Despite a ceasefire, Israel’s strategic assault on aid continues
The humanitarian assistance trickling into Gaza cannot compensate for Israel’s ongoing ceasefire violations that continue to take Palestinian lives. Both...
Benjamin Larned
Benjamin Larned is a second-year MA International Relations student at NYU concentrating in International Law. He received his BA in International Studies with a Minor in History from Old Dominion University. A career humanitarian, Benjamin has supported responses for the Rohingya refugee crisis, Syrian refugee crisis, post-ISIS reconstruction of Iraq, and the 2023-24 Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon. His areas of focus include humanitarian crises, US foreign policy, and the trans-Atlantic alliance.
The 80th General Assembly will be an Inflection Point for the UN
From Fidel Castro’s four-hour anti-Capitalist tirade in 1960, to Muammar el-Qaddafi’s bizarre 2009 defense of Somali piracy, the United Nations...
Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Jihadist Past Points to a Russian Future for Syria Unless Europe Acts
The former leader of a Salafi-Jihadist group with prior links to Al-Qaeda is Syria’s current interim president. Once a frequent...