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What Caused the 2019 Protests in Sudan
Following is a brief explainer to the causes of the 2019 protests in Sudan Protests began December 19, 2018, in Sudan as a response to a cut in government subsidies that raised the price of foods. The price of bread alone tripled. Adding to this, a devaluation of the currency triggered inflation by more than…
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Who is Omar al-Bashir?
Omar al-Bashir was a career military man who, along with a group of Sudanese military officers, led a coup to oust the leaders of Sudan in 1989. In short order al-Bashir consolidated power and eliminated his potential opponents, eventually appointing himself president of the country. In the mid-1990s he was elected President of Sudan in…
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Historically Dangerous Events Unfolding in Kashmir
Reading Time: 6 minutes While the western media is largely ignoring this story, a major historical event has unfolded in Kashmir this week. The…
Fact Sheet and Explainer Uighur Muslims in China Prison Camps
Reading Time: 4 minutes As many as 1.5 million Uighurs are reportedly being held in Chinese prison camps. This fact sheet explains what is…
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7 Numbers That Tell the Story of Deaths of Despair in America
Reading Time: 2 minutes Deaths of despair are deaths that result from drugs, alcohol, and suicide. It is a number that has grown at…
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Why is Latin America So Dysfunctional? Part Four – Cold Wars, Dirty Wars, Drug Wars, Economic Wars
Reading Time: 6 minutes This final post in my series on the history of US involvement in Latin America considers how Latin America was…
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What Is Happening In Nicaragua
Reading Time: 5 minutes In April 2018 a protest movement began demanding the removal of President Ortega from office. This backgrounder explains what is…
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Understanding Kashmir – Kashmir and the Recent Terrorist Attack
Reading Time: 2 minutes David Devadas, leading expert on the conflict and status in Kashmir visits with JB Shreve and the End of History.…
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Kashmir Conflict Backgrounder
Reading Time: 8 minutes This post is part of my wider History of India series. Today we look at the history of the Kashmir conflict and also answer the question of Why is Kashmir so important? Why is Kashmir Important? From a territorial dispute or political issue standpoint there are a lot of similar conflict in India. This has…
Who’s Who in the Syrian Conflict
The Key Players in the Syrian Conflict and Civil War Several years ago while explaining the history of Syria in a podcast episode I described the environment and the history to be similar to untying a knot. In Syria it was not as simple as finding point A and point B. One has to…
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