Taliban Backtracking on Promises of Girls’ Education
On March 23rd, the Taliban backtracked on its promise to let girls attend secondary school in Afghanistan. That morning, girls excitedly arrived at school after being home for seven months, More
South Korea’s Recent Election Could Destabilize East Asia
Amid rising global tensions, voters in South Korea have elected the foreign policy hawk Yoon Suk-yeol, a member of the conservative People Power Party. While Yoon is best known for More
Mali, Mercenaries and Putin: How Russia Spreads its Influence in Africa
As a shocked world watches his war unfold in Ukraine, Putin has quietly been using the Wagner Group – an infamous contingent of Russian mercenaries – to penetrate Africa and More
Orbán’s Fourth Consecutive Victory: A Pseudo-Democracy Where Only He Can Win
On Sunday, Hungarians headed to the parliamentary polls for the third time since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party was elected in 2010. Opposition parties from left to right have united for More
The Ethiopian Unease: The War of a Nobel Peace Prize
In 2019, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, for his efforts to promote peace by resolving long-lasting conflict with neighboring Eritrea. Today, Ethiopia is 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
Overshadowed By Ukraine, Afghanistan Starves in Silence
At the end of last year, Afghanistan still loomed large in the media. CNN reported on the new Taliban government’s restrictions on women’s rights, and the New York Times was More
The Geopolitics of Energies: Europe’s Diplomatic Headache Towards Energy Dependence from Russia
The invasion of Ukraine, launched by Vladimir Putin’s army on February 24th, rings like familiar Cold War dynamics. Putin transgressed several international laws by breaking into Ukraine’s sovereign territory and More
On the Fence: Why India Won’t Condemn Russia
Amongst an unprecedented wave of global backlash levied against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, one prominent nation has remained reserved in its criticism of Putin. India has refused to More