After staggering economic decline, increasing political instability, a massive blast at the port of Beirut that claimed over 200 Lebanese lives, and the displacement of nearly 300,000 others, the Lebanese state seems to be on the verge of total collapse. While the political elite and powerful political parties fight to maintain their grip on power as well as the status quo, ongoing protests and continued youth mobilization work to fight against the country’s dire situation.
Read MoreThe power of the Länder has proven a thorn in Merkel’s side throughout the pandemic. In the United States, states have the power to set their own public health guidelines. Huge policy discrepancies have arisen as a result, as states like Texas have removed all restrictions while states such as California have hewed much closer to the guidance of public health experts.
Read MoreOn March 23rd, Israeli citizens voted in the fourth legislative election Israel has held in the past two years. Each of these elections has been an inconclusive referendum on current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under indictment on three corruption related charges and seems to care more about personal power than the good of Israel.
Read MoreGenerally, without a concerted effort to preempt this reemerging threat in 2021, ISIS is likely to capitalize on the pressing economic and public health challenges in Iraq and Syria and continue to expand until the U.S. and coalition partners are forced to address the problem, which will have worsened exponentially.
Read MoreThe implications of this half-century long rivalry in the Persian Gulf have been immeasurably dire for the stability and wellbeing of people in the Middle East. A détente is not only in the interest of regional peoples and states, but also for the benefit of the world given the interregional effects of war and extremism emanating from the Middle East.
Read MoreAll participants of the Arab Spring have either yielded unfathomable socio-economic losses or have reverted back to authoritarian states, leaving the Middle East the same, if not worse, than it was 10 years ago.
Read MoreThe core issue of Amazon deforestation sets the stage for the intersection of human rights and environmental activism as groups try to save both the land and rights of indigenous people. However, these forms of resistance can prove futile in Brazil— a country which has been named “the worst place” for advocates of land rights and nature protection.
Read MoreA realignment toward Russia could cost the United States its ability to ensure free-flowing oil, to access the region quickly for military operations, and to partner effectively with regional actors in advancing critical interests.
Read MoreIn the realm of United States foreign policy, President Trump maintains a unilateral approach, in which he limits the usage of alliances, whereas his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, manifests a diplomatic strategy, in which he utilizes international institutions.
Read MoreBeginning with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in August 2020, many Middle Eastern countries have started to consider normalizing relations with Israel.
Read MoreIn the year that has passed since Guaidó’s commencement , Venezuela has remained in the midst of political, economic, and humanitarian crises.
Read MoreAs the peninsula becomes more modernized and Confucian social contracts breakdown, the government needs to revise its approach in tackling social welfare in order to ensure a better future for South Korea
Read MoreSinn Fein’s success forces the Irish political elite to adapt to a changing landscape, one in which historical connections matter less than the emotive power of parties and their opposition to stagnation and the difficulties posed by modernity
Read MoreFor a land that historically has massive populations of Muslims, and currently contains more Muslims than its neighboring Muslim country Pakistan, embarking on this ideology will take it many steps back.
Read MoreThe coronavirus outbreak has also led to a spread of xenophobia around the world. Chinese people along with mostly all other Asian people in many countries are facing discrimination as people fear they will contract the virus from any person of Asian heritage
Read MoreThe reaction to the death of Li Wenliang represents one crack in the firewall of politburo sponsored censorship and the policing and surveillance of thought.
Read MoreGovernment control over the dissemination of information will only lead a nation towards a dictatorial police state.
Read MoreIran is a renegade regime simply because the United States has always labelled it one, it’s behavior is a reaction to the international isolation forced upon it.
Read MoreBy deeming the West Bank settlements as legal, the United States has given its de facto support for their proliferation. The natural outcome is increased Israeli settlement, followed by even greater Palestinian opposition and retaliation.
Read MoreFires have unfortunately become rather typical of the planet, and it is imperative for governments to have a prepared protocol so they do not further aggravate the problem.
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