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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.
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…
China’s Exhausting Environmental Militancy Against Taiwan
One of China’s primary environmental aggressions toward Taiwan comes in the form of pillaging a precious—but easily plunderable—natural resource. The resource is sand, which is unexpectedly the world’s second most used resource. As one of the primary materials used to…
The Stakes of China’s Covid Policy
Between early April and June 1, life in Shanghai – China’s financial hub and a city home to 25 million people – came to a halt. Streets emptied from their usual constant bustle, shops and restaurants shut their doors, and…
A Feminist Awakening in China
2:40 A.M., June 10, 2022, Tangshan city in northeastern China –– A man entered a barbecue restaurant and approached a table of three women. He put his hand on the back of one, who rejected his advance. In response, the…
Colonialism in a Green Dress: Tesla and the Kanaky Independence Movement
Kanaky, the indigenous home of the Kanak people, known as the French territory of New Caledonia, is gorgeous; it is home to a rare level of endemic biodiversity and boasts the longest continuous barrier reef in the world. Its lagoons…