Two wayward sisters, locked in a vicious dance—that is where Poland and Belarus found themselves in July of 2021, when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko threatened …
Breaking the Rhythm of War: The Lightning Advance that Reshaped the Battlefield in Ukraine
On September 12, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the country’s forces had recaptured 6,000 square kilometers (approximately 2,320 square miles) of territory in …
The Right is on the Rise in the U.S. But it’s Failing Elsewhere.
By: Amy Herd and Daniel Melia Much of the political news absorbed by citizens of the United States and citizens of the world is U.S.-centric. …
Why Has the Russian Military Effort in Ukraine Been So Disastrous?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 was followed by a cripplingly cynical outlook for the smaller nation’s future. With the second largest military …
Yoon Suk-yeol’s Looming Presidency: What Lies Ahead?
After a historically close election in South Korea on the night of March 9, 2022, Yoon Suk-yeol emerged victorious as the conservative candidate and leader …
Beijing’s Biggest Scandal: Kamila Valieva’s Doping Case
On February 8, just a day after the conclusion of the 2022 Beijing Olympics Figure Skating Team Event, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva received a …
A Closer Look at the Life of Theary Seng
The 1975 seizure of power by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia saw an immediate and radical reorganization of society, with the forcible relocation of city-dwellers …
Mandatory Voting and the U.S. Political Landscape
144 years ago, the United States saw its highest rate of voter turnout—82.6%—in the 1876 presidential election. Since then, turnout rates have oscillated, with most …
The Public Humiliation of the Presidency
On the night of November 7, 2020, when then-president-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered his victory speech, he asserted that he “sought [the presidency] to …