ON THE MEDIA: Documentary pays? The price of filmmaking – part one

ON THE MEDIA: Documentary pays? The price of filmmaking – part one

realscreen.com, by Manori Ravindran, July 8, 2016 In this special report, realscreen examines the economic pressures placed on some documentary filmmakers working today, and why doc directors – many of whom also play double duty as producers on their projects – aren’t...
AFGHANISTAN: Dirty Money in Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN: Dirty Money in Afghanistan

At a money market in Kandahar Province, November 2012.  AHMAD NADEEM / REUTERS foreignaffairs.com, by Javid Ahmad, Sept. 7, 2016 In 2015, the profits generated by Afghanistan’s illicit economywere worth more than $1 billion. Drug trafficking, smuggling,...
HAITI: U.S. Halts Funding For Haiti’s Election

HAITI: U.S. Halts Funding For Haiti’s Election

 July 15, 2016  By Sophie-Anne Baril, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs To download a PDF version of this article, click here. Following political turmoil due to fraudulent elections in Haiti, the U.S. government has decided to cease funding for...