian crisis

With The Desperate Christian Refugees Flooding Iraq’s Kurdistan

by Worldcrunch August 14, 2014May 22, 2025
Verbatim: Hillary Harshes On Obama, Iraq Threats, Jim Morrison "Killing," More
Geopoliticssyria

Verbatim: Hillary Harshes On Obama, Iraq Threats, Jim Morrison “Killing,” More

by Bertrand Hauger August 14, 2014May 20, 2025
At an exhibit preview in Toulouse, in February 2012.
Societyswitzerland

Cyrano Dot Com? A French Service Offering Online Seduction

by Patrick Randall August 14, 2014May 22, 2025
South Africa Plans To Secretly Move Rhinos To Safety
blogenvironment

South Africa Plans To Secretly Move Rhinos To Safety

by Julie Farrar August 14, 2014May 20, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Barack Obama
Eyes on the U.S.isis

Turkey, An Impotent Player Amid Middle East Chaos

by Liz Garrigan August 14, 2014May 22, 2025
The Nun And The News
blogphotography

The Nun And The News

by Bertrand Hauger August 14, 2014May 20, 2025
A Mexico market at night
Economymexico

The Threat Of Mexico’s Massive Undergound Economy

by Liz Garrigan August 13, 2014May 23, 2025
Duke The Dog Elected Mayor Of Minnesota Town
blogunited states

Duke The Dog Elected Mayor Of Minnesota Town

by Patrick Randall August 13, 2014May 21, 2025
blogmusic

This Thai Psychedelic Band Will Blow Your Mind

by Patrick Randall August 13, 2014May 20, 2025
Haider al-Abadi
Geopoliticsdiplomacy

After Maliki, Abadi Is Iraq’s Next Great Hope

by Bertrand Hauger August 13, 2014May 24, 2025
In Krakow
Ideaspoland

Poland, Where Happiness Goes To Die

by Sandra Nasri August 13, 2014May 23, 2025
Mayan Market
blogphotography

Mayan Market

by Bertrand Hauger August 13, 2014May 22, 2025
Toughening up?
Ideaschina

From Soft To Hard Power, China’s New Ambitions

by Meiqi An August 13, 2014May 22, 2025
Erdogan saluting supporters in Istanbul late Sunday
Geopoliticselection

Erdogan The Unstoppable: Turkey In One Man’s Hands

by Sandra Nasri August 12, 2014May 22, 2025
bloggermany

Fine French Crooning From Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Lead Singer

by Patrick Randall August 12, 2014May 21, 2025
A Palestinian woman at the Rafah crossing on March 2014
Geopoliticsisrael

Israel’s Failed Gaza Siege Policy, And What To Do Next

by Bertrand Hauger August 12, 2014May 23, 2025
Presidents Rouhani and Putin
Economyvladimir putin

Russia And Iran: A Joint Shield Against Western Sanctions

by Emily Liedel August 12, 2014May 23, 2025
Incredibly Rare Triplet Pandas Born in China Zoo
blogchina

Incredibly Rare Triplet Pandas Born in China Zoo

by Meiqi An August 12, 2014May 21, 2025
Watch Your Step
blogspain

Watch Your Step

by Bertrand Hauger August 12, 2014May 20, 2025
blogtunisia

Drug Addiction Among New Ills In Post-Revolution Tunisia

by Meiqi An August 12, 2014May 23, 2025
Kurdish women training to be fighters.
Geopoliticssyria

Kurdish Women Fighters Help Halt ISIS In Syria

by Liz Garrigan August 12, 2014May 22, 2025
Caesar statue on Rome's Via dei Fori Imperiali
Societyhistory

In Rome, The Cult Of Caesar Is Alive And Well And Misinformed

by Julie Farrar August 11, 2014May 23, 2025
Erdogan supporters in post-victory celebration in Ankara
Geopoliticselection

With Erdogan’s Victory, Political Stakes Grow In Turkey

by Bertrand Hauger August 11, 2014May 22, 2025
Obama's speaks from the White House lawn about Iraq, before leaving for vacation.
Eyes on the U.S.united states

On Iraq, Obama Is A President Without A Plan

by Bertrand Hauger August 11, 2014May 22, 2025
Change Of (Marine) Life
blogphotography

Change Of (Marine) Life

by Bertrand Hauger August 11, 2014May 21, 2025
At the Guangzhou train station
Economychina

Fixing What It Means To Be A Citizen Of China

by Liz Garrigan August 11, 2014May 23, 2025
A fully veiled woman using her smartphone in Istanbul
Ideasgermany

Islam And Modernity, History Running Backward From Cairo To Berlin

by Sandra Nasri August 10, 2014May 24, 2025
Grounded
Economyvladimir putin

Russia’s Tourism Industry Shattered Over Ukraine

by Bertrand Hauger August 10, 2014May 22, 2025
Windows XP release in China earlier this year.
Economymicrosoft

Inside The Crumbling Microsoft-China Love Affair

by Liz Garrigan August 9, 2014May 22, 2025
Immigrants demand their rights in Rome.
Migrant Livesimmigration

Italy’s Abandoned Grandchildren Of African Colonization

by Julie Farrar August 9, 2014May 23, 2025
blogaustralia

Melbourne’s Musical Commutes

by Patrick Randall August 8, 2014May 23, 2025
Barack Obama at a press conference during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington on Aug. 6
Geopoliticsgaza

What Gaza Reveals About The State Of U.S. Diplomacy

by Patrick Randall August 8, 2014May 22, 2025
Rainbow Loom bands, a dangerous trend?
Societygermany

Let’s Not Get Our Wristbands In Such A Wad

by Meiqi An August 8, 2014May 23, 2025
An Afghan woman works as a waitress at a wedding hall in Kabul.
Societyequality

In Afghanistan, The Bravery To Be A Waitress

by Sandra Nasri August 8, 2014May 22, 2025
Dressed For A Brawl
blogphotography

Dressed For A Brawl

by Bertrand Hauger August 8, 2014May 20, 2025
A Palestinian man in Rafah is lowered into a smuggling tunnel which connects Gaza and Egypt
Futureisrael

The Technology Of Finding Smuggler Tunnels

by Daniel Shadmy August 8, 2014May 22, 2025
Snapshots: Taiwan Blast, Perth Subway, More
Geopoliticsgaza

Snapshots: Taiwan Blast, Perth Subway, More

by Bertrand Hauger August 8, 2014May 20, 2025
Journalist and photographer Jeremy Kelly files pictures from Surobi, eastern Afghanistan, in December 2009.
Ideasgaza

From The Great War To Gaza, Evolution Of The War Correspondent

by Julie Farrar August 7, 2014May 23, 2025
blogequality

Segregating The Sexes In Tehran

by Bertrand Hauger August 7, 2014May 20, 2025
Women at an anti-FARC protest in Medellin, Colombia
Geopoliticscolombia

FARC And Gender, Diary Of A Female Hostage In Colombia

by Sandra Nasri August 7, 2014May 23, 2025
Feeding Time At The Zoo: Ice Cream Edition
bloganimals

Feeding Time At The Zoo: Ice Cream Edition

by Julie Farrar August 7, 2014May 23, 2025
En route to the Stromboli
Food / Travelitaly

Far Off The Beaten Path, The Aeolian Islands’ Stunning Volcanoes

by Worldcrunch August 7, 2014May 23, 2025
Saharan Fun
blogphotography

Saharan Fun

by Bertrand Hauger August 7, 2014May 20, 2025
Supporters of Qatar's Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in Gaza
Ideasgaza strip

Qatar’s Strongman Has A Problem, And It’s Called Hamas

by Bertrand Hauger August 7, 2014May 24, 2025
Gaza on Aug. 5
Ideasgaza

How This War Could Put Gaza On The Road To Peace

by Peter Münch August 7, 2014June 17, 2025
Volunteers battling Ebola in Gueckedou, Guinea, in April 2014
Geopoliticswho

Into The Ebola Triangle, As Doctors Risk All To Stop The Spread

by Patrick Randall August 6, 2014May 22, 2025
Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk
Geopoliticsukraine

Ukraine’s Pro-Russian Separatists Are Bad News For Russia

by Emily Liedel August 6, 2014May 22, 2025
Buenos Aires' Luis Mario Campo hotel
Societybuildings

In Sprawling Buenos Aires, Historic Architecture Lives On

by Liz Garrigan August 6, 2014May 23, 2025
In The Footsteps Of Maria Callas
blogphotography

In The Footsteps Of Maria Callas

by Bertrand Hauger August 6, 2014May 20, 2025
blogiran

Making Iran’s Traditional Sounds Universal

by Patrick Randall August 6, 2014May 23, 2025
A McDonald's in Shanghai
In The Newschina

Carving Out New Standards After China’s Fast Food Meat Scandal

by Meiqi An August 5, 2014May 23, 2025
blogchile

Chile’s Chicago Toys Bring Back The ’90s

by Patrick Randall August 5, 2014May 20, 2025
Syria, an older man, an impossible choice.
Geopoliticssyria

Marah’s Syria Diary: A Wartime Proposal From My Father’s Friend

by Sandra Nasri August 5, 2014May 22, 2025
Fast Traffic, Slow Day
blogtravel

Fast Traffic, Slow Day

by Bertrand Hauger August 5, 2014May 20, 2025
Ra'ed al Atar, a key Hamas figure emerging in Rafah
Geopoliticsgaza

In Rafah, The Ruthless Leader Of Gaza’s ‘Financial Capital’

by Patrick Randall August 5, 2014May 22, 2025
A bondage collar.
Societyberlin

Latex And Leather: Inside A Berlin Bondage Club

by Jeff Israely August 5, 2014May 24, 2025
ISIS fighters in Aleppo, Syria
Geopoliticssyria

How ISIS Could Turn Assad Into A Western Ally

by Sandra Nasri August 4, 2014May 22, 2025
A Modern Greek Tragedy, The Story Of Apostolos Polyzonis
Economygreece

A Modern Greek Tragedy, The Story Of Apostolos Polyzonis

by Worldcrunch August 4, 2014May 23, 2025
Gaza on July 29
Geopoliticsgaza strip

Why Hamas Will Never Surrender

by Meiqi An August 4, 2014May 22, 2025
With all of Colombia's problems ...
Geopoliticscolombia

Why Is Colombia Cracking Down On A Chocolate Thief?

by Julie Farrar August 4, 2014May 22, 2025
By The Numbers: Fear Index, French Nepotism, Brazil Drops
Geopoliticsgaza

By The Numbers: Fear Index, French Nepotism, Brazil Drops

by Patrick Randall August 4, 2014May 20, 2025
Oak Token
blogphotography

Oak Token

by Bertrand Hauger August 4, 2014May 22, 2025
Debris from combat last month at Tripoli airport
Geopoliticsjihadists

From Gaddafi To The Reign Of Militias, Libya’s Revolution Unravels

by Sandra Nasri August 3, 2014May 22, 2025
A brain-controlled flight test at the Technical University of Munich.
Futuredrones

Are Mind-Powered Drones Next?

by Bertrand Hauger August 3, 2014May 22, 2025
A pro-Palestinian protest in Buenos Aires
Ideasgaza

How Gaza Looks From Latin America

by Jeff Israely August 2, 2014May 22, 2025
Love and Marriage in China?
Societyimmigration

The Cambodian Brides Of China

by Valentine Pasquesoone August 2, 2014May 23, 2025
Soldiers in Moscow's metro
Geopoliticsvladimir putin

From Russia, Yawns And The Smell Of Blood

by Sandra Nasri August 1, 2014May 24, 2025
The US.. dropped more than 260 million cluster bomblets on Laos during the Vietnam War
Geopoliticsvietnam war

Laos, A Risky Cleaning Job In The World’s Most Bombed Country

by Bertrand Hauger August 1, 2014May 23, 2025
Farewells, July 2014: Gordimer, Angulo, Winter
Geopoliticsgeorgia

Farewells, July 2014: Gordimer, Angulo, Winter

by Patrick Randall August 1, 2014May 20, 2025
Toboggan Fun For All
blogphotography

Toboggan Fun For All

by Bertrand Hauger August 1, 2014May 20, 2025
What does it even mean?
Geopoliticsgaza strip

Don’t Call Him A Traitor: The Palestinian Cause, Revisited

by Sandra Nasri August 1, 2014May 21, 2025
A sunny evening by the beach in Itacare, Brazil
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