On February 22, Mexican forces shot and killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, more commonly known as “El Mencho,” exacerbating threats of cartel-initiated violence. Cervantes was the mastermind behind the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The CJNG emerged as an independent … 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
Que comprendre de l’élection de Trump aux États-Unis d’un point de vue étranger ?
Lors de l’élection présidentielle américaine tenue le 5 novembre 2024, Donald Trump, le candidat du Parti republicain, a été élu 47ème président des États-Unis. Ainsi, il remporte l’élection face à Kamala Harris, vice-présidente actuelle du Gouvernement américain et candidate … Continue reading
Ballots at the Border: How the US Elections Will Shape Immigration
Vice President Kamala Harris is officially the new Democratic presidential nominee, but what does this mean for migrants? With 2.6 million immigrants projected to arrive in the United States by 2025, immigration policy could play a major role in the … Continue reading
Le Congo : Une trajectoire historique du conflit
Cet article retrace l’histoire de l’instabilité politique en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) depuis l’assassinat de Patrice Lumumba en 1961. Le conflit qui ravage le pays aujourd’hui s’inscrit dans un contexte historique plus large, décrit dans le livre The Congo: … Continue reading
Fire and Fury in America
As we approach the 2024 election in the U.S., there exists an overwhelming sense of unease and weariness that permeates American attitudes. Americans have seen all of what both the Democrats and Republicans can offer and it is falling very … Continue reading
A Troubled Past Unburied: The Return of the Taliban to Power in Afghanistan
For those who lived through the first Taliban regime, memories spark fear that they will return to a place of little to no freedom of expression, minimal employment, poor security, and, more specifically, gender inequality.
Genocide As A “Cultural Norm”: U.S. Selective Intervention in Global Humanitarian Crises
The contradiction in both declaring the violence against Uyghur Muslims in China as genocide and then defending limited US involvement because of different “cultural norms” is a stark reminder of the Janus-faced developmental diplomacy that forefronts US interests and provides yet another convenient facade for non-interventionist policy.