[Update] Russian crackdown on anti-corruption protests

The United States has officially denounced the arrest of hundreds of protesters in Russia. In an official statement the arrests were called "an insult to democratic values." In an update on the story about the Russian protests in dozens of Russian cities yesterday, the US has denounced the arrests of hundreds in Moscow alone. In our previous…

Erdogan accuses the Netherlands of fascism and nazism

The recent argument between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and European nations has significant contextual consequences on social and geo-political issues. On Sunday, the diplomatic feud between Turkey and his NATO allies deepened. President Erdogan accused the Netherlands of fascism and Denmark joined the argument decrying the "rhetorical attacks against the Netherlands." The backdrop for this…