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  • Why The US Government Shutdown Left the International Community Confused

      BY LOUISA DE VOS This article was posted as an engagement with Victoria Sgarro’s post about the government shutdown on October 9th, 2013.  The terms ‘Shutdown’ and ‘Obamacare’ have by definition nothing in common. But in my home country of Belgium, it is however remarkable that they appear inextricably linked with each other in…

  • A Realistic Approach to the Israeli-Arab Conflict

    BY MEYTAL CHERNOFF  In a world where we are enamored with quick fixes, we like to see everything as black and white. But when we are examining the nuances of the Israeli-Arab conflict, simplicity and quick fixes are difficult, if not impossible, to find. The article, “The Simplicity of the Israeli-Arab Conflict,” published in the…