International security
‘We want Africa to take its place’: African leaders call for more representation at UN Security Council
Leaders of African nations have long demanded reforms to the UN Security Council, arguing that they deserve more representation on the council, given the large percentage of council issues that involve Africa.
After a year of torture in Syrian jail, an activist finally makes it to the US
After a year in a Syrian jail being tortured by the regime’s police, activist Karam Al Hamad finally escaped to Turkey. He says he’ll only feel safe once he gets to escape the region and come to the US for a fellowship, but the road is proving even harder than he expected.
As Netanyahu campaigns on Iran, Israelis prepare to vote on their rent
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gambled big on national security in Israel’s upcoming election, saying only he and his party could keep Israel safe from Iran and terrorist groups. But the gamble seems to have backfired as Israeli voters look more concerned about economic matters.
Demonstrators in Moscow seem to be living in a ‘parallel universe’
The “Anti-Maidan” rally in Moscow marked one year since a pro-Western uprising in Kiev’s Maidan Square toppled Ukraine’s president. But the attendees have a far different view of everything that’s happened since then, and they’re not afraid to say it.