The deal was simple. She was a 23-year-old single mother of two children in Sweden during the early 1950s. Hindered by a battle with alcoholism, she struggled to care for her children. Now, she had fallen pregnant for a third time. She was too young ...
Exhausted by centuries of imperialism, 19th-century Slavic intellectuals proposed “Pan-Slavism”—or the unity of all Slavic peoples along shared cultural and political lines into a singular geopolitical bloc—as a defense against neighboring ag...
The death of Alexei Navalny unites the Russian resistance in a powerful act of collective grief Prelude The third of March, Boston Common, gloomy afternoon. I stand in front of the memorial clutching four yellow carnations, my eyes wet with tears. A ...
As a grotesque, albeit limited, conflict in Ukraine sows fear across the West, some are wondering who could be capable of sparking all-out war across Europe. It might well be Aleksander Vučić, the current President of Serbia. Standing at 6’6”, ...
As a grotesque, albeit limited, conflict in Ukraine sows fear across the West, some are wondering who could be capable of sparking all-out war across Europe. It might well be Aleksander Vučić, the current President of Serbia. Standing at 6’6”, ...
Switzerland is best known for its cheese, chocolate, and unwavering commitment to maintaining neutrality in geopolitical conflicts. However, the mountainous nation recently broke its long-standing tradition of neutrality when, on February 28, the Swi...
Switzerland is best known for its cheese, chocolate, and unwavering commitment to maintaining neutrality in geopolitical conflicts. However, the mountainous nation recently broke its long-standing tradition of neutrality when, on February 28, the Swi...
The current political situation in the United Kingdom is in disarray. Uncertainty reigns throughout Parliament as it reels from Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation. Her ignominious exit makes her the shortest-serving prime minister in the nation...
The current political situation in the United Kingdom is in disarray. Uncertainty reigns throughout Parliament as it reels from Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation. Her ignominious exit makes her the shortest-serving prime minister in the nation...
Tasiilaq is a sleepy town of 2,017 located on Greenland’s eastern coast. The town is dotted with colorful homes, small businesses, a school, and a hospital, all framed by glaciers and snow-covered mountains. The town is the seventh largest on the i...
Tasiilaq is a sleepy town of 2,017 located on Greenland’s eastern coast. The town is dotted with colorful homes, small businesses, a school, and a hospital, all framed by glaciers and snow-covered mountains. The town is the seventh largest on the i...
Since the outset of the occupation of Ukraine, the Western world has remained hypervigilant, immersed in constant media coverage and presidential press responses. The outpour of united international support has been poignant and inspiring; however, i...
Since the outset of the occupation of Ukraine, the Western world has remained hypervigilant, immersed in constant media coverage and presidential press responses. The outpour of united international support has been poignant and inspiring; however, i...
As we now well know, on February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Three months earlier to the day, on December 24, Russia made a very clear signal of its deepening shift away from European integration and toward nationalist revanchism that went all ...
As we now well know, on February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Three months earlier to the day, on December 24, Russia made a very clear signal of its deepening shift away from European integration and toward nationalist revanchism that went all ...
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, millions of Ukrainians have been displaced, both within and outside the country. Shortly after, the EU implemented the Temporary Protection Directive, a policy that grants immediate and temp...
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, millions of Ukrainians have been displaced, both within and outside the country. Shortly after, the EU implemented the Temporary Protection Directive, a policy that grants immediate and temp...
“If there is no alternative and no option, then the next option would be dissolve yourself altogether,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council in early April. Zelenskyy’s blunt comments and clear frustration with t...
“If there is no alternative and no option, then the next option would be dissolve yourself altogether,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council in early April. Zelenskyy’s blunt comments and clear frustration with t...
Eyes glued to the screen, the world watches in horror as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags into April. As people speculate how the conflict will develop and what its long term consequences will be, most are overlooking the essential question of wh...
Eyes glued to the screen, the world watches in horror as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags into April. As people speculate how the conflict will develop and what its long term consequences will be, most are overlooking the essential question of wh...
Less than two weeks into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia became the target of 2,778 new sanctions—including the previous sanctions against the country, Russia is now the world’s most sanctioned nation. Countries from the West and beyond have bet ...
Less than two weeks into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia became the target of 2,778 new sanctions—including the previous sanctions against the country, Russia is now the world’s most sanctioned nation. Countries from the West and beyond have bet ...
On February 25, 2022, the UN Security Council convened a historic emergency session to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a dramatic vote, 11 nations, including the United States and its allies, supported a resolution condemning Russia’s in...
On February 25, 2022, the UN Security Council convened a historic emergency session to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a dramatic vote, 11 nations, including the United States and its allies, supported a resolution condemning Russia’s in...
As President Biden picked up the phone to call Vladimir Putin on February 12, 2022, hundreds of Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv to witness towers of fire and incessant shrieking. No, this was not the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but rather...
As President Biden picked up the phone to call Vladimir Putin on February 12, 2022, hundreds of Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv to witness towers of fire and incessant shrieking. No, this was not the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but rather...