The world has become captivated by the seemingly “magical” abilities of generative artificial intelligence (AI), with its ability to respond to consumers with filtered information at an unprecedented speed. “Investors are racing to pour billions of dollars into generative AI… Continue reading
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Building Bricks and Picking Peas: Two Case Studies on Modern-Day Slavery
We often perceive slavery as a colonial object of the past. This belief is also localized, based on the history textbooks read in school. However, slavery is not a static concept. It fluctuates and evolves, adapting to the modern era. … Continue reading
Trump Escalates Aggressive Cuba Embargo: What Secondary Sanctions Mean for the People of Cuba
In May 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump expanded pre-existing sanctions on Cuba with the intention of cutting off more foreign investors into the Cuban economy. The new order built on previous sanctions implemented in January, which sanctioned only parties directly … Continue reading
Hair from Where? The Influx of Iranian Hair and the Democratic Movement Crackdown
Iranian hair is everywhere: from 26 kilograms of illegally seized hair at the Armenia-Iran border to an unusual influx of Iranian hair in North American salons. Why would this raise an eyebrow? Non-synthetic hair typically comes from South Asia (Indonesia … Continue reading
Saviorism in Development: Rethinking the Aid Industrial Complex
Since the post-Cold War era, there has been an emerging ontological shift in the field of global development. The nexus of agency — which institutionally lies with the universities, heads of state, and international organizations of the Global North — … Continue reading
China’s Oppression of Uyghurs Continues As the World Reacts Passively
For decades, the Uyghur people have been subject to diverse and immense human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The crisis has been ongoing since May 2014, when China launched its “Strike Hard Campaign Against Terrorism”, … Continue reading
There Is a Woman in Afghanistan
Tourism in Afghanistan was not conceivable nor commercialized during the 20-year US military occupation, nor at its end in 2021, when American forces dramatically pulled out from Kabul. The international community expected the Taliban to swiftly regain control and implement … Continue reading
America First and the Rise of Global Health Gaps
Under the second Trump administration, foreign aid efforts have been slashed, leaving many countries that once relied on assistance from the United States with gaps in funding for various development programs.
An executive order on January 20th, 2025, catalyzed these … Continue reading
The Case of Sudan: What UAE’s Actions Mean for Contemporary Interventionism
On March 5, 2025, the Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (IJC) of complicity in genocide in its relations to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that has allegedly committed … Continue reading
What the Videos of the El-Fasher City Massacre Tell Us About the War in Sudan
Recently, videos circulated online depicting the massacres in Sudan by the RSF, which a Yale institute analysis of drone footage has corroborated. One video depicts RSF soldiers taunting captured men and boys before summarily executing them, a manner reminiscent of … Continue reading