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
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,
