Ukraine’s War Against Trump’s Hyperreality
Introduction In the second season of his hit TV show Servant of the People, President Vasyl Holoborodko—played by current Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
Fractured Alliances: The Ripple Effects of Assad’s Fall in the Caucasus
The fall of Assad’s regime came as a surprise, but Russia’s swift abandonment of one of its closest allies was even more unexpected. While Russia had previously...
Affinity Africa Founder and CEO Tarek Mouganie Discusses the Important Impact of Banking on Socioeconomic Development in Africa
As part of a series of conversations with the 2024 Class of the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program, Abla Abdulkadir, Sarah Jeddy, and Owen Haywood of th...
The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism: Impacts on Global Democracy and Human Rights
“Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It’s a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point toward...
Calculating Conflict: The Strategic Roots of Mexican Inter-Cartel Warfare
In late September 2024, civil war erupted in the home of one of Mexico’s largest cartels––the Sinaloa cartel––after the abduction of two key leaders, Joaquín Gu...
Back to the Past? Escalating Sabotage in Europe and How the Continent Should Respond
The continent of Europe is seeing the rise of a new global war, not one characterized by trenches or tanks, but with gray zone conflict. With the start of Russi...
Dancing through Diplomacy: Ballet’s Role in United States-Soviet Union Relations
On walls throughout Russian cities, Swan Lake graffiti has been appearing. These depict the famous line of four ballerinas in the “Dance of the Cygnets” in “Swa...
Chongryon Schools: North Korea’s Hidden Hand in Japan
When most people think about North Korea, images of both seclusion and hostility come to mind. North Korea is largely shunned by the international community–its...
“Follow events. Write. Get your voices to be known.” 2024 Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellow Babra Bhebe on How to Make an Impact on the Future of Democracy.
Last month, the YRIS Interview and Events Team sat down with Babra Ontibile Bhebe, a member of the 2024 Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program. A native Zim...
What the Tokyo Olympics Can Teach us About Foreign Labor and Immigration in an Aging Japan
Today, Japan is facing an unprecedented demographic crisis: of a population of over 125 million people, 29% are over the age of 65 while more than one in ten ar...