The current refugee crisis arising from civil upheaval in the Middle East and Africa has caused over 4.1 million people to flee Syria alone since 2011. While the majority of asylum seekers in the ...

February marked the third anniversary of the Algerian street protests and movement that lead to the ouster of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Bouteflika was a fixture of Algerian politics and served ...

Info about how countries rank regarding their response to the threat of violence, sexual abuse, and exploitation against children – articles and reports.

Info about China’s sudden expansion of its nuclear weapons arsenal. Learn about its nuclear history and possible motivation for expansion – podcasts.

Moments ago, the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. This vote at the General Assembly comes after the United ...

Learn about the 8 stages of genocide and how Burma’s Rakhine state’s imposition of reproduction restrictions fits the definition. Get more global news!

Over ten years ago, most Arab countries in the Middle East cut ties with the Syrian government during the civil war and supported armed groups dedicated to the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

One of the biggest challenges to American and European negotiators during the Iran nuclear talks was the question of how to reimpose the sanctions if Iran was credibly found to be cheating. This is ...

Hear how the world came together to fix the, potentially disastrous, hole in the Ozone layer. The Montreal protocol story. Don’t miss a single episode.

With all eyes focused on the healthcare debate in the United States, the World Health Organization yesterday released a report quantifying how much it would cost to deliver quality healthcare to ...

In some ways, not much will change at the United Nations for the United Kingdom. It will, for example, remain on the Security Council as a veto-wielding permanent member. And even though it will not ...

Info about how the presence of a US military base, in a foreign country, affects public opinion and foreign policy in that country – news and podcasts.