World
Exporting the Ivory Tower
Is it possible to export the liberal arts to places that restrict civil liberties?
Ivory: Africa’s New Blood Diamond
Elephant and rhino poaching is a hard-to-detect funding source for African terrorism.
The Humanitarian Interventions of the UN
A look at the Security Council’s haphazard response to Somalia and Rwanda.
The Ascenders
The Politic conducts research in Jerusalem, Israel on the aliyah of Ethiopian Jewry.
Not a Drop to Drink
An increasingly dry climate has depleted the Middle East’s water supplies. The problem may only get worse.
Japan’s Hidden Minority
How one student’s journey to Japan exposed her to an oft-ignored culture rich in history and tradition.
Revisiting Haiti
In the wake of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, the island nation’s prodigal child returns.