Nuclear Security Summit: A Step in the Right Direction?

On April 12th and 13th, 2010, President Barack Obama took a step away from his domestic agenda to focus on what he terms one of the greatest threats to international security: access to nuclear materials by terrorist groups. Bringing together representatives from 47 different countries, the Nuclear Security Summit, held in Washington DC, aimed to [...]

Two Months After the Iranian Elections and Protests: What Did We Learn?

Iran’s disputed Presidential election in June and its violent aftermath dominated international headlines this summer, before slowing to a trickle as Ahmadinejad was inaugurated last week. Having completed an in-depth Monitor report on Iran in March, we at World Savvy were riveted. What were we witnessing? What did it all mean? Like many all over [...]