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China-Taiwan Threat backgrounder

Backgrounder to The China-Taiwan Threat

China flew a record-breaking number of military flights into Taiwanese airspace to open the month of October. The unprecedented 150 flights included bombers, anti-submarine...
dark history of the nobel prize

The Dark History of the Nobel Prize (They Prefer You Forget)

Last week the Nobel Prize Committee began announcing its 2021 recipients. The highly esteemed Nobel Prize is named after Alfred Nobel, a 19th-century Swedish...
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The Death of AQ Khan – REPOST –

Yesterday Abdul Qadeer Khan (AQ Khan) died in Pakistan after being hospitalized for COVID19. Khan is the man responsible for facilitating turning Pakistan into...
history of genocide podcast

Never Again…Again – Bonus Episode – Recommended Books on the History of Genocide

This bonus episode in our series Never Again...Again – The Ongoing History of Genocide discusses some of our top recommended books on the history...
genocides today

Genocides Today – The Ongoing History of Genocide – Episode 10

JB Shreve and Brian Butler present the final episode in the podcast series Never Again, Again…the Ongoing History of Genocide. In this episode, the...
evergrande

Evergrande, Our Upside-Down World, and the Shape of Things to Come

Readers who give even the most minimal levels of attention to financial news and headlines recognize the name Evergrande from the last week's headlines....
african genocides

African Genocides – The Ongoing History of Genocide – Episode 9

Comprehending genocides by relying on the popular narratives alone is ineffective. For example, Hotel Rwanda was a good movie but not a completely accurate...
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You Should Know About the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

Crises are beginning to accumulate in Ethiopia. It is only a matter of time before one explodes in a significant regional and perhaps global...
balkan genocide

Genocides at the End of History – The Ongoing History of Genocide – Episode...

In the 1990s, as communism crumbled and the Cold War ended, many in the western world celebrated the pending end of history. The term,...
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The Rwanda Genocide – 1994

The 1994 genocide in Rwanda is a stain on world history and international relations. At a time when the western world celebrated the collapse...