In Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)’s frequent condemnation of the conservative elite and neoliberal technocrats echoed in his daily morning conferences during his six years as president. He mobilized voters mainly by appealing to popul...
“Willkommen in Wust! Willkommen in Saxony-Anhalt!” These were the first words I heard following 18 hours of travel as my host parents, Sigrun and Matthias, welcomed me with open arms. Wust, a town of just over 800 residents in old East German...
In July 2022, thousands of Sri Lankans stormed the presidential palace in Colombo. They swam in the president’s pool, sat in his chair, and used his personal gym. These actions were not borne out of rage at just one leader. It signaled the end of t...
In 1994, the world applauded as Nelson Mandela won the presidential election in South Africa. His landmark victory signified the end of 46 years of apartheid, the system of institutionalized racial segregation between the minority whites in power and...
In 1994, the world applauded as Nelson Mandela won the presidential election in South Africa. His landmark victory signified the end of 46 years of apartheid, the system of institutionalized racial segregation between the minority whites in power and...
In 2019, some Chinese viewers relaxing at home may have been surprised upon turning on their televisions. The ears of some of the men on their screens were blurry. No, this wasn’t a smudge or a result of bad vision, but a deliberate political choic...
In 2019, some Chinese viewers relaxing at home may have been surprised upon turning on their televisions. The ears of some of the men on their screens were blurry. No, this wasn’t a smudge or a result of bad vision, but a deliberate political choic...
The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian, in Tehran on September 16, 2022, has triggered a series of protests and demonstrations throughout the country. She was held in police custody for three days prior to her passing, arrested by th...
The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian, in Tehran on September 16, 2022, has triggered a series of protests and demonstrations throughout the country. She was held in police custody for three days prior to her passing, arrested by th...
Images of the 2022 Shanghai Lockdown sent ripples through the world. The lockdown — one which brutally dragged on for over two months — froze a city with over 25 million citizens. Scenes of trapped residents screaming from their balconies, street...
Images of the 2022 Shanghai Lockdown sent ripples through the world. The lockdown — one which brutally dragged on for over two months — froze a city with over 25 million citizens. Scenes of trapped residents screaming from their balconies, street...
As the French election cycle came to a close this April, Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron emerged victorious with 58.5 percent of the vote. He did so despite significant concerns surrounding his popularity as a candidate. Nevertheless, when...
As the French election cycle came to a close this April, Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron emerged victorious with 58.5 percent of the vote. He did so despite significant concerns surrounding his popularity as a candidate. Nevertheless, when...
As Putin carries out a military campaign against Ukraine, he’s also driving one of disinformation. Russia has called for the “denazification” of Ukraine, claiming that the country brims with neo-Nazis who are “hiding behind civilians as a hum...
As Putin carries out a military campaign against Ukraine, he’s also driving one of disinformation. Russia has called for the “denazification” of Ukraine, claiming that the country brims with neo-Nazis who are “hiding behind civilians as a hum...
Serena Fadel ’25 does not recognize the streets of her hometown in Beirut, Lebanon. Crumbling infrastructure, the result of the August 2020 Beirut Port Explosion, remains neglected. Pharmacies’ supplies of essential medicines are shrinking by the...
Serena Fadel ’25 does not recognize the streets of her hometown in Beirut, Lebanon. Crumbling infrastructure, the result of the August 2020 Beirut Port Explosion, remains neglected. Pharmacies’ supplies of essential medicines are shrinking by the...
“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...
This past March, South Koreans elected former anti-corruption prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol as their next president. Yoon, an opposition candidate from the conservative People Power Party (PPP), narrowly defeated Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Par...
This past March, South Koreans elected former anti-corruption prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol as their next president. Yoon, an opposition candidate from the conservative People Power Party (PPP), narrowly defeated Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Par...
I would like to acknowledge the support and inspiration of Vietnamese Professor/Visiting Lecturer Trần Diễm Trang from the East Asian Studies Department, without whose tireless work this article would not have been possible. From 1558 until...
I would like to acknowledge the support and inspiration of Vietnamese Professor/Visiting Lecturer Trần Diễm Trang from the East Asian Studies Department, without whose tireless work this article would not have been possible. From 1558 until...
Social media and online news have been flooded with tragic images of carnage, destruction, and human suffering in the short time since Russia invaded Ukraine. While neo-imperialist interventions and unlawful occupations in the 21st century are far fr...
Social media and online news have been flooded with tragic images of carnage, destruction, and human suffering in the short time since Russia invaded Ukraine. While neo-imperialist interventions and unlawful occupations in the 21st century are far fr...
Over the past year, the developed world has seen rising Covid-19 vaccination rates and, subsequently, felt an increasing sense of security in the face of the global pandemic. Sixty-five percent of US citizens, 77 percent of French citizens, and 81 pe...
Over the past year, the developed world has seen rising Covid-19 vaccination rates and, subsequently, felt an increasing sense of security in the face of the global pandemic. Sixty-five percent of US citizens, 77 percent of French citizens, and 81 pe...