Cuban Soldiers Fighting for Russia Further Strains US-Cuba Relations
Reports emerged in Sep. 2023 regarding Cuban fighters supporting the Russian war effort in Ukraine when the Cuban government announced...
Latin America and Caribbean
Digging Ourselves Deeper: When Climate Action Mimics Extraction
President Trump’s desire to annex Greenland is not wholly a national security strategy. With the autonomous territory’s ice sheet losing...
Economy Above All: Bolsonaro and the Memory of the Military Regime
In today’s uncertain political climate, the rise of far-right parties worldwide has sparked intense debate about the origins and causes...
“Title 8 Aliens and Nationality” Immigration Law: Chinese Asylum from Chasing after American Dream to Struggling in Structural Violence
From the mass migration of the 1850s Gold Rush to the present-day exodus from an increasingly restrictive China, Chinese migrants...
Who We Remember: Jenny Murray’s ¡Las Sandinistas! (2018)
Murray, Jenny, dir. ¡Las Sandinistas! 2018: Kino Lorber. ¡Las Sandinistas! (2018), a documentary directed by Jenny Murray, follows women who...
Monday Memo | Military Moves, Elections, Protests
Africa “US withdraws troops from base in Chad following government demand” The withdrawal of US troops comes a month after...
Monday Memo | Sanctions, Foreign Support, Escalation Concerns
Africa “Kenya doctor strike: The public caught between the medics and the government” A month-long doctor’s strike severely impacts the...
Monday Memo | Cross-Border Conflicts, Humanitarian Crises, Changing Legislature
Africa “Extreme drought in southern Africa leaves millions hungry” A severe drought in rural Zimbabwe has caused widespread food shortages....
Monday Memo | Controversial Votes, Resignations, Escalating Conflicts
Asia and the Pacific “Vietnam’s president resigns, raising questions over stability” Only a year after his election, the Vietnamese Communist...
Monday Memo | Humanitarian Crises, Military Disputes, Historic Decisions
Asia and the Pacific “South Korea Moves to Suspend Licenses of Thousands of Protesting Doctors” After weeks of protests opposing...