Drought or Deception: Mexico’s Dubious National Water Emergency
Scarcity or plunder? My family has been affected by the worst national drought in a decade. My grandmother, who lives in Mexico City, went from having everyday ...
Category: Americas
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Populist Backlashes Against the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Exit, Voice, or Disloyalty?
International human rights institutions, regardless of time or place, have long faced resistance from various governments. It’s no different in the context of t...
Crime of Passion or Lie to the Nation: The murder of non-binary Mexican Magistrate Ociel Baena
“There is nothing else to say… it was a crime of passion.” Jesús Ociel Baena Saucedo, the first openly non-binary magistrate in Latin America, was found murdere...
A Diaspora Dilemma: The Separatist Movement Affecting Relations between India, Canada, and the United States
In September, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an announcement that sent shockwaves through international politics: he accused the government of Indi...
Atlantic Allies and Pacific Rivals: US Relationships with Britain and Japan Precipitating WWII
By the turn of the 20th century, the US was becoming a neutral isolationist great power alongside other great powers like Britain and Japan. As the US was lured...
Shifting Transatlantic Tides: Anglo-American Imperial Role Reversals
The UK and US are traditionally considered neocolonial powers that imperialize the Global South. However, they have also imperialized each other. While the US n...
Failures, Successes, and Challenges in Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing: Lessons from the Soviet Union, China, and Taiwan
Semiconductors are the technological backbone of modern electronics and, by extension, the global economy. The policies governing their production and distribut...
Lifting the 60 Year Embargo: Cuba’s Successes Make the Country a Model, Not an Enemy
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced an embargo on all trade with Cuba. This proclamation followed an organized effort by the United States to isolate t...
Setbacks in Nicaragua’s democracy and the weakness of the elections
Are elections in Nicaragua a double-edged tool used to suppress democracy? Nicaraguan democracy has historically been affected by several civil wars and coups d...
Punishing Putin: The Age of Financial Warfare and Omnipresence of the Dollar
“Responsible nations have to come together to hold these perpetrators accountable,” stated President Joe Biden as he cited scenes of “major war crimes” being co...