Energy, Climate & The Clash of Nations

Energy, Climate & The Clash of Nations

Written By: Ishika Bhatia  The Unconventional Revolution covers a broad scope of unconventional oil resources. In “The New Map” by Daniel Yergin, we are introduced to a multitude of ideas describing how this revolution was able to impact the U.S. economy as well as...
Ambassador Kurt Volker: Ukraine, NATO, and the US

Ambassador Kurt Volker: Ukraine, NATO, and the US

Aliyan Jafri Ambassador Kurt Volker is a leading expert in U.S. foreign and national security policy with some 30 years of experience in a variety of government, academic and private sector capacities. He served as the U.S Special Representative for Ukraine...
Bob Gomel: Eyewitness – A Top 5 Highlights Piece

Bob Gomel: Eyewitness – A Top 5 Highlights Piece

– Joel Reyes What do Dwight D. Eisenhower, The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, and Ethiopia have in common? They were all focal points of photographs captured by famous photojournalist and former professional photographer Bob Gomel. Gomel has had the opportunity to...
Afghanistan & USA

Afghanistan & USA

The relationship between Afghanistan and the U.S. goes back for many years. Listen to experienced ambassador Richard Olson discuss the relationship and way of life in Afghanistan ranging from international relations to the Taliban. In April 1978, the communist...
The Gender Gap Costs Us More Than We Think

The Gender Gap Costs Us More Than We Think

The world would add 23 trillion euros to its GDP if the inequality between men and women, which the covid-driven crisis is exacerbating, were eliminated. They account for 3.85 billion souls out of the 7.7 billion that inhabit the Earth.  Author Nikos Kazantzakis wrote...

New Year’s Traditions from Around the World

By: Felecia Chatman New Year’s Day might start the second the clock strikes 12 but not all celebrations begin with the drop of a giant ball in Times Square. Take a look at some of these New Year’s Eve traditions from around the world. Let us know what new year...

The Season of Thanksgiving

By: Felecia Chatman Americans all come from somewhere. Though their journey here may have been for different reasons and purposes, one thing that remains true is the connection that many cultures have with food. Their journeys are reflected in the food they or their...

Holodomor: A Remembrance

Holodomor: A Remembrance The term Holodomor (death by hunger, in Ukrainian) refers to the period between 1932 and 1933 in which the country  dealt with massive starvation as a result of controversial Soviet policies. The Holodomor was part of the larger Soviet famine...