High drug prices, particularly cancer drugs, are the most significant health concern for Americans today. High drug prices reduce access to therapy, cause treatment abandonment and financial bankruptcies, as well as severe emotional and family distress. Continue Reading
Five years after the Jasmine Revolution, Tunisia stands alone as the only country in North Africa where the Arab Spring has led to significant reforms and a democratic transition. Reservations have been voiced, however, on the gender equality provisions in the country’s revised constitution. Continue Reading
Russia’s recent behavior elsewhere — notably in the Ukraine — suggests that Putin’s announcement that Russia will withdraw forces from Syria should be approached skeptically. Continue Reading
One could argue that blaming Berta Cáceres’ death on the Honduran government and the private companies involved in the Agua Zarca dam is a matter of perception. However, what is beyond opinion is the fact that Honduras has the world’s highest number of female homicides, has the world’s highest murder rate, and is the world’s most dangerous country per capita for environmental activists. Continue Reading
Scott Kelly’s mission should be an example to the world, from its very beginning a year ago in Baikonur to its successful completion on the steps of Kazakhstan, of the success that can be achieved if nations choose to work together for the betterment of all humankind. Continue Reading
Even though Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed has been the real “power behind the throne” in Abu Dhabi for several years now, he has trodden carefully on the federal stage, mindful of the need to avoid unbalancing Al Nahyan family dynamics as well as inter-emirate relations with Dubai. What is significant is that the government reshuffle aligns with other recent developments in the past three months indicating that these constraints have now been shed. Continue Reading
A little over a year after the United States and Cuba began to normalize relations, travel and other restrictions for Cubans and Americans are starting to ease. Reestablishing diplomatic relations after half a century has had positive consequences: the restoration… Continue Reading