The “Lost Decade(s)” that have beleaguered the Japanese economy are rarely lost on anyone. In 1985, the Plaza Accord strengthened the Japanese yen. This, alongside overzealous financial deregulation, fueled an asset bubble that eventually burst i...
Note: This piece was written between October-November 2025. Politics are constantly evolving, and so there may have been multiple developments by the time of publication. Most notably, Andrej Babiš was sworn in as Czechia’s prime minister on Decem...
Albania’s newest cabinet member is pregnant…with 83 babies. But do not worry, she is not human. Meet Diella, Albania’s “AI minister.” Diella was “born” on January 19, 2025, with the job of managing Albania’s ‘e-Albania’ platform, ...
President Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” has resulted in nothing but failure. The administration’s tendency to aggressively apply pressure and seek demands with no tact has made it seem that negotiations for peace in Afghanistan, or an ...
President Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” has resulted in nothing but failure. The administration’s tendency to aggressively apply pressure and seek demands with no tact has made it seem that negotiations for peace in Afghanistan, or an ...
Last June, a vigilante mob of thirteen men in the Indian state of Jharkhand tied 24-year-old Muslim Tabrez Ansari, whom they accused of trying to steal a motorcycle, to a pole and beat him for a brutal eighteen hours. The attackers sought out retribu...
Last June, a vigilante mob of thirteen men in the Indian state of Jharkhand tied 24-year-old Muslim Tabrez Ansari, whom they accused of trying to steal a motorcycle, to a pole and beat him for a brutal eighteen hours. The attackers sought out retribu...
Back in December, The Atlantic broke the story that the Trump administration was in talks with their Vietnamese counterparts to renegotiate a 2008 agreement to expand the number of Vietnamese American lawful permanent residents eligible for deportati...
Back in December, The Atlantic broke the story that the Trump administration was in talks with their Vietnamese counterparts to renegotiate a 2008 agreement to expand the number of Vietnamese American lawful permanent residents eligible for deportati...
On November 16, 2017, Egyptian satirist Islam al-Rifai walked into a trap set by authorities. The comedian believed he was attending a work meeting when his alleged business associates revealed themselves to be security agents. Despite lacking concre...
On November 16, 2017, Egyptian satirist Islam al-Rifai walked into a trap set by authorities. The comedian believed he was attending a work meeting when his alleged business associates revealed themselves to be security agents. Despite lacking concre...
Most Americans might not know it, but the vast majority of the cut flowers sold throughout the country are grown and exported out of Colombia. While the cut flower industry has aided Colombia in expanding their economy, increasing non-drug related ex...
Most Americans might not know it, but the vast majority of the cut flowers sold throughout the country are grown and exported out of Colombia. While the cut flower industry has aided Colombia in expanding their economy, increasing non-drug related ex...
On August 12, 2018, the Egyptian government ratified the Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes Law, a measure outwardly aiming to combat terrorism and extremism. Yet the law has disproportionately targeted female activists by allowing the gov...
On August 12, 2018, the Egyptian government ratified the Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes Law, a measure outwardly aiming to combat terrorism and extremism. Yet the law has disproportionately targeted female activists by allowing the gov...
In the remote reaches of Kyrgyzstan, where legal services are hitherto nearly non-existent, a group of lawyers is bridging the urban-rural divide to reach vulnerable women. Through the Ministry of Justice’s Bus of Solidarity, lawyers, social worker...
In the remote reaches of Kyrgyzstan, where legal services are hitherto nearly non-existent, a group of lawyers is bridging the urban-rural divide to reach vulnerable women. Through the Ministry of Justice’s Bus of Solidarity, lawyers, social worker...
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took the city of Baghouz, ISIS’ last stronghold in Syria, in March. While formally the SDF still exists, it appears that the U.S. State Department’s Global Coalition against ISIS has met one of its main goals, t...
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took the city of Baghouz, ISIS’ last stronghold in Syria, in March. While formally the SDF still exists, it appears that the U.S. State Department’s Global Coalition against ISIS has met one of its main goals, t...
Transfers of power in illiberal and authoritarian states are rarely fluid. We have very few examples of peaceful and lasting regime changes that were not precipitated by the death of the previous ruler. When President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhst...
Transfers of power in illiberal and authoritarian states are rarely fluid. We have very few examples of peaceful and lasting regime changes that were not precipitated by the death of the previous ruler. When President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhst...
The growing presence of ‘fake news’ has drastically changed political discussions, with many fearing the larger ramifications of its growing influence on larger governing bodies. Fake news has progressed deep into many political landscapes with...
The growing presence of ‘fake news’ has drastically changed political discussions, with many fearing the larger ramifications of its growing influence on larger governing bodies. Fake news has progressed deep into many political landscapes with...
Top American officials are standing idly by while an authoritarian country, once again, is attempting to eradicate a religious minority through cultural genocide. Reports of Chinese internment camps have been emerging for the past year, but recent sa...
Top American officials are standing idly by while an authoritarian country, once again, is attempting to eradicate a religious minority through cultural genocide. Reports of Chinese internment camps have been emerging for the past year, but recent sa...
In October of 1960, Nigeria gained independence, joining a growing group of fledgling, post-Colonial African states. In boundaries carved out by British colonizers, a new country began to take shape. The First Constitution divided Nigeria into Northe...
In October of 1960, Nigeria gained independence, joining a growing group of fledgling, post-Colonial African states. In boundaries carved out by British colonizers, a new country began to take shape. The First Constitution divided Nigeria into Northe...