Politics & Government

Racism, crime and poverty. These three issues are so intertwined and ingrained in the US that it often seems like there is no way to untangle the mess (created in relatively little time) responsible for a whole array of troubles so…

Six years after the start of the Great Recession of 2008-09, the outlook for the world economy now looks relatively optimistic, albeit amid some new risks and challenges. Following years of balance sheet adjustment and policymakers…

In vista del voto di novembre per rinnovare la Camera dei rappresentanti e un terzo del Senato, si stanno tenendo in questi mesi le primarie dei due partiti principali, da cui sono già usciti numerosi risultati interessanti. In campo…

Per comprendere cosa stia accadendo all’interno della comunità araba sunnita dell’Iraq, è necessario guardare a un complesso quadro locale e alle sue radici storiche. Prima di tutto, la violenza irachena di oggi rappresenta il rigetto degli…

Khulthum Odeh (1892-1965) is often regarded as the first Arab woman ever to be appointed professor. Born in Nazareth, Odeh immigrated to Russia in 1914 where, in the early 1930s, she founded an institute of Arabic studies at the University…