By Matthew Grace President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Trump on February 28th to discuss apotential deal over rare earth minerals between Ukraine and the US which devolved into Trumpand Vice President JD Vance harassing and belittling the Ukrainian President. Trump toldZelensky, “you’re gambling with World War III” and “you’re not acting at all thankful”regarding... Continue Reading →
By Lauren Ho Amidst growing conflict and corruption claims, the Philippine vice president and daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Sara Duterte, has been voted to be impeached by the Philippines’ parliament. What began in 2022 as what seemed to be a unified presidential campaign by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with Duterte running as the vice-presidential... Continue Reading →
By William Crawford The Moroccan government has imposed limits on what can and cannot be said during religious addresses regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Discourse around the role the Moroccan government plays in determining the subject matter of the countries imams was reignited by socialist lawmaker Nabila Mounib, who went as far as to claim that... Continue Reading →
By Connor Foster This past week Spain experienced a devastating flood in the region of Valencia, resulting in over 200 deaths, with search parties still looking to find victims. The severe damage this flood inflicted in the Valencia region was largely due to the late timing of public warnings. The flood waters rose quickly, leaving... Continue Reading →
By John W. Parks. Edited by Jose Miguel This year’s ISCNE Army War College wargaming scenario was held at the Patterson School October 4-5, 2024. The scenario was attended by students representing China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Issues regarding water resource and great power competition was at the heart of all negotiations.... Continue Reading →
By Abigail BeDard Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas and architect of the October 7th attack on Israel, was killed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday, October 16th. Sinwar was killed in Tal as-Sultan, Rafah, by a group of Israeli soldiers while on a regular patrol. In video footage captured by an IDF drone... Continue Reading →
By William Crawford A United Nation’s Envoy has recently suggested a partition of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The rightful authority in the former Spanish colony has long been in dispute since its listing by the United Nations as a “Non-Self-Governing Territory” in 1963. Since the end of Spanish rule in the territory, both... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed his members of parliament with a “victory plan” to bolster Ukraine’s position to end the war with Russia in 2025. His address, also condemned China, Iran, and North Korea as a “coalition of criminals” for supporting the “gone mad” Vladimir Putin and his war mongering. His five... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace On October 5th, the renowned Russian opposition activist, Ildar Dadin, was reported as having been killed in action while serving in a Ukrainian volunteer battalion according to the group that recruited him and held that he “remains a hero”. Dadin, callsign “Ghandhi”, joined the fight in June of 2023 and was killed... Continue Reading →
Written by Bushra Bani-Salman Israel’s parliament has approved Netanyahu’s bill to make it more difficult to remove him from office. The law will take the removal power away from the attorney general and the courts and instead give it to the parliament. Furthermore, some proceedings would give the government more control over court appointments, restrict... Continue Reading →
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