Wars Beneath the Waves: The Geopolitics of Undersea Cables
In September 2025, multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea knocked cloud services offline, spiking latency, and decreased connection...
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The Last Nuclear Treaty Standing: How New START’s Expiration Poses a Strategic Dilemma for Asia
The expiration of New START on Feb. 5 serves as a test of whether nuclear strategic stability can endure when...
The Snap That Shook Seoul: Tracking the Tremors of the South Korean Election
On June 3, 2025, South Koreans went to the polls in the throes of a political whiplash. Just weeks after...
DeepSeek Claims to Be a Sustainable AI Tool. But Is It Really?
Have you ever considered the sustainability implications of your artificial intelligence use? If you’re one of the 99% of Americans...
Turbulence in Seoul: The Aftermath of Political Upheaval
On April 4, 2025, four arduous months following the abrupt declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024, South Korea’s...
A Decade Down the Nuclear Silk Road: The Search for Balance
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects, known as the Belt and Road...
Crisis in Calais: France’s Human Rights Disaster
Tear gas, riot gear, and bulldozers. All three belong nowhere near a migrant camp, yet in April of 2016 French...
Column | Fixing Frontex: Possibilities for Reform
In the summer of 2023, Frontex’s Fundamental Rights Officer Jonas Grimheden recommended the EU immediately suspend the agency’s activities in...
Column | The Blurred Lines of Border Management: Frontex in Africa
A boat packed full of migrants crossing the Mediterranean encounters two things on its journey: seemingly endless ocean water and...
True Liberation: Navigating Queer Identity and Middle Eastern Heritage
Since Oct. 7, a common phrase discouraging queer individuals advocating for a ceasefire and Palestinian liberation is, “They would kill...