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May 14, 2014

Baha’i Leaders in Iran Mark Six Years in Prison

Today, May 14, marks six years in prison for the seven leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran. Their biographies can be found here, and they are citizens whose only crime is their religion. They we…

September 6, 2018

Cybersecurity
Why Cyber Conflict as an Academic Discipline Struggles to Make Its Mark in Political Science

It is easy to draw analogies between early nuclear scholarship and its cyber counterpart. However, three factors make scholarly research about cyber conflict a significantly more challenging task.

Boston library

March 22, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Are Americans Turning Isolationist?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Much like talk of Mark Twain’s death, claims that Americans are turning their back on the world are…

The sun as viewed disappearing beneath the horizon.

April 3, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
The President’s Inbox Recap: The War in Gaza

Sunday marks the six-month anniversary of Hamas's attack on Israel.

Two Israeli military vehicles as viewed driving on a road.

December 30, 2014

Technology and Innovation
Some Good News For a Change: Mark Clifford’s The Greening of Asia

Picking up a copy of Mark Clifford’s new book The Greening of Asia: The Business Case for Solving Asia’s Environmental Emergency (Columbia University Press, forthcoming March 2015) is a good way to s…

Mount Kinabalu appears through the clouds over Kota Kinabalu, capital of the east Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island, in this March 8, 2002 aerial photograph. Known as "aki nabalu" or "home of the spirits of the dead" to the Kadazan Dusun locals, Kinabalu is Southeast Asia's highest mountain, standing at 4,095 metres (13,432 feet). Picture taken March 8. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

November 3, 2011

Ivory Coast
Low School Attendance Marks Slow Recovery for Ivory Coast

Damage to a school building located near the military camp of Akouedo is seen following fire from U.N. and French military aircraft in Abidjan April 10, 2011. (Thierry Gouegnon/Courtesy Reuters) In …

Low School Attendance Marks Slow Recovery for Ivory Coast