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
Written by : Sarah Noureddine Edited by: Penelope Cramer Over the past five years, Morocco has quietly become one of Africa’s most active security players. Once seen as a peripheral Maghrebi actor, the kingdom is now forging a new regional posture, anchored in U.S. partnership, Israeli defence cooperation, and deepening ties with the Sahel. In
Written by : Adrienne Calzada Edited by: Kendall Fagan In 2015, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, predicted that “AI [Artificial Intelligence] will probably […] lead to the end of the world. But in the meantime, there will be great companies created.” An interview conducted in February 2025 reflects a similar sentiment; Altman dismisses concerns about
Written by : Mara Matilda Munteanu Edited by: Bérénice Louveau Once a radical challenge to patriarchal power structures, “feminist foreign policy” (FFP) has now become diplomatic shorthand for progressiveness, a label which many states eagerly adopted, though only a few embodied. From Sweden’s 2014 declaration to the subsequent adoptions of FFP frameworks by Canada, France,
Written by : Alice Tremblay Edited by: Carly Waiz From the conflict zones of South Sudan to those of Lebanon, thousands of United Nations peacekeepers are being withdrawn from their posts as the organization faces an unprecedented funding crisis. A 25 percent cut in its global peacekeeping operations has left missions scaling back patrols and
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Written by : Sophie Andrew Edited by: Carly Waiz On September 10th, 2025, Poland invoked Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation after reporting 19 airspace breaches by Russian drones. Different NATO members have taken separate approaches to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. The E.U., being closest to the war, is responding to the ongoing
Written by : Sarah Noureddine Edited by: Kendall Fagan Sirens sounded over eastern Poland before dawn on 9 September 2025. Radar screens lit up with fast-moving dots: nearly two dozen Russian drones had breached NATO airspace. Within minutes, Polish and allied jets scrambled to intercept. One crashed into a farmhouse near Wyryki-Wola, prompting Warsaw to
