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Why Aren’t the Health Workers Fighting West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic Being Given Basic Protective Gear?

Why Aren’t the Health Workers Fighting West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic Being Given Basic Protective Gear? Why Aren’t the Health Workers Fighting West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic Being Given Basic Protective Gear?

The failure to protect workers is worsening an already dire public health crisis.

Sep 19, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

A Very British Divorce?

A Very British Divorce? A Very British Divorce?

If Scotland wakes up on Friday still bound to England, it will not be because solidarity or shared vision prevailed but rather fears of job loss, higher prices and higher taxes.

Sep 18, 2014 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan

How Hard Times Are Healing Bosnia

How Hard Times Are Healing Bosnia How Hard Times Are Healing Bosnia

Amid rising anti-government sentiment and a series of natural disasters, Bosnia-Herzegovina's fractured ethnic communities are drawing strength from an unlikely source: each ot...

Sep 17, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Peter Lippman and Foreign Policy In Focus

While the Fashion World Swoons Over This Season’s Styles, the Workers Making Them Are Fainting on the Job

While the Fashion World Swoons Over This Season’s Styles, the Workers Making Them Are Fainting on the Job While the Fashion World Swoons Over This Season’s Styles, the Workers Making Them Are Fainting on the Job

Cambodia’s garment workers are fighting for something they’ve never had before: a living wage.

Sep 17, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Kingdom of Slaves in the Persian Gulf

Kingdom of Slaves in the Persian Gulf Kingdom of Slaves in the Persian Gulf

In the smallest Gulf states, nearly 90 percent of residents are immigrant laborers. Many face unspeakable abuse.

Sep 16, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus

Ethiopian Activists Fight US-Backed Land Seizures

Ethiopian Activists Fight US-Backed Land Seizures Ethiopian Activists Fight US-Backed Land Seizures

Backed by US development aid, the Ethiopian government is seizing land, demolishing homes and cracking down on activists in a bid to expand its capital city.

Sep 12, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Hilary Matfess and Foreign Policy In Focus

What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History

What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History

Hong Kong’s democracy movement stands at a crossroads.

Sep 12, 2014 / Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Denise Y. Ho

The Central African Republic’s Forgotten Crisis

The Central African Republic’s Forgotten Crisis The Central African Republic’s Forgotten Crisis

Though it scarcely makes headlines, the Central African Republic’s vicious civil war has created a sickening humanitarian crisis.

Sep 11, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

From Schools to Shelters in Iraqi Kurdistan

From Schools to Shelters in Iraqi Kurdistan From Schools to Shelters in Iraqi Kurdistan

Yazidi refugees now sleep in classrooms, hallways and the courtyards of facilities intended for children’s education. What happens when school starts?

Sep 10, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Fred Abrahams and Foreign Policy In Focus

Despite a Cease-fire, Peace in Eastern Ukraine Remains Out of Reach

Despite a Cease-fire, Peace in Eastern Ukraine Remains Out of Reach Despite a Cease-fire, Peace in Eastern Ukraine Remains Out of Reach

The cease-fire appears to be a politically useful fiction.

Sep 9, 2014 / Alec Luhn

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