The Ritual of Voting: How Iraq’s Democracy Lost Its Meaning
Amelia Felice Photo via NBC *** “Many of my friends and relatives, even people with higher degrees, have just lost…
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Talk English to Me…Please
Lara Ejzak Image via Getty Images *** After my Spanish oral exam, my professor and I discussed studying abroad in…
Twin Tragedies Keep South Asia on Edge
Michael Adcock Photo via Al-Jazeera *** On the 10th and 11th of November, two terrorist attacks in New Delhi and…
A Retrospective on September 24th: Can Ladakh Remain Leh-ssez Faire?
Aleeza Mansoor Photo via Tauseef Mustafa (Getty Images) *** The region of Ladakh is classified as a “cold desert;” intensely…
Suicide Mission: Michoacán & The Mexican War on Crime
Kaitlyn Horn Photo via BBC *** On November 1st, 2025, Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez was fatally shot during a…
It’s Time for Europe to Militarize, But Without the United States
Polina Romanets Photo via The Economist *** “Don’t ask America what it can do for our security. Ask what we…
Sudan’s Silent War
Simba Ali Photo Via NBC News *** Peace has become a forgotten word in Sudan. Since April of 2023, the…
Despite Ceasefire Plan, Sudanese Civil War Shows No Sign of De-escalation
Atacus Jarrett Photo via Getty Images *** On November 7, 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary organization,…
The Great European Rearmament, Why It’s Failing, and What the U.S. is Doing About It
Javeer Khan (left) Photo via Getty Images/AFP/P. Hertzog, (Right) Photo via Asia Times files / AFP / EPA *** At…