The World Is Getting Less Peaceful Every Year
And it's costing the global economy about $1,350 per person.
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The History of Dutch Soccer and Not Playing to Win
The most famous teams from the Netherlands were glorious failures—at least to outsiders. In a nation that often prized an ideal over tangible results, some might have to come to terms with a new team that's two games away from the country's first World Cup title.
Fleeced: A Look at the Terrible Life of Migrant Workers Everywhere
The New York Times’ coverage of the poor conditions laborers at New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus are struggling with is important, but the problem is not unique to one area. A Nepal expert offers some critical context.
America’s Lost Generation of Asian Immigrants
How the Chinese contribution to the Transcontinental Railroad, held up as a shining moment in Asian American history, led to a ban on almost all Asian immigration to the U.S.
The 2 Cultures of China
The U.S. has red states and blue states. China has rice provinces and wheat provinces, and the profound differences between them provide evidence of how cultural assumptions arise.
How Much Is Peace Actually Worth?
According to an emerging branch of economics, approximately $9.46 trillion.
ZunZuneo: Do Former Users Even Care That It Was Secretly Built by USAID?
Our criticism of the U.S. government's covert or "discreet" funding of communication channels like ZunZuneo or Radio Free Europe presumes that they try to seed something non-native.
Back to Mali: A Country Suffers From the Single Story of Danger
Where tourist sites meet travel warnings.
Why We Keep Failing to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Startling new research suggests that conservative opposition to immigration reform may have nothing to do with what’s presented in any legislative bill, but rather how small differences in the way we think about multiculturalism can alter broad attitudes.