“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...
Amidst the increasing tensions in Persian Gulf, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei ordered Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards to develop “modern and updated” weapons domestically. In a stirring speech in October, Khamenei advised high...
Amidst the increasing tensions in Persian Gulf, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei ordered Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards to develop “modern and updated” weapons domestically. In a stirring speech in October, Khamenei advised high...
“We’re going to change the world”, claimed Facebook executive David Marcus last May when Facebook announced plans to launch its own cryptocurrency called “Libra.” Facebook announced that it aimed to embed Libra in Facebook’s platf...
“We’re going to change the world”, claimed Facebook executive David Marcus last May when Facebook announced plans to launch its own cryptocurrency called “Libra.” Facebook announced that it aimed to embed Libra in Facebook’s platf...
“There is no chance to ask for your rights. You just wake up, go to work, and when [your time’s up], go home.” This is the grim reality for hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in Qatar who labor in blazing heat that often climbs to...
“There is no chance to ask for your rights. You just wake up, go to work, and when [your time’s up], go home.” This is the grim reality for hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in Qatar who labor in blazing heat that often climbs to...
“Students take the college of medicine to new heights,” reads a Michigan State University’s College of Medicine travel brochure, boasting an image of two white men in sunglasses, holding t-shirts of their medical school, atop Mount Kilimanjaro,...
“Students take the college of medicine to new heights,” reads a Michigan State University’s College of Medicine travel brochure, boasting an image of two white men in sunglasses, holding t-shirts of their medical school, atop Mount Kilimanjaro,...
In the past month, 75% of Iraq’s internet was turned off amid mass anti-corruption protests. In Bangladesh, Rohingya refugee camps are suffering from drastic restrictions in telecommunication capability and internet access, cutting off refugeesR...
In the past month, 75% of Iraq’s internet was turned off amid mass anti-corruption protests. In Bangladesh, Rohingya refugee camps are suffering from drastic restrictions in telecommunication capability and internet access, cutting off refugeesR...
Protests, massive logging, and the threat of overfished waters all emerged as political and environmental consequences of a small change in foreign policy: In mid-September, two small Pacific island nations, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands, switched...
Protests, massive logging, and the threat of overfished waters all emerged as political and environmental consequences of a small change in foreign policy: In mid-September, two small Pacific island nations, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands, switched...
Just a few months ago, Malaysia’s Port Klang was home to a wide array of trash from around the world. Inside the cargo containers that came to this seaside town lay waste as diverse as cables from the UK, milk cartons from Australia, compact discs ...
Just a few months ago, Malaysia’s Port Klang was home to a wide array of trash from around the world. Inside the cargo containers that came to this seaside town lay waste as diverse as cables from the UK, milk cartons from Australia, compact discs ...
Buying a pizza, sharing an Uber, or buying concert tickets–the pinnacle of the mundane for college students–all make use of an astounding technological advancement: mobile banking. Mobile banking is already growing at an increasing rate in de...
Buying a pizza, sharing an Uber, or buying concert tickets–the pinnacle of the mundane for college students–all make use of an astounding technological advancement: mobile banking. Mobile banking is already growing at an increasing rate in de...
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 ...
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...