Africa

The era of what we referred to as ‘Françafrique’ is coming to an end. There…

East Asia

Introduction: History often serves as a potent force in global affairs. Its power over them…

Middle East

For years, Pakistan, a ‘shadowy hand’ in Central Asian politics, has covertly aided the Afghan…

Nuclear Deterrence

The nuclear proliferation puzzle has long been thought of in relation to national security: states will build the bomb when they are placed in a significant military threat to which all other alternatives fail to suffice. Yet, Ukraine provides a counterfactual to security considerations by disinheriting one of the most powerful arsenals in the world amid military threats.

Africa

In the early fall of 2013, China’s President Xi Jinping announced the launch of a…

China

Introduction Following the momentous events of the Arab Spring uprisings of 2010-2011, pundits have looked…

Middle East

Despite being re-christened as ‘countering violent extremism’ by the Obama Administration, the Bush Administration’s Global…

Environmental Change

“But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal. The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us I say we will never forgive you.” Young climate phenom Greta Thunberg delivered this line in a speech at a Climate Action

Globalization

This article originally appeared in The Generation Spring 2020 print edition. The theme for this…

Asia

“…We had no sense that they were in imminent danger. After all, we reasoned, what place could be safer than a bishop’s house in a predominantly Catholic country?”