Strengthening U.S. Supply Chain Resilience: A Set of Policy Proposals
Introduction The increasing reliance of the world economy on advanced technologies—ranging from semiconductors and renewable power to defense systems—has cast a...
CNN Producer Nimi Princewell Discusses the Conflict in the DRC
This transcript comes from a written interview conducted in February 2025 with Nimi Princewill. Nimi Princewill is a news producer with CNN based in Abuja, Nige...
The Geopolitics of AI Regulation
On August 2, 2024, Europe’s AI Act entered into force, becoming the world’s first comprehensive legal framework on the issue of artificial intelligence. Operati...
Framing the Rape Crisis in South Africa
“We’ve been standing here for 26 seconds, and nobody has been raped”. On the 2nd of February 2000, the late Minister of Safety and Security went on an American ...
Rethinking Solutions: The Role of Third-Country Agreements in Europe’s Migration Crisis
Europe’s shortcomings in managing migration have been evident from the 2015 Syrian refugee crisis to the recent 2024 elections. I argue that Europe’s struggle p...
The Impact of US Tariffs and Deportation on Colombia
During President Donald Trump’s first week in office, he launched various controversial executive orders and policy changes targeting immigration, trade, and fo...
The Cost of Aid: Minerals, Ecocide, and the Environmental Politics of Rebuilding Ukraine
In February 2025, as Ukraine faced its third year of war against Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump made headlines by demanding that Ukraine hand over a share ...
Waiting on the World to Change in Cameroon
Cameroonians are in a waiting game. As elections approach this October, all signs point to an 8th term for president Paul Biya, now age 92. For decades, opposit...
Another War in Tigray? The Perpetual Cycle of Civil Conflict in Ethiopia
After years of political unrest and division, Ethiopia may be headed towards yet another civil war. The nation has faced instability and violence within its eth...
Reform UK and the Current State of British Populism
British politics have been dominated by the Conservative Party and the Labour Party for decades. Since the 1930s, every prime minister has belonged to one of th...