International Chinese Students: Academic Weapons
Amid the great power competition between China and the United States, an unlikely group has been caught in the crossfire: Chinese international students. Of the...
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ExxonMobil’s Expansion in Guyana: Navigating Environmental, Legal, and Historical Challenges
ExxonMobil’s operations in Guyana are at the nexus of oil expansion, environmental responsibility, and legal entanglements. As the company seeks to broade...
Following the Money-Trail: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Lobbying Expenditures in the United States and European Union
The year is 2023 and artificial intelligence, one of the most salivating issues for American and European legislators, is picking up steam in legal chambers. Wh...
The New Neo-Colonialism? Analyzing Tax Haven Incentives in Puerto Rico
“El Apagón,” Bad Bunny’s award winning anthem, famously launches the listener into scathing critique of Puerto Rico’s woes. From gentrification to persistent bl...
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 ...
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...