Almost a decade after the People’s Republic of China incorporated Tibet in 1950, the Dalai Lama fled to India. He set up a government-in-exile…

The Sahel, a hot semi-arid region in Africa below the Sahara – which includes around fourteen nations – is teetering on the brink of…

The most revealing moment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN occurred when he revealed two side-by-side maps of the Middle…

Back in April, I wrote an article detailing the actions that Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken around the world in order to secure…

On August 5th, 2024, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, fled to India, ending her decades-long career as one of the country’s top…

In 2022, President Michel Aoun of Lebanon stepped down with no successor in place. In order for the Lebanese Parliament to elect a new…

A drone buzzes over a tumultuous warzone, scanning over dusty ruins and disarrayed troops. Unlike the human fighters, who are forced to deal with…

Labor migration systems are inherently exploitative – and the kafala system of states in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is no exception.  The exploitative…

With the Republican frontrunner Donald Trump poised to receive another 19 months of substantial media attention ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, it…

by Kemal Mohamedou The Wagner mutiny of June 2023 was a moment that shocked not only Russia but the entire world. Led by the…

With the Covid-19 pandemic beginning to position itself in the rearview, the post-crisis autopsy of the emergency and the actions of the responding parties…

In early 2010, protests erupted in Tunisia in response to the rising government corruption and the resulting economic stagnation. These protests that had begun…

The world economy is in turmoil and developing countries are likely to bear the brunt of the turbulence. An unexpectedly strong recovery from the…

The world economy is on the brink of a recession. According to statistics from the research firm Ned Davis, there is a 98 percent…

Every day, the average person will come into contact with hundreds of chips. The term “chip”, which refers to the entirety of an integrated…

Originating in Ancient India and brought to the UK in the late 19th century, Snakes and Ladders is a classic board game that most…

Much of U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century has been defined by a desire to maintain its position as a global superpower in…

We passed a small red sign that cautioned passersby of unexploded ordnance, which was just one of the fading reminders of war scattered across…

Telecommunications, electricity, drinking water, waste treatment: utilities are generally viewed as one of the more mundane aspects of modern infrastructure. Even so, they are…

The position of prime minister in Pakistan seems to be cursed.  To elaborate, no democratically elected prime minister in the country has ever served…

The 2022 World Cup is now just days away. As one of the largest and most watched sporting events across the globe–sports, nationalism, commerce,…

The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party cemented President Xi Jinping’s control over the Chinese government, electing him to an unprecedented third…

With the Russia-Ukraine conflict raging on our television screens and across the pages of our media every day, the world is exceptionally focused on…

Annabelle Werner’s article is additionally featured in The Generation’s Spring 2022 Digital Print Edition: Women. Coming June 2022. While the Anglophone Crisis rarely surfaces in…

Shannon Courtney’s article is additionally featured in The Generation’s Spring 2022 Digital Print Edition:Women. Coming June 1st 2022. Education provides individuals with the tools, skills,…

Arya Goyal’s article is additionally featured in The Generation’s Spring 2022 Digital Print Edition:Women. Coming June 1st 2022. Conditions surrounding the rights of Afghan women…

“Will we apply and strengthen the core tenets of the international system, including the U.N. Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as…

Angela Merkel has often been likened to the replacement leader of the free world in the absence of active American leadership, particularly during the…

When Joseph Biden served as Vice-President, he traveled to over 45 countries, often leading diplomatic efforts on behalf of the Obama administration. In Central…

“When in Rome: How the Romans Fell to Autocracy and Their Connection to Our World” was originally published in our Fall 2021 Print Edition:…

“Bangladesh: The Cost of Democracy” was originally published in our Fall 2021 Print Edition: Authoritarianism. When Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan in 1971, most…

“The danger of global warning is as yet unseen, but real enough for us to make changes and sacrifices, so that we do not…

Introduction China’s rising influence around the world has been a subject of concern, particularly for the United States, who continue to fear China’s spreading…

 In the past two decades China has invested unmatched resources into the African continent, exploiting underutilized opportunities and markets. China, the world’s largest creditor,…

That, ultimately, is the critical flaw or design defect intentionally integrated into every system, in both politics and computing: the people who create the…