In today’s Bwoglines, some conflicts de-escalate, others attempt to, and the rest do not.

On Friday, Staff Writers Charlie Bonkowsky and Simon Panfilio attended the Saltzman Institute for War and Peace Studies’ expert panel, Russia and Ukraine: What Does Putin Want?

Bwogline: Ukraine has halted its cooperation with Robert Mueller’s investigation. The investigation in Ukraine focused on Paul Manafort’s financial fraud; Ukraine is dependent on the U.S. for military aid, aka big anti-tank missiles, and is scared of upsetting the Trump administration by cooperating. (New York Times) Study Tip: Self-care, y’all! Which doesn’t mean just doing a face […]

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you notice any events that have been left off the list, or have a correction to make, please leave them in the comments. Recommended: Can […]

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this extremely busy reading week are below. If you notice any events that have been left off the list, or have a correction to […]

For President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine, this week was a big one. After meeting with leaders from all over the world at the United Nations, by this Tuesday, Poroshenko was finally ready for his most intimidating assignment: giving a speech to the powerful players of Columbia University (namely one special Bwog staff writer). The line […]

Ukrainian forces have gone on the offensive, marching on the separatists and opening fire. The LA Times reports. Mayor de Blasio announced yesterday his plan to turn all the disused pay phones in New York City into wifi hotspots, creating a massive free wifi network. YOU could be the one to design this system, if […]

Tensions grow in Crimea as the crossroads where the three most powerful men in the world once met is again under international scrutiny. (CNN) The Manhattanville expansion might not be going as smoothly as planned. (The Real Deal) Jobs are up, and drones are legal, so maybe do something with that. (USA Today) (GigaOM) A couple […]