reuters_refugees.jpeg Kim Heys's blog The world is beset by crises. The implosion of the Middle East has killed close to half a million people and resulted in the largest number of refugees fleeing unstable regions since World War II. In Europe and A ...
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/01/06/tpp-could-still-get-derailed-us-congress/ January 6, 2016 Foreign PolicyGlobal Economy, Asia, North AmericaGlobal EconomyAsia, North America ...
planet_560x320.jpg Kim Heys's blog On a recent flight from San Francisco to Taipei, I enjoyed a program about the origin of the cosmos. What struck me is how planetary movement seems actually quite easy to understand, at least from a lay perspective. ...
In October 2015, the Obama administration announced that it would leave thousands of American troops in Afghanistan through the remainder of President Obama’s term in office. Meanwhile, American soldiers have returned to Iraq to help the Iraqi government c ...
protesters_iran_cleric.jpg Kim Heys's blog The world ushered in 2016 with a bang—or several. First, there was the Saudi execution of a Shiite cleric and political dissident, followed by the sacking of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, which set off a geop ...
From the recent San Bernardino shootings to the devastating Boston Marathon bombings, homegrown jihadists have committed multiple deadly attacks since 9/11. Using popular American social media sites including Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook, terrorist gr ...
With the race for the presidency becoming increasingly heated and competitive, galvanizing voters has never been more vital. The question of how to reach millennials and engage their support is a key question for candidates, and one that could prove a deci ...
Although the candidates have been campaigning around the country since last summer, the Iowa caucus in February officially kicks off the race to the general election in November. With a crowded Republican field, the intriguing Clinton-Sanders dynamic on t ...
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Centre for Studies in Security and Diplomacy at the University of Birmingham have released a report summarizing the findings and conclusions of a U.S.-British dialogue that took place June 4-6 and November 3-5, ...
In November 2006, the Responsibility to Protect Conference was cosponsored by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Responsibility to Protect Coalition, International Crisis Group, the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University, and ...
