Sponsorship of FIFA: a new front in Gulf political rivalry
By James M. Dorsey Lurking in the background of world soccer body FIFA's talks with Qatar Airways to replace its Dubai rival Emirates as a sponsor is the escalating hostility between Qatar and the...
View ArticleThe Axiom Report: Cybersecurity and Its Impact on China-U.S. Relations
The latest revelations surrounding the Chinese cyberespionage group Axiom have once more highlighted the increasing tensions between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC) in...
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Working for Humanity
Freetown, Sierra Leone -- Just off the busy Congo Cross roundabout in Freetown, Daniel Sewah is reorganizing the contents of the four-wheel drive which carries the members of "Burial Team 7." It's the...
View ArticleHaiti Is on the Turn
Last month global CEOs, heads of state, Nobel Prize laureates, heads of foundations and NGOs, and major philanthropists gathered in New York for the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting to...
View ArticleEd Sheeran Accepts Engagement Ring From Teen Fan Battling Brain Cancer
We dare you not to cry after reading this. At his Oct. 30 concert in Glasgow, Scotland, British pop sensation Ed Sheeran met Katie Papworth, a 19-year-old fan who has been battling an aggressive form...
View ArticleHow 'Mexico's Moment' Became 'Mexico's Murder'
An aloof President Obama angered many when he was caught playing golf moments after addressing the beheading of journalist James Foley at a press conference. Now imagine that some weeks after this...
View ArticleKorea's Balloon War
Korean human rights activists send all sorts of things by balloon across the border into North Korea. The winds propel thumb drives containing movies, anti-government leaflets, dollar bills, even...
View Article#BringBackOurGirls Creator 'Happy' To Have Sparked Conversation About Boko Haram
Boko Haram’s spree of violence in northern Nigeria still rages on, but the creator of the popular #BringBackOurGirls campaign says he is proud of the impetus for action that his hashtag provided. The...
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Jiro Ono, Star Of 'Jiro Dreams Of Sushi,' Contemplates The End Of Sushi As We...
Good luck chowing down on your favorite piece of toro when all the tuna are gone. Jiro Ono, star of the acclaimed documentary "Jiro Dreams Of Sushi" and owner of what many consider to be the world's...
View ArticleThe Criminal Side of Ebola
This post first appeared on www.opedspace.com The estimates concerning the spread of infection in West Africa are uncertain, but the impact is already dramatic. With a confirmed count of over 4,000...
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Connecting to Nigeria for Giving Tuesday with Hugh Jackman
Living cut off from the world with no schools, functioning businesses, or public services is the premise of many post-apocalyptic films and TV programs. Isolation is a natural incubator for drama. A...
View ArticleHow Not to Measure Poverty
In a recent satirical sketch on Saturday Night Live, a bearded do-gooder man seeks to help an unidentified village somewhere in Africa on behalf of a charity named HelpFund. They need your help, the...
View ArticleProtesters Demand Mexico Find 43 Missing Students
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched down Mexico City's main boulevard Wednesday evening to protest the disappearance of 43 young people in the south of the country and demand the...
View ArticleHow State Failure Is Deepening Class Tensions in Egypt
Middle class mothers-to-be in Egypt know what to be prepared for ahead of childbirth, including the financial requirements of delivery at private hospitals. One might think that a mother basically has...
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The Night the Wall Came Down
There are certain images to which one is an eyewitness -- images seen through one's own eyes or through the miracle of television -- that are seared into one's memory, forever. Of course 9-11,...
View ArticlePhil Rudd, AC/DC Drummer, Accused In Murder Plot
Life may be imitating art in New Zealand, where AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is being accused of trying to order up a dirty deed. Rudd, 60, has been charged with "attempting to procure a murder," according...
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Americans Twice As Likely To Express Religion In Person Than Online: Report
Americans use social media and the Internet for nearly everything, including their faith, and a newly released Pew Research Center report reveals just how many are sharing their religious beliefs...
View ArticleGuggenheim Protesters Somehow Snuck A 40-Foot Banner Into The Legendary Museum
The Guggenheim's Abu Dhabi museum isn't going up without a fight. On Tuesday evening, members of the protest group Gulf Ultra Luxury Faction (G.U.L.F.) unfurled their latest denouncement of labor...
View ArticleDon't Forget Gaza
For a few days last week Gaza Strip turned into a large prison. Ever since October 24, the Rafah crossing point has been closed by the Egyptians following the huge attack on the army in north Sinai....
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Sankara Ghost Hangs Over Burkina Faso Turmoil
Only seven world leaders held office longer than Burkina Faso's president Blaise Compaoré before his ouster late last week, following chaotic protests in the capital city of Ouagadougou, when...
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