“If they don’t pay,” President Donald Trump warned of NATO allies, “I’m not going to defend them.” Currently, his official position is that the United States would reconsider its defense commitments if its allies fail to demonstrate resol...
Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
In Kuwait, 24-year-old Fatima mourns the loss of her university education. Despite earning a 96 percent on her high school exams, a score that would normally guarantee a medical career, her status as a Bidoon with an “unspecified nationality” wil...
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 ...
From Children of Men to The Handmaid’s Tale, contemporary culture has always had a fascination with fertility and its relationship with society. Both works of media present worlds in which mass infertility have led to social collapse and a vastly c...
From Children of Men to The Handmaid’s Tale, contemporary culture has always had a fascination with fertility and its relationship with society. Both works of media present worlds in which mass infertility have led to social collapse and a vastly c...
“Today, apart from vegetables, nothing is affordable in the market. Neither onions nor oil, let alone meat.” – Fane Tenin Berthe, local of Bamako. January 14th, Bamako Markets, Mali. 50 kilograms of Sugar costs 31,500 Central Afri...
“Today, apart from vegetables, nothing is affordable in the market. Neither onions nor oil, let alone meat.” – Fane Tenin Berthe, local of Bamako. January 14th, Bamako Markets, Mali. 50 kilograms of Sugar costs 31,500 Central Afri...
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...
“Open the door so the next bicentennial is full of hope, with a future and a vision for a country in which we all enjoy and eat from the bread of the country,” President of Peru Pedro Castillo urged during his 2021 presidential campaign. Castillo...
“Open the door so the next bicentennial is full of hope, with a future and a vision for a country in which we all enjoy and eat from the bread of the country,” President of Peru Pedro Castillo urged during his 2021 presidential campaign. Castillo...
In Fall 2021, Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), proposed important changes to the 2014 Energy Reform law, consolidating his previous stances for a centralized economy. At their core, the proposed amendments suggest that the ...
In Fall 2021, Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), proposed important changes to the 2014 Energy Reform law, consolidating his previous stances for a centralized economy. At their core, the proposed amendments suggest that the ...
In August 2021, the United States concluded the tumultuous process of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan—a process that was initiated by former President Donald Trump with the Doha agreement between the US and the Taliban. As the United States...
In August 2021, the United States concluded the tumultuous process of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan—a process that was initiated by former President Donald Trump with the Doha agreement between the US and the Taliban. As the United States...
Almost no one, least of all Canadians, expected that something like this could happen in our country. A year ago, I packed up my childhood bedroom and hauled my belongings across the border to begin my college education in the United States. Three da...
Almost no one, least of all Canadians, expected that something like this could happen in our country. A year ago, I packed up my childhood bedroom and hauled my belongings across the border to begin my college education in the United States. Three da...
A series of intense pro-democracy protests took Hong Kong by storm in the latter half of 2019 following the introduction of an extradition law that enables China to extradite criminals convicted in Hong Kong. The protests left the city in a state of ...
A series of intense pro-democracy protests took Hong Kong by storm in the latter half of 2019 following the introduction of an extradition law that enables China to extradite criminals convicted in Hong Kong. The protests left the city in a state of ...
This past month, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the 2022 Winter Olympics have dominated the world of sports media. Not only are both of these events at the height of international sporting competition, but they have also managed to pick up mai...
This past month, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the 2022 Winter Olympics have dominated the world of sports media. Not only are both of these events at the height of international sporting competition, but they have also managed to pick up mai...
As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its second year, many countries are beginning to loosen some of their public health measures. Across Europe, governments are relaxing regulations. Even as Queen Elizabeth juggles the crown and the virus, England has en...
As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its second year, many countries are beginning to loosen some of their public health measures. Across Europe, governments are relaxing regulations. Even as Queen Elizabeth juggles the crown and the virus, England has en...
Original illustration by Elizabeth Long Many liberals cheered the deportation of Novak Djokovic, then the top-ranked male tennis player in the world, from Australia the day before the calendar year’s first Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne. They s...
Original illustration by Elizabeth Long Many liberals cheered the deportation of Novak Djokovic, then the top-ranked male tennis player in the world, from Australia the day before the calendar year’s first Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne. They s...