Behind the creation of ISIS
The Islamic state has challenged most preconceived notions regarding the extent and influence of terrorism. In that it has proven to bypass …
Complexity of the Syrian Crisis
Last weekend, the Syrian army conquered the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, which was under control of Daesh since May, 2015. Daesh …
The Chinese visit of the Czech Republic
The Chinese president Xi Jinping arrived in Prague, Czech Republic on Monday, March 28, 2016, to stay for a three day long …
Reaction: Black Lives Matter
Last week, we attended a talk by Alicia Garza, one of the “co-founders” of the Black Lives Matter hashtag and subsequent movement. …
War on Drugs and the Black Community
Last semester I took Justice 205, Justice and Civil Societies and it changed my thinking of America’s definition of justice. One of …
The Differences in Privilege and Experience
After our riveting, slightly disillusioning conversation in class on Thursday, I thought that I should clarify the meaning of the word privilege …
Making Sense of the Tangled Alliances fighting ISIS
In theory, more direct intervention by Middle Eastern powers would be the best way to combat the Islamic State (See https://blog.richmond.edu/globalgovernance/2016/02/22/why-less-direct-us-intervention-with-isil-and-more-middle-eastern-intervention-is-key/ ). …
International Women’s Day?
I opened up Instagram on March 8th to a picture of a worker stacking bricks, at least 15 high, on a woman …
Supplier Network Pushing Slavery out of the Supply Chain
Maybe you’ve heard of Ariba before. Maybe you know them from their work with Kroger, Staples, or Dole. Maybe you know them as …
Some more troubles with the name ISIS
We talked about the consequences of calling Daesh the Islamic State as it legitimizes it as a state even though we do …