World
Le Vide: Can France Fill the Void Left by the U.S.?
As France looks to the future of international relations, the country faces obstacles that challenge whether it can actually reach parity with the U.S. or China.
A Silence to be Broken
Midnight, August 5. Twelve million people met with utterly consuming silence. No phone service, no internet, no television.
Holding the Fort: How prison gangs rule in Philippine jails
In a facility riddled with institutional deficiencies within a country in political turmoil, it is prison gangs—composed of the Philippines’ supposedly most unruly, most disobedient, most criminal—that maintain control, instill self-discipline, and create a culture of respect.
Taiwanese Youth Rise with Hong Kong
Taiwanese youth fear events in Hong Kong could be a warning for the future of Taiwan as China grows more authoritative.
CARACCIO: Operation Ballot Box
Though Spain clutches Catalonia in an ever-tightening chokehold, on October 1, 2017, the indefatigable mobilization of the Catalan people still breathed life into democracy.
SIDDAPUREDDY: On a Woman’s Freedom to Insult
A courageous denunciation of the oppression and erosion of morality under Museveni’s cruel hand landed Nyanzi in jail.
CARACCIO: Homage to Orwell—The Misinformation Campaign Against Catalonia
Spain’s politicians underhandedly, yet firmly, grip the pens of the nation’s reporters—the separation between politics and press is an illusion, and a flimsy one at that.
Trade War and Trading Places: The U.S.-China Trade Dispute Highlights a Broader Clash
The U.S.’s efforts to change China’s underlying institutions reflects the broader strategic relationship between the countries—a relationship with troubling historical antecedents.