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The Bombs That Never Stopped Falling: The Long-Term Consequences of Freezing USAID in Southeast Asia
A U.S. banknote. While families gathered outside to watch fireworks at the end of our block every Fourth of July, my family stayed indoors and watched them on TV. The sharp cracks of the fireworks reminded my parents of the bombings they encountered during the Vietnam War. Growing up as a child of Vietnamese refugees, I heard my parents’ stories of bombs dropping at midnight and families rushing into basements to escape the impact. It has been fifty years since April 30, 1975
Jonathan Lam
Oct 203 min read
More Than Social Media: What the Gen-Z Protest of Nepal Really Wants
Swarms of students unite in a peaceful protest, calling for an end to long-standing government corruption and impunity in Chitwan...
Annika Joseph
Oct 123 min read
The “War” on Foreign Cartels Can Succeed if the Administration is Serious
U.S. Coast Guard personnel patrol and practice boarding in the Gulf of Mexico. The Trump administration has made its opinions clear on...
Zain Ali
Oct 83 min read
Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele’s “Mano Dura” Policy is an Iron Fist Destroying Human Rights in El Salvador
A tribute mural in remembrance of the 75,000 people killed during the El Salvador Civil War and archbishop Oscar Romero, who Salvadorian...
Jorge Mariño
Oct 83 min read
The Devastating Impact of Trump's Halt on PEPFAR Programs
Trump’s suspension of the PEPFAR program, despite a limited waiver, has severely disrupted HIV/AIDS prevention and other critical...
Naina Kalra
Mar 214 min read
Silenced Voices: The Global Fight to Save Kyrgyzstan’s Civil Society
President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov shake hands, symbolizing their growing political alignment...
Olivia Pham
Mar 93 min read
President Trump’s Aggressive Posturing Against European Allies Might Be What NATO Needs
President Trump poses with NATO leaders at the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium in 2018. NATO has been an ever-present security...
Zain Ali
Mar 54 min read
An American Arctic: Canada Should Take American Threats Against Greenland Seriously
Trudeau rebuffs Trump’s trade talk criticism US President Donald Trump faced ridicule for his impulsive proposal to buy Greenland during...
Zaki Ahmad
Feb 253 min read
The Uphill Battle for South Korean Multiculturalism: A Koryeo-Saram Case Study
Nestled in the northwest portion of Gwangju, a designated metropolitan city within South Korea’s South Jeolla province, is the...
Isabela Wilson
Oct 8, 20243 min read
Petro’s New Investment Strategy Won’t Save Colombia’s Financial Debt Crisis
On August 28, 2024, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that the government and banks in Colombia reached an agreement to invest...
Jorge Mariño
Oct 2, 20243 min read
It's Time to Pass the Ukraine Aid Package
As the Russians began to encircle a Ukrainian pocket southeast of Avdiivka, Oleh, a Ukrainian soldier, received this order : "There will...
Sebastian Bellingham
Apr 13, 20243 min read
Are We Learning? A Comparative Outlook On Education
In the United States, many citizens equate their educational journeys with five-day workweeks, six to seven-hour shifts, a plethora of...
Keten Solomon Abebe
Apr 1, 20243 min read
Why North Korea’s Recent Threats Carry More Weight Than Ever Before
“South Korea is our nearest neighbor and has been judged as the most hostile state,” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared to the...
Isabela Wilson
Mar 1, 20243 min read
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