Institutionalizing Syria Conflict-ala Bosnia
Kofi Annan's current proposal to deploy monitors to Syria may be one of few options available to squeeze peace gradually out of th…
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Sudan-South Sudan Progress?
According to UNSG Ban Ki-moon the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan have achieved significant progress in talks aimed at resolv…
A New Culture on the Front Lines of Afghanistan
From Scott Sernau: "The idea that children belong in school is actually quite new. For most of the human experience, formal educat…
Getting In Shape
Most people go to the gym and do one of a few things; either they get on one of the many pieces of cardiovascular equipment and go…
UN Updates Tax Evasion Measures
Tax Evasion Cost $3.1 Trillion (or 50%+ of combined healtcare budget for states involved) according to one survey of 145 countries…
Government Reprisals Against UN Human Rights Defenders
Reprisals against individuals or groups engaging directly with the UN and the regional human rights systems took the form of smear…
Havaianas for Afghanistan
This morning Vinicius Donola and I had our usual coffee after we drop off our children.Vinicius is a leading journalist from Brazi…
Time4 Kofi Annan 2Change Strategy or End Mission?
Bashar Assad’s Syrian Regime has employed Kofi Annan’s diplomatic mission as cover to actually extend its brutal crackdown and…
SXSW, Building schools in Afghanistan, and Supporting Veteran Business Opportunities
SXSW has been a very positive and inspiring experience.Film Annex's Creative Director,Eren Gulfidan coordinated the trip and the i…
