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How Women Lived Under Soviet Rule

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NINA KRUSHCHEVA | SEPTEMBER 2017 ISSUE | THE ATLANTIC In collecting and sharing their testimonies, the Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich took on the role of “a witness to witnesses who usually go unheard.” Before stepping onto the stage, Svetlana Alexievich left me with her grayish-beige leather coat, as unfashionable as the rest of her. We had met by chance in … [Read more...] about How Women Lived Under Soviet Rule

If you’re wondering why Saudi Arabia and Israel have united against Al-Jazeera, here’s the answer

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Robert Fisk  | 10 August 2017 | The Independent There are still honourable Israelis who demand a state for the Palestinians; there are well-educated Saudis who object to the crazed Wahabism upon which their kingdom is founded; there are millions of Americans, from sea to shining sea, who do not believe that Iran is their enemy nor Saudi Arabia their friend. But the problem … [Read more...] about If you’re wondering why Saudi Arabia and Israel have united against Al-Jazeera, here’s the answer

Who is Kim Jong Un and what will he decide to do?

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Anna Fifield | August 12 , 2017 | The Washington Post SEOUL — If North Korea goes ahead with its threat to fire ballistic missiles toward the U.S. territory of Guam, the order will come from Kim Jong Un himself. The officials in charge of North Korea’s missile program could complete their preparations by next week and would then wait for the 33-year-old leader to … [Read more...] about Who is Kim Jong Un and what will he decide to do?

Africa’s got plans for a Great Green Wall: why the idea needs a rethink

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Lars Laestadius | June 18, 2017 | The Conversation Africa’s Great Green Wall, or more formally The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative, is the intriguing but misleading name of an enormously ambitious and worthwhile initiative to improve life and resilience in the drylands that surround the Sahara. The idea of a Great Green Wall has come a long way … [Read more...] about Africa’s got plans for a Great Green Wall: why the idea needs a rethink