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Who Is Killing Colombia's Community Organizers?
Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR -OpEd- BOGOTA — There has been an alarming spike in targeted killings of activists since the decades-long war between the state and FARC guerilla force finally came to...
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China Unleashed, Europe Paralyzed: A View From Germany
Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG -OpEd- BERLIN — Angela Merkel has been chancellor of Germany for nearly 13 years, and she travels to China almost once a year. She has visited vegetable markets...
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Future Defense, Europe Must Get Equipped For Post-U.S. Order
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST -OpEd- WASHINGTON — After many weeks of claiming, dishonestly, that European allies "owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back" — in fact, Europeans...
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How Recycled Wastewater Could Pump New Life Into Tucson
Worldcrunch.com / NEWS DEEPLY TUCSON — Recycled wastewater is gaining wider acceptance as a way to boost drinking water supply across America's arid West. But in bone-dry Tucson, Arizona, planners...
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López Obrador, A Chance To Bring Mexico's Democracy To Life
Worldcrunch.com / AMERICA ECONOMIA -Analysis- MEXICO CITY — Mexico has chosen a new president, and it's now time for reconciliation. The incoming government, with its focus on changing dominant...
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The 'Uber War' Heats Up On The Streets Of Buenos Aires
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN BUENOS AIRES — Traditional taxi drivers in Argentina's sprawling capital are mad as hell about competition from ride-sharing services and aren't, apparently, going to take it...
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Watch: One Shot - World Cup Champion France, Frozen In Time
Worldcrunch.com / ONESHOT France has brought home its second World Cup trophy, with a 4-2 victory over Croatia in the final in Moscow. For OneShot, we chose the image for the history books,...
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For Cambodia Anemia Crisis, The Limits Of A 'Lucky Iron Fish'
Worldcrunch.com / NEWS DEEPLY PHNOM PENH — Lucky Iron Fish were once a common sight in many Cambodian cooking pots. Villagers threw the fish-shaped, cast-iron ingots into their food as a way to treat...
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France’s World Cup Win, Elixir For A Nation Hit By Terrorism
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE -Editorial- PARIS — As soon as the referee blew the final whistle, a wave of jubilation spread across all of France: endless flocks of fans, fraternal and joyful, celebrated...
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Watch: OneShot — Mandela's Walk To Freedom
Worldcrunch.com / ONESHOT The world is marking the centennial of one of history’s towering figures. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born 100 years ago, on July 18, 2018, in a small village on the...
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Women Need Not Apply: Why Italian Crisis Hits Female Unemployment First
Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA CROTONE - Vittoria Messina managed at one point to find two jobs. But not enough to provide any financial security. Not in Crotone, at any rate, where nine in ten young...
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Mandela, Obama And French Lessons On World Cup Racism
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH “Sport [...] is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all kinds of discrimination.” Ever relevant words for 2018 from...
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Why Egypt Is Ultimately Destined For Democracy
Worldcrunch.com / MADA MASR CAIRO — Five years ago, I wrote that the military would not be able to maintain popular support if they abandon the democratic process, and that neither the Muslim...
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A Pirate's Feast
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH The United Kingdom isn't exactly renowned for its gastronomy, but I (lifelong French bon vivant ) have a special fondness for English pub food. Here in Cornwall,...
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For Dating Sites, Artificial Intelligence v. The Human Heart
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS PARIS — In 2017, when a journalist asked the co-founder of Tinder how he imagined his dating app in five years’ time, Sean Rad pulled out his smartphone and pretended to...
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Europe, Trapped Between U.S. Protectionism And Chinese Ambition
Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG -Analysis- MUNICH — As far as industrial strategies and international competition are concerned, there’s no greater contrast than that between Europe's...
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Medellin In The 80s: Cartels, Car Bombs And... Punk Rock?
Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR MEDELLIN — Things were different then. It was the 1980s. The war was in full swing, the violence more obvious. And in Medellin, there were also the cartels and...
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Can Middle East Diplomacy Help UNESCO Preserve Itself?
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE PARIS — After years of crisis and lethargy, UNESCO — the United Nations’ agency in charge of education, culture and science — is showing small signs of revival. During a...
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How The Ivy League Creates Group-Think Inside Supreme Court
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — It is not hard to see similarities between President Donald Trump's last two Supreme Court nominees: They are both white male conservatives who...
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When Business Crosses Cultures, Etiquette Alone Won't Cut It
Worldcrunch.com / AMERICA ECONOMIA -Analysis- SANTIAGO — Ask Google "how to do business in China" and you'll get about 30 million answers. That's if you pose the question in Spanish. In English, it'd...
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