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Spain and Portugal are countries in crisis, having been hit harder by the 2008 recession than perhaps any country, except Greece. Under former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Salazar and former Spanish general and dictator Francisco Franco, both…

Bordered by Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Saudi Arabia, and lacking the natural resources of its neighbors, which include water and oil, Jordan’s geographic location is not desirable. In addition to having the third greatest water scarcity in the world…

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Russell Guertin describes his experience celebrating Rosh Hashanah while studying abroad in Lyon, France.