By Julian Fischer-Lhamon Conflict between Turks and Kurds has characterized the northern tip of the Middle East (specifically southeastern Türkiye, northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, and western Iran) for a century. However, it would be a mistake to assume that it is unyielding or permanent. In 2009 there was a wave of liberalization, since titled the... Continue Reading →
By Lexi Dean In 2021 the Myanmar army seized power from the civilian-elected government leading to widespread protests and increasing conflict calling for a return to democracy. This began escalating violence between the military and armed guerilla groups made up from the country’s ethnic minorities. The takeover also sparked the beginning of what is known... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace With the influx of 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Russia of which 8,000 are amassing near the Kursk region, Washington and South Korea “have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent further escalation.” This comes after the announcement of Ukraine’s intensions to draft another... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace Sniffer dogs in Chisinau Airport have been on high alert searching for money that might be linked to Russian interference in Moldovan politics. Customs officers began finding large amounts of money on passengers arriving from connecting flights from Moscow and discovered passengers who had never left Moldova before returning from Russia with... Continue Reading →
By Abigail BeDard Early Saturday morning, Israel launched a series of retaliatory strikes against Iran, the latest in a series of blows traded between the two nations. These recent Israeli strikes are reported to have hit military targets across three provinces in Iran: Tehran, Ilam and Khuzestan. Though Khuzestan is the center of Iran’s gas... Continue Reading →
By Jose Aguilar On Monday of this week, Haitian gangs shot two vehicles of the United States (U.S.) Embassy in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. After this attack, the State Department stated that there were no injuries and that they would evacuate two dozen employees. On Thursday, they shot at and hit a United Nations (U.N.) helicopter in... 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 Julian Fischer-Lhamon Turkey is in a precarious, though strategic, position between East and West. This also holds true for conflict between Israel and the Arab world. Nominally, Turkey’s leader, Erdoğan, is resolutely in favor of the Palestinian cause. However, his words do not align with his actions. As the East-West rivalry intensifies, Turkey’s balancing... Continue Reading →
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