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Waiz From the conflict zones of South Sudan to those of Lebanon, thousands of United Nations peacekeepers are being withdrawn from their posts as the organization faces an unprecedented funding crisis.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
By Meline Tarpinyan Edited by Garbielle Adams In a memorandum titled “Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth outlined the U.S. Army’s strategy to increase the production of low-cost, AI-powered drones. The memorandum used particularly strong language, emphasizing the need to harness the potential of American technological capabilities while removing any restrictions
Written by: Abigail Francis Edited by: Gabrielle Adams Photo By Federico Rios Migration rates are at record high levels: the global number of international migrants reached 304 million in 2024, nearly doubling since 1990. Many leave South America, escaping humanitarian crises or political instability with the hope of reaching the United States or Canada. Migrants
Written by: Mara Matilda Munteanu Edited by: Bérénice Louveau A group of people thought to be migrants crossing the Channel in a small boat headed in the direction of Dover, Kent. The English Channel, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from Northern France, has become a symbol of tragedy for Europe’s
Written by: Annabelle Zehner Edited by: Bérénice Louveau On September 3rd, 2025, China commemorated the 80th anniversary of its defeat of Japan in World War II with a military parade. In the West, attention was drawn to the “massive” scale of the event- the state’s largest ever- as well as the technology and diplomatic ties
Written by: Zoe Leousis Edited by: Ellie Litvack Motivations and Implications of West African Countries Withdrawing from the ICC The leaders of Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani (C), Mali, Col. Assimi Goita (L), and Burkina Faso, Capt. Ibrahim Traore (R), show the documents of the Confederation of Sahel States, which they signed during their first summit
Writer: Sophie Andrew Editor: Alexis Taylor Friedrich Merz at a CDU campaign event in Erfurt, 2024. Source: Wikimedia Commons Friedrich Merz has made military spending a national priority since being elected Chancellor of Germany in May, navigating new territory for many Germans fearful of war. A fear of Russian aggression is certainly not unique to
