Written by: Ellie Litvack Edited by: Gabrielle Adams In 1962, the first James Bond movie was released, the Cuban Missile Crisis almost caused nuclear fallout, and John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. It was an eventful year for North America; but what about Asia? On the other side of the world, Myanmar’s […]
Written by: Andrea Iskandar Edited by: Kendall Fagan Venezuela’s displacement crisis, the largest in the Western hemisphere, is entering a phase with implications extending far beyond Venezuela and impacting international security. Since millions of Venezuelans fled the country due to economic collapse, political repression, and extreme insecurity, recent shifts in migration policies in the United
Written by: Sophie Andrew Edited by: Bérénice Louveau In recent years, particularly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, talks about a potential Chinese military invasion of Taiwan have intensified. It is generally agreed that, standing alone, a full military capture of Taiwan would be swift, though the possibility of American intervention has complicated the debate. Regardless,
Written by: Meline Tarpinyan Edited by: Penelope Cramer In January of 2026, the CIA undertook a mission dubbed “Operation Absolution Resolve,” in which they captured the sitting president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and brought him to New York to face charges of narco-conspiracy and cocaine trafficking into the US. This move, one of the latest
Written by : Abigail Francis Edited by: Carly Waiz Gendered roles in war are intensely consistent across all known human societies. Almost all historical cases of war-making have been met by leveraging strong gender norms to create troops of fighters who are almost exclusively male. The ongoing relationship between men, masculinity and violence is a
Written by : Ellie Litvack Edited by: Bérénice Louveau No matter the political party one subscribes to, there’s something everyone can agree on: current international relations are in a precarious position, and NATO is at the precipice of major change. Back in 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed interest in acquiring Greenland as an American
Written by : Adrienne Calzada Edited by: Gabrielle Adams Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely described as the next technological frontier, promising efficiency, economic growth, and innovation. However, tools such as Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI consume significant amounts of energy and water, with global AI demand in 2027 being projected to account for
Written by : Meline Tarpinyan Edited by: Carly Waiz Earlier this October, Pakistan and Afghanistan began exchanging airstrikes and gunfire across their borders as Islamabad seeks to limit the power of the Pakistani Taliban, which operates from Afghanistan. Since then, border clashes have led to the deaths of dozens of soldiers on both sides, marking
Written by : Annabelle Zehner Edited by: Penelope Cramer Often described as “the most alien-looking place on earth,” the relatively peaceful UNESCO World Heritage-listed island of Socotra lies a mere 380 kilometres off the coast of war-torn Yemen and has become a magnet for tourism While mainland Yemen has been in the throes of civil
Written by : Abigail Francis Edited by: Ellie Litvack Across Latin America, women are more present in the workforce than at any other point in history, yet are still expected to contribute significantly more to domestic work than men Latin America has experienced the sharpest decline in birth rate compared to any other region globally
