The year 2015 picked up where 2014 had left off: with a myriad of conflicts. The wars in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Ukraine are still in full swing, and the “Islamic State” still controls huge swats of territory in the middle-east. (Photo: Yann Caradec / flickr.com / CC BY 2.0)
Last night, nearly 900 people drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. This disaster happened just a few days after another migrant boat had capsized and took 400 lives of undocumented migrants. Dr Olga Gulina, CEO & Founder of RUSMPI, rethinks the balance between moral, the right to live and a state’s interest to protect its borders. (Photo: Noborder Network / flickr.com / CC BY 2.0)
With Ukrainian politics now in turmoil under the rubble and ashes of Kiev, MOSECON analyst Nathan Brand explains some of the more subtle issues at the root of Ukraine’s unrest. (Photo: mac_ivan / flickr.com / CC BY 2.0)
