Climate Change: It’s Science, Not Political Science

ROOSTERGNN StaffMay 5, 2014

NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A. Climate change is becoming one of the most pressing issues of our time, with the International Energy Association warning that climate cha...

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Traian Basescu, Playing Games with EP President Martin Schulz

Angie IvanMay 4, 2014

ROMANIA. On April 25, 2014, the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz came under attack of Romanian President Traian Basescu. In light of the upcom...

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SERIES: Education | Fantastic Academies

ROOSTERGNN StaffApril 25, 2014

Under the motto, “Education is the key,” ROOSTERGNN is publishing a Special Series dedicated exclusively to one of the most important topics defining our society of today: Education....

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North Korea, Continually Closing Borders and Purging Political Elites

Sardor AbdullaevApril 24, 2014

NORTH KOREA. The beginning of April, marked by the live-fire drill occurred at sea between South and North Korea, once again reminded the international communit...

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Elections in Afghanistan: A Fervent Second Round in Sight

Sardor AbdullaevApril 23, 2014

AFGHANISTAN. The first round of presidential elections was held on April 5, 2014, in Afghanistan and experienced for this country a high turnout – almost 60%. A...

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SERIES: Education | Homeschooling, a Way of Respecting Intercultural Diversity

Irene BrionesApril 23, 2014

Under the motto, “Education is the key,” ROOSTERGNN is publishing a Special Series dedicated exclusively to one of the most important topics defining our society of today: Education....

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SERIES: Education | Fostering Information Fluency: The Changing Role of the Academic Library

Jamie BlossApril 21, 2014

Under the motto, “Education is the key,” ROOSTERGNN is publishing a Special Series dedicated exclusively to one of the most important topics defining our society of today: Education....

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SERIES: Education | Balancing the Missions of Universities in the Millenium

María Paz KindelánApril 18, 2014

Under the motto, “Education is the key,” ROOSTERGNN is publishing a Special Series dedicated exclusively to one of the most important topics defining our society of today: Education....

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Why Should Billionaires Care About Promoting Freedom?

Peter WilsonApril 14, 2014

U.S.A. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, billionaire Charles Koch claimed that he is fighting to restore a free society in the United States. He also decr...

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Hungary and the EU: A Tumultous Road Ahead

Sardor AbdullaevApril 14, 2014

HUNGARY. On April 6th, 2014, parliamentary elections were held in Hungary. Almost 45% of the votes were gained by the ruling centre-right coalition Fidesz-KDNP;...

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“If You Have AIDS, All Others Around You Will Be Stigmatized”

ROOSTERGNN StaffApril 13, 2014

ACCRA, GHANA. Their marriage exemplifies struggle and success. She rests on his shoulder, her slender body covered in a long yellow and green patterned dress, s...

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USA, Russia, China: The Future of Central Asia’s Geopolitics

Sardor AbdullaevApril 13, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA. Recent ideological and strategic initiatives of the USA, Russia and especially China, indicate that the scenario of a big geopolitical game in Cen...

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McCutcheon v. FEC: Democracy Manipulated by the Wealthy

Peter WilsonApril 10, 2014

U.S.A. McCutcheon v. FEC could prove to be a landmark case in the debate surrounding money's influence on American politics. The case was brought forward by wea...

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Young, Wild, and Free – Is That What College Is All About?

ROOSTERGNN StaffApril 9, 2014

AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A. As a college student of Western Massachusetts, I must shake my head in dismay at the University of Massachusetts Amherst students...

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SERIES: Education | “The cutbacks hurt”

Yeyei GómezApril 9, 2014

Under the motto, “Education is the key,” ROOSTERGNN is publishing a Special Series dedicated exclusively to one of the most important topics defining our society of today: Education....

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Workers Need to be Involved in the Democratic Process

Peter WilsonApril 8, 2014

U.S.A. Earlier this year, workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted against joining United Auto Workers (UAW), exemplifying how the union movement in Ame...

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