The GroundTruth Project
June 27, 2014
One hundred years after the First World War, boundaries established after the armistice at the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh hour" still shape many of today's conflicts. From ISIS's invasion of Mosul to Boko Haram's kidnapping of schoolgirls, GlobalPost co-founder Charles Sennott journeys from Iraq to Nigeria to the Balkans to Northern Ireland and the Holy Land to see how WWI's history lives on, the lessons learned — and far too often not learned.
Conflict & Justice
Bosnia emerges as new underground migrant route while Europe’s borders tighten
GlobalPost
July 09, 2018
Bosnia, a small mountainous country with a population of around 3.5 million, recorded only 775 migrant arrivals for the whole of 2017. The country's minister of security said that 7,128 migrants had been registered since the beginning of 2018.
Lifestyle & Belief
Slideshow: Bosnian Muslim Walking to Mecca for the Hajj
PRI's The World
March 12, 2012
A 47-year-old Bosnian Muslim is making a 3,600 miles pilgrimage from Bosnia to Mecca on foot. Each year millions of Muslims make the annual pilgrimage to the Saudi city for the Hajj.
Science, Tech & Environment
The Balkans' flooding is linked to climate change. And here's how
PRI's The World
May 20, 2014
Record flooding in the Balkans is just the latest extreme rain event influenced by climate change. A leading climate researcher explains why we need to get ready for more.
The Siege of Sarajevo: 20 Years Later
The Takeaway
April 05, 2012
Global Politics
Srebrenica elections lays bare old tensions between Serbs, Bosniaks
PRI's The World
October 01, 2012
Srebrenica was the site of one of the worst atrocities of the lengthy Serbian civil war. Thousands of Bosniaks, Bosnian Muslims, were killed there. In the aftermath of the massacre, the town is largely Serbian. But a quirk of policy has allowed Bosniaks who moved out of town to continue to vote in the city's elections. But that's poised to change.
Why World War I still matters, 100 years after it began
The GroundTruth Project
June 27, 2014
One hundred years after the First World War, boundaries established after the armistice at the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh hour" still shape many of today's conflicts. From ISIS's invasion of Mosul to Boko Haram's kidnapping of schoolgirls, GlobalPost co-founder Charles Sennott journeys from Iraq to Nigeria to the Balkans to Northern Ireland and the Holy Land to see how WWI's history lives on, the lessons learned — and far too often not learned.
Siege of Sarajevo: Dan Damon Looks Back
The Takeaway
April 16, 2012
Science, Tech & Environment
Social video makes six-second stars from soldiers to suburbia
Studio 360
August 10, 2013
Vine's premise is simple: shoot a six-second video. As with other platforms before it, though, it's spawned a whole new class of celebrities. But it's also provided unique windows into the lives of everyday people all over the world. And revealed some surprising connections.
Conflict & Justice
Why are world maps being rewritten? Consult a book on World War I
The Takeaway
July 01, 2014
In the Middle East, Africa and even possibly the United States, the world created by World War I is starting to unravel. Now resurrecting that century-old history may be the best guide to understanding modern wars.
Terrorism Conviction in New York Subway Plot
The Takeaway
May 02, 2012