In the sphere of international aid and development assistance, Turkey is a rising star. Tackling the Syrian refugee crisis with unsurpassed dedication, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has simultaneously continued to deliver aid everywhere from Africa to Latin America. In 2010, Turkey delivered $1 million in disaster relief to Haiti in the wake of the
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It was the twenty-eighth time that they met and the twenty-eighth time that their encounter came to naught. On June 18th 2014, the Geneva Talks over Georgia’s territorial conflicts were interrupted once again when participants from the country’s two disputed territories, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, abandoned one of the working groups. Since the talks were
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In late May, an Iranian court sentenced eight people to 123 years in prison for administrating Facebook pages that the judiciary claims spread anti-government propaganda and insulted the country’s leaders. In Iran, Facebook and other social media sites were officially banned in 2009 after opposition members used them to organize protest rallies following the disputed
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The United States of America: it’s the home of baseball, apple pie, and most recently, enthusiastic adopters of temporary trends and alternative lifestyles. America is the land where every new hipster fad springs to life, only to seep into the rest of the world’s collective conscious weeks, months, or even years later. From drinking jars
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To outsiders who don’t have a clue about what is going on inside the European Union, it has become clear as day that Europe is in the middle of a crisis. While in most corners of the world the European parliamentary elections whiz by without anyone blinking an eye, let alone acknowledging their outcome, this
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On March 16th 2014, snap elections were held in Serbia. Progressive Party leader Aleksandar Vucic had called the elections just two months before, in a move many believe was meant to allow him (who is best known for having implemented a widespread anti-corruption campaign) and his party to consolidate power at a time when they enjoy high approval rates.
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As big development agencies and national governments continue to fund development projects around the world, one of the main obstacles they face is how best to meet the needs of local populations. In many cases, the problems faced by rural populations are overlooked due to a lack of communication and accessibility.
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