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What Malawi’s Re-run Election Tells Us About Democracy
If someone asked, which country would you say was a lesson in expanding democracy during the pandemic? To many, the answer is no longer America, “the beacon of democracy,” but few might guess this answer. As authoritarian governments tightened their…
Why Care About Latin America?
Perhaps now more than ever, U.S. actions in Latin America have the potential to be uniquely significant.
The Geopolitics of Fossil Fuels in Latin America
Thousands of kilometers away from the Americas, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made the geopolitical importance of fossil fuels as clear as ever. Reliant on the aggressor for large shares of their oil imports, many states within the European…
Brazil to Choose Between Two Re-Elections
After four years of the Bolsonaro presidency, Brazilians are set to choose between the known path on which they tread today and the familiar alternative once offered by the Workers’ Party.
The Dying Promise of Consensus in Chile
Millions of Chileans, though dissatisfied with the status quo, no longer feel represented by the future they are being promised.
A New Frontier in Product Liability: Will Social Media be the Big Tobacco of Our Generation?
A 14-year-old boy in the throes of a mental health crisis, a mother distrustful of social media, and a lawyer with decades of experience in asbestos poisoning: Meet the players behind a new lawsuit charging four of the world’s biggest…
Can Litigation Hold Top Universities to Promises of Meritocracy?
A recent class action filed against Columbia University is the latest in a stream of lawsuits against elite institutions in the past few years. What has motivated our current litigious climate against highly ranked universities? Class action complaints have alleged…
The Final Countdown: The Race to Protect Earth’s Last Unexplored Environment
The countdown to save earth’s final frontier has begun. The United Nations International Seabed Authority (ISA), an autonomous group of 167 member states which manages international seabed exploration and extraction, is currently meeting in Kingston, Jamaica to decide on watershed…