The needs of Sudanese refugees displaced by the Sudan civil war are rising while support for them is shrinking dramatically. Since assuming office in 2025, the Trump administration began significantly cutting funding for the United States Agency for International Development … Continue reading
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Carney’s Speech at the World Economic Forum: Plans Shared Prematurely or Right on Time?
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took to the stage on January 20 at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, urging his counterparts to reevaluate the rapidly evolving geopolitical climate. His speech served as an attempt to ignite a … Continue reading
Make America(s) Great Again: What Colombia’s Upcoming Election Reveals about the Rise of Far-Right Populist Leaders in Latin America
On February 3, Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro, visited the White House to meet with President Trump. Throughout the country, Colombians held their breath in anticipation after a year of heightened tensions between the two nations. In October, Trump … Continue reading
The Muslim Brotherhood: Trump’s Promise to the Emirates?
This past January, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began ‘boycotting’ UK universities, taking action against the state government’s failure to designate the Islamist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, as a terrorist organization. On January 9, the UAE cut scholarship funding for … Continue reading
Trump Threatens Venezuela: Fighting the Cartel or Securing Its Oil?
In a recent phone call, US President Donald Trump allegedly gave Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro an ultimatum, warning him to leave Venezuela before the United States military engages in its next phase of ground operations in Venezuela. This escalation … Continue reading
All Falls Down: How America’s Two Party System Has Failed Americans
Over the past year, American politics have become polarized to a degree rarely seen before. What is the main cause behind this polarization, and how can it be fixed?
On September 19, 1796, George Washington published his farewell address to … Continue reading
Freedom for Some: Increasing Media, Press, and Academic Censorship under the Trump Administration
A defining feature of Donald Trump’s approach to governance is the suppression of dissent and the intimidation of opponents, whether directly through his administration, indirectly through institutional pressure, or by inciting hostility among his supporters.
Since returning to power … Continue reading
Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan Worsened by Trump’s USAID Cuts
In Sudan, where military conflict has caused mass displacement and a critical humanitarian crisis, Trump’s dissolution of the US Agency for International Development exacerbates civilian suffering.
According to doctors, Trump’s dissolution of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has … Continue reading
US President Cuts Aid to South Africa Over Controversial Expropriation Act
Imagine if your government could take your house, your land, and all your private property, and not be required to give you a single cent. This is the fear surrounding South Africa’s Expropriation Act–a bill signed into law by President … Continue reading
Tariffs and Tensions: How Latin American Countries are Navigating Donald Trump’s Return to the White House
“May they know that the president of the republic will always defend Mexico, above all else,” proclaimed Mexican president Claudia Sheinabaum shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration. In the short month since Trump was reinstated into the White House, he has … Continue reading