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Moving beyond India’s brain drain 20 Aug 2013 | 12:41 am
The India vs. China has been raging for years, which one will develop faster and which model is more successful? Over the past year China’s growth has slowed to around eight percent, instead of the av...
What the Pope’s Trip to Brazil means for World Catholics 6 Aug 2013 | 06:37 pm
In his first overseas trip as the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis sought to repair the tarnished image of the Catholic Church at a time when it is increasingly seen as being out of touch. Fr...
Manufacturing: After the Bangladesh Factory Collapse 23 Jul 2013 | 01:24 am
On April 24, 2013, a clothing factory in Rana Plaza, outside of Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,100 workers and injuring many others. Upon inspection following the collapse, official...
The Global Impact of the DOMA Decision 11 Jul 2013 | 09:18 pm
There are broad international political and cultural implications of the decision of the Supreme Court to rule the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. In a 5-4 decision brought about by the case...
Hassan Rowhani and the Rise of a Moderate Voice 5 Jul 2013 | 07:07 pm
In a period of unrest, few events in the Middle East have given cause for hope. The recent victory of Hassan Rowhani as Iran’s new president marks a new era in Iranian foreign policy, and more accura...
Snowden Extradition a Global Issue 2 Jul 2013 | 01:56 am
The case of Edward Snowden, a NSA contractor who leaked government information regarding the U.S. government programs PRISM and Tempora, reveals how domestic issues can quickly turn global. Upon relea...
Wheat GMO Discovery Prompts Ban 22 Jun 2013 | 12:10 pm
The recent discovery of genetically modified wheat on farm in Oregon by investigators resulted in a temporary ban by Japan and South Korea on the import of all wheat products from the U.S. until it is...
Landmark Gene Patenting Ruling 18 Jun 2013 | 01:38 am
On June 12, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that human genes cannot be patented, a decision that upsets more than 30 years of U.S. patent law and has wide implications for gene patenting worldwide....
U.S. Response to Pakistani Drone Ruling 24 May 2013 | 07:23 pm
The presence of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles, in the Middle East has been a highly contentious issue since the Bush administration, when they were first used for the killing of suspected terrori...
Cloud Computing 22 May 2013 | 04:52 am
Cloud services have become increasingly popular in the business world in recent years. The basis of cloud computing is that data is not stored on a person’s physical machine but hosted in third party ...
