Articles by Ishaan Tharoor
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Map: The Risk of Genocide around the World
Ishaan Tharoor – The Washington Post,
24 Sep 2018
The Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide launched a tool aimed at forecasting the risk of state-led mass killings. The Early Warning Project tracks the apparent signs of a potential pogrom or assault on minorities within a state.
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In 2017, the World Let another ‘Genocide’ Unfold
Ishaan Tharoor | The Washington Post – Chicago Tribune,
25 Dec 2017
18 Dec 2017 – The volume of utterly horrifying stories emerging from Myanmar can feel overwhelming. Since late August, more than 626,000 ethnic Rohingya have fled a systematic campaign of attacks by the Burmese military and local militias— the most rapid exodus of a community since the Rwandan genocide.
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Ishaan Tharoor – The Washington Post,
21 Sep 2015
On Monday [21 Sep 2015], the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide launched a tool aimed at forecasting the risk of state-led mass killings. The Early Warning Project tracks the apparent signs of a potential pogrom or assault on minorities within a state.
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Ishaan Tharoor – The Washington Post,
17 Nov 2014
7 Nov 2014 – Last week, Sweden became the 135th member of the United Nations to officially recognize Palestine as an independent state. The act sparked a tetchy diplomatic incident with Israel.
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Ishaan Tharoor – The Washington Post,
1 Sep 2014
On Thursday [28 Aug 2014], the White House identified nearly a dozen Americans who joined the conflict in Syria. A British national is suspected to have beheaded American journalist James Foley, while a pair of Australians post selfies of themselves on social media grinning while clutching the severed heads of Assad soldiers.
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