Megan Alpert
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Politics Roils Colombia’s Tentative Peace Deal With the FARC
Politics Roils Colombia’s Tentative Peace Deal With the FARC « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas → Read More
Wildfires, Blackouts, Evacuations: Four Ways In Which Climate Change Is Sending the World Up In Smoke
From wildfires in Canada to a severe heatwave in India, global warming is making its presence known. → Read More
Mapped: The Threat of the Zika Virus
This map shows how many cases of the rapidly-spreading Zika virus have been reported in countries in the Americas. → Read More
Supreme Court Will Hear Case Deciding Fate of 5 Million Immigrants
The court is expected to rule on Obama's controversial executive orders early this summer. → Read More
Mumbai: It’s Time to End Deaths-by-Selfie
After a teenager died taking a selfie last week, Mumbai established no-selfie-zones to prevent future accidents. → Read More
Happy Birthday Kim Jong Un. Here’s Some Really Loud K-Pop.
Happy Birthday Kim Jong Un. Here’s Some Really Loud K-Pop. « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas → Read More
Mr. Baghdadi, You’re Under Arrest
Could the International Criminal Court really play a role in ending the conflict in Syria? → Read More
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2016
From Syria to the South China Sea, the conflicts and crises the world will face in the coming year. → Read More
What Will Be the Big Story of 2016?
From new flu strains to refugees to Obama’s final moments as U.S. president, FP’s Voices predict a year of big change and challenges. → Read More
The Crisis Manager’s Cheat Sheet for 2016
Next year will have no shortage of war and conflict. Now’s the time to start setting priorities. → Read More
A Skeptic’s Take on Solving Syria
Bashar al-Assad is just one of many obstacles in the way of pulling a war-torn country out of chaos. At least for now. → Read More
Drug-Torn Colombia Just Made (Medicinal) Weed Legal
Colombia is still fighting the cocaine trade but is embracing medicinal pot. → Read More
Correa’s Gamble
Ecuador’s president has been nibbling away at democracy for years — now he’s going for broke. → Read More
#JeSuisChien: Twittersphere Mourns French Police Dog Killed in Raid
A top-trending hashtag on Twitter was used to grieve. → Read More
It’s Not Just Paris: From Nigeria to Egypt, 10 of 2015’s Worst Terrorist Attacks
A look at some of 2015's deadliest terrorist attacks. → Read More
The Islamic State Has Spread to Moscow, Says Confused Google Maps
Russian speakers searching the web for the Islamic State may find it in an unusual place: The offices of a state-sponsored television station in Moscow, at… → Read More
Why Did One of America’s Most Controversial Immigration Detention Facilities Get Even Bigger?
Some lawmakers and outside critics say a privately run prison is denying medical care to its inmates. The Obama administration massively expanded it anyway. → Read More
‘Once Again, America Learns Nothing’: the World Media Reacts to the Oregon Massacre
The international press agrees that U.S. gun culture is scary, senseless. → Read More
Britain to Jamaica: In Lieu of Reparations, Here’s a Prison
Rebuffing calls for reparations to Jamaica for the slave trade, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced British funding for a new Jamaican prison. → Read More
The Crowded Skies: Russian, U.S. Planes Pound Syria
The Crowded Skies: Russian, U.S. Planes Pound Syria « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas → Read More