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Under Whose Standards: Philippines, Miss Universe, and Colonialism

By Rhea Hechanova
November 10, 2025

Trump’s Tariffs: A Comparative Analysis of Their Effects on the Global Stage

By Cayman Diep
October 27, 2025

"Sometimes, I feel like the world has forgotten us": The Rohingya Refugee Crisis

By Will Pujol
October 20, 2025

An Attack on American Academia is an Attack on America’s Soft Power

By Hannah Fosnaugh
October 19, 2025

"A textbook example of ethnic cleansing": The Rohingya Genocide

By Will Pujol
October 13, 2025

Trump's New Tariffs give China Free Rein in East Asia

By Ethan Stringer
October 05, 2025

Relying on Remittances: More Than Just Money

By Rhea Hechanova
October 05, 2025

Gaza

UN Declares Genocide in Gaza

By Will Pujol
September 22, 2025

ICJ

Trial and Error: Envisioning an International Human Rights Court

By Sabriya Attia
September 22, 2025

Graves of victims of the Rwandan Genocide

An Overview of Genocide

By Will Pujol
September 14, 2025

The extent of the BRI

The New Silk Road or a Legal Trojan Horse? Unpacking Sovereign Debt Under China’s BRI

By Arshiya Shah
September 14, 2025

Belgian soldiers conduct a military exercise organized by the European Defense Agency

Investigating the Case for a European Military

By Hannah Fosnaugh
September 13, 2025

Gorilla gazing into camera lens

Fall of the Planet of the Apes

By Mihir Sharma
May 01, 2025

Sea Turtle swimming

Endangered and Ignored: The Decline of Sea Turtles in North America

By Karol Lopez
May 01, 2025

Korean women protesting

The ongoing 4B movement in South Korea

By Alexa Gomez
May 01, 2025

Woman triumphantly waving at crowd of adoring supporters

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: Susan Crawford Takes Judicial Seat

By Karol Lopez
April 10, 2025

A rock causing ripples in a body of water

Ripples in “The Pond”

By Ethan Bello
March 27, 2025

Polar bear resting on iceberg

On Thin Ice: Svalbard’s Polar Bears

By Mihir Sharma
March 27, 2025

Politician gazes at crowd triumphantly

The German Election Explained (Für Dummköpfe)

By Andrew Kassarjian
March 27, 2025

Ursula von der Leyen shaking hands with Narendra Modi

EU-India Relations: A New Strategic Chapter Amid U.S. Tariffs and Global Shifts

By Arshiya Shah
March 13, 2025

Mountain Climber in the Arctic

The War for Greenland’s Frozen Wealth

By Leo Faley
March 13, 2025

Indonesian children eating lunch.

Nourishing Indonesia: The Promise and Perils of the Free Nutritious Meal Program

By Ferdinand
March 06, 2025

Filipino soldiers saluting their flag on a ship.

David and Goliath in the South China Sea

By Ethan Bello
February 27, 2025

Royal Bengal Tiger Yawning, neck deep in a river at Sunderban

Maneaters of the Sundarbans

By Mihir Sharma
February 15, 2025

Esperance Dolorose, right, an adult-education teacher, teaches reading skills to Bahati Katungu Kamondi as part of a new adult literacy initiative in Democratic Republic of Congo

A "Problem-Posing" Solution to the DRC’s Gendered Violence

By Sabriya Attia
February 04, 2025

This file photo shows North Korean soldiers marching during a rally on Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 9, 2018. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

Why are North Korean troops fighting in Russia?

By Luca Iasinschi
December 19, 2024

A family of African elephants walks along the banks of a watering hole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. Photo: © Rudi Van Aarde

The Poisoning of Zimbabwe’s Gentle Giants

By Mihir Sharma
December 12, 2024

Donald Trump at a NATO summit in England during his first presidency. AP Photos

A Change in Presidency could mean a Change in NATO Membership

By Ethan Stringer
December 05, 2024

Yemenis wait next to empty cylinders for gas supplies Nov. 9, 2017, amid increasing shortages in the capital, Sana.

“Liberty and Justice for All”: The American Culpability in a Collapsing Yemen

By Sabriya Attia
November 21, 2024

A herder from Lemghaysse village stands on a dried river bed.

COP29 and Climate Justice: Struggle Against Drought and Displacement in Mauritania

By Tori Arduini
November 14, 2024

laborers work at the Shabara artisanal mine a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo

No, You Don’t Need to Buy the Latest iPhone.

By Agnès Akenou
May 15, 2024

a large wooden figure among some trees

Giants of Mandurah

By Allie Jones
May 15, 2024

Akira Toriyama placed beside Goku, an anime character

How has Akira Toriyama Shaped Global Media?

By Bryce Johnson
May 15, 2024

several missles aimed at the air with a background of a blue sky

Are Nuclear Weapons Justifiable according to Thomas Aquinas?

By Grace Denton
May 15, 2024

a futuristic soldier kneeling on a different planet

Do Automatons Dream of Electric Democracy?: Helldivers 2 Augmenting the Political Mind

By Hayden Rolence
May 15, 2024

several adults walk with their children on a street with vendors in the background

The Haitian Crisis and the Impact on U.S. Relations

By Josh Weiner
May 15, 2024

soldier loading a plane with cargo

What’s the Situation with Aid to Ukraine?

By Luca Iasinschi
May 15, 2024