Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Ideal of Judicial Independence
The first qualification of judges is often an ability to serve as an apolitical arbiter of laws and rights, insulated from the tumult of politics, at least in republics predicated More
Liberal and NDP Deal: Trudeau Treading Water
On Tuesday, March 22, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party announced an alliance with his far-left opponent, Jagmeet Singh of the New Democratic Party (NDP). The brokered deal More
Party Problems in the US: How Will Progressive Democrats Respond to Increasing Isolation?
Build Back Ever? In December, United States Senator Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat representing the state of West Virginia, gave President Joe Biden and Democratic leadership in Congress some very More
The Kremlin’s Disinformation Machine and its Effects on Russian Domestic Support
In late February 2022, President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of Ukraine, sparking worldwide outrage as well as protests within Russia. Beyond the intense conflict on the ground , More
The Flawed Logic of Nuclear Deterrence
Since the end of World War II, the concept of nuclear deterrence has grown to become a cornerstone of international relations theory. The idea that possession of weapons of mass More
War Tiktok’s Usurpation of Journalism: Citizen Reporting of the Russian Invasion
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th, Tiktok users experienced the conflict from the popular platform’s front lines. The New Yorker has described coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as More
The Fall of the Soviet Union and Strategic Rapprochement
Despite both being communist superpowers, the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) maintained icy relations starting in the 1950s. Numerous border conflicts, coupled with competition for the More
Under the Shadow of Dictatorship: the Debate on Postponing the 2024 Indonesian Elections
To Delay an Election: Indonesia is only beginning to recover from the pandemic’s massive hits to its economy. As a result, an idea to delay the upcoming presidential election, currently More
Could This Be the Beginning of the End of Putin’s regime?
Since he came to power in 2000, Putin has dreamed of a world where Russia was on the global stage; to bring back the “triumphant” Soviet days. His goal appears More
The US Midterm Elections and the Different Temporal Orientations of the Centre and the Left
While midterm elections usually promise a whooping for the president’s party and agenda, the 2022 United States midterms are shaping to continue the power struggle between the center and the More