Is Tunisia joining Egypt in a return to authoritarianism?
Ten years ago, mass protests pushed Tunisia’s longtime dictator Zein El Abedin Benali out of power. This marked the start of what would become the Arab Spring, ushering in a More
German Elections : The Illusion of a Second 2015 Migration Crisis
A new spectre is haunting Germany: the aftermath of the 2015 refugee crisis. Six years after Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to welcome more than one million refugees during the European More
Recipe for disaster: how Lebanon was drawn into a vicious circle of crisis?
Nearly a year has passed since the largest non-nuclear explosion the world has known. The explosion of the port of Beirut on August 4 of 2020 left the city in More
Explaining The Rapid Takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan
Scenes of panic in Kabul. Wind of panic all over the world. The Taliban caught the world by surprise by seizing power quickly: a United States’ intelligence report one month More
Police Brutality and The Need for Reform in Colombia
In Colombia, and many other countries in Latin America, security forces have cracked down brutally on protestors in interactions that have been captured on camera and shared widely on both More
Recent Violence in Northern Ireland Highlights Underlying Sectarian Tensions
During the first week of April, riots and violence broke out throughout cities in Northern Ireland, with the riots on Wednesday, April 7, being the worst Northern Ireland has experienced More
The Olympic Spirit of Japan: Confronting Child Abuse And Ableist Legacies
Despite the adversity of the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan confidently kicked off its Olympic torch relay on March 25th, showcasing its commitment to keeping the Olympic spirit alive in times of More
President Nayib Bukele and His Quest for Domestic Security in El Salvador: Is his Executive Authority Going too far?
El Salvador, an Internal Struggle In recent years, the Central American republic of El Salvador has dominated the news for two things: migration and violence. For the last couple of More
The Growing Plight of Swedish Exceptionalism: The New Face of Far-Right Populism
As the Swedish political landscape gears up for the 2022 general elections next year, the mainstream contenders are faced with a novel, albeit formidable, opponent in the far-right Sweden Democrats More
How Is Social Media Galvanizing Protests in Africa?
On March 8, 2021, Ousmane Sonko, the opposition leader of the Senegalese political party, PASTEF-Les Patriotes, was arrested following allegations of rape and disruption of public order. Sonko, who is More