Philippa Kaur

The international community may be standing on the edge of a grave political miscalculation. After years of dismal and frustrating diplomatic efforts, global and regional actors continue to pursue a peace process in Yemen that risks handing the Houthis — an armed, religiously ideologically driven movement — effective hegemony over the South. The current trajectory… Continue reading The Houthis’ Southern Ambition: A Threat the International and Regional Community Must Never Ignore
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Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and Kent Jenkins Jr., a former political reporter from The Washington Post turned communications consultant, discuss America’s “forbidden C-word:” class. They argue that class shapes opportunity, identity and political behavior, even as Americans prefer a national story of rugged individualism. Jenkins frames himself as a class migrant — someone who grows up… Continue reading FO° Podcasts: The Forbidden C-word, Class in America
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For writers, the future has long been a tricky terrain. While the past can prove unsettling and the present uncomfortable, the future seems to free the mind from reality’s restraints and let the imagination soar. Yet it has also proven full of political pitfalls. Sometimes writers can tweak a trend of their moment to produce… Continue reading Ending the American Dream by 2029?
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On December 7, the eve of the Feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the Catholic representation of the sinless Virgin Mary, thousands of protesters gathered in over 20 Brazilian cities to petition a wave of unbridled violence against women. In Sao Paulo, the country’s largest city and the epicenter of gruesome events, almost… Continue reading To Live Without Fear: Brazilian Protests Denounce Rise in Gender-Based Violence
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Billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank host Mark Cuban has recently been in the news and appeared before the Senate to advocate for health care reform to lower drug prices. His biggest targets are Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), the entities that negotiate prices with drugmakers and pharmacies on behalf of public and private health insurance plans.… Continue reading What Mark Cuban Gets Right and Wrong About PBMs
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Indonesia is burning and bleeding at the same time: what should be a sober, national reckoning has been turned into a ledger of permits and profit, with legal land-clearing now the dominant engine of forest loss across Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua as plantations, pulp mills and mineral concessions expand — palm oil remains a major… Continue reading A Nation’s Rivers Remember What Was Cut Away: Indonesia’s Flood Crisis
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For the last few weeks, the front page of the National Language Service Corps (NLSC) website has featured a disappointing headline on its banner: “The NLSC program will conclude operations on March 14, 2026.” A collection of volunteer linguistic experts who staff dozens of federal agencies on an as-needed basis when language services are desperately… Continue reading Dismantling the NLSC Threatens America’s Language Readiness
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Since September, Madagascar has been in the throes of a fast-moving political crisis that toppled President Andry Rajoelina and brought a military-led transitional regime to power. What began as small demonstrations by Generation Z activists in the capital Antananarivo — protesting severe water and electricity shortages — quickly grew into a nationwide movement amplified by… Continue reading Madagascar’s Unfinished Revolution: Can a Youth Uprising Break the Country’s Political Curse?
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