Bangladesh on the Brink
Bangladesh is roiled in the most intense protests and domestic upheaval in decades. The protests began peacefully by students objecting to a quota system for government jobs, in which government jobs ...
26 Jul 202431min
Alsu Kurmasheva is an American Journalist Detained in Russia
Alsu Kurmasheva was visiting her ailing mother in Russia when she was detained by the authorities and had her passports confiscated. She is a journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and her ar...
22 Jul 202417min
Can Iran's New President Lower the Temperature in the Middle East?
On May 19th, a helicopter crash in Iran killed President Ebrahim Raisi and several top government officials. This forced new presidential elections, and on July 5th, Masoud Pezeshkian defeated his mor...
19 Jul 202424min
How the UK Elections Will Shape Britain's Global Development and Foreign Policy
The Labour Party won an overwhelming victory in the recent elections in the United Kingdom. Keir Starmer is now Prime Minister, ending 14 years of Conservative rule in the UK. So what does this mean f...
15 Jul 202423min
China Holds Its Biggest Political Event of the Year | Anja Manuel
From July 15th to the 18th, the Chinese Communist Party is holding a gathering known as the Third Plenum. This is a highly anticipated political event, as Xi Jinping and party officials are expected t...
11 Jul 202420min
In The South China Sea, Water Gun Fights Risks Nuclear Escalation
A rather bizarre incident recently occurred in the South China Sea off the coast of the Philippines. On June 17th, the Chinese Coast Guard clashed with Philippine naval vessels en route to resupplying...
8 Jul 202430min
How Sudan Became the Worst Food Crisis in the World
On June 27th, a group of food security experts from the United Nations and major international relief agencies known as the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) released devastating new...
5 Jul 202424min
Protests and a Major Political Turning Point in Kenya
On Tuesday, June 25, Kenyan protesters stormed parliament in Nairobi in scenes reminiscent of the January 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol. However, unlike January 6, police responded violently, and at lea...
1 Jul 202432min
