Which Way for the ‘ASEAN Way’: The Myanmar Coup and ASEAN’s Response
The growing crisis between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Myanmar has evolved into a test case as to whether the ‘ASEAN Way’ of non-inte...
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The Ongoing Fight for Abortion Rights in Morocco
Moroccan protestors gathered outside of parliament in Rabat with hundreds of signs that read “We are all Meriem.” Meriem was the latest victim of Morocco’s stri...
International Instability – Born from the Migration of Refugees or a Product of Political Aversion?
Migration can be thought of as a condition of evolving economic, social, and political climates. While migrants are often incorrectly interchanged with “refugee...
Deradicalization and Reintegration as Strategies for Counterterrorism in Somalia
Combating physical threats is challenging enough, but how do you defeat an idea? This is precisely why countering extremism and terrorism is so difficult....
In the Middle East, Some Human Rights Are More Equal than Others
On September 13, 22-year-old Jina “Mahsa” Amini was detained by Iran’s morality police. The accusation? Wearing her hijab in a way that made some of her hair vi...
Shifts in Shopping Sprees: Bans on Single-Use Plastic Bags in South Korea and the U.S.
Effective on January 1, 2019, South Korea had banned all single-use plastic bags from major supermarkets following a growing number of environmentally conscious...
Invisible Women: What Happens When the Taliban Take Away Education’s ‘Visibility’ Superpower from Afghan Women
An Unconventional Approach to US & UN Involvement in Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan. History repeats itself as on a normal school day, girls are sent back h...
International Criminal Court Addressing the 1994 Rwandan Genocide in 2022: Is it Too Late For Justice?
According to the International Criminal Court, genocide is an act led with a “specific intent to destroy in whole or in part a national, ethnic, racial, or reli...
Greenlanders’ Response to Climate Crisis Will Determine Island’s Independence and International Recognition
Global warming has made Greenland’s melting ice sheets the largest contributors to rising sea levels. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, a majo...
Environmental Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitics and Climate Change
In his 1958 campaign speech, former United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared, “We are busily engaged in the construction of a gigantic road system ...