Arts & Culture
"This controversial 1986 victory remains a significant source of pride for the country and for Latin America at large–a testament to the lasting scars of imperial intervention in Argentina and the region beyond it."
Asia
"Still, one thing is for sure: even if the wounds caused by the Sri Lankan Civil War and its accompanying ethnic divisions heal, the country will remain haunted by much larger structural issues in its history and government."
The Americas
"In April 2000, several Bolivians struggled with the privatization and resulting inaccessibility of their water supply. Two decades later, it seems that their water issues are not quite over."
Oceania
On July 10, 2019, the Australian government announced its intention to organize a national referendum to determine whether to recognize its indigenous people in the Constitution and provide them with a “formal representative role in the government.” Parliament has allowed itself three years to follow through on this promise, as
Energy & Environment
The Mekong river stretches for 2769 miles [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/cambodia-lifeline-threatened-mekong-recedes-historic-190920072518567.html] through Southeast Asia, snaking from China through Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and finally into Cambodia. The river’s water is undoubtedly valuable to all of its users. Yet, in Cambodia, the water is almost priceless.