Monday Memo| Israel-Hamas truce, Bilateral talk between the US and China, Budget cuts to the NYC’s budget
World Israel-Hamas truce extends After 48 days of conflict following Hamas' October 7 attack, a four-day truce between Israel and...
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Oppenheimer and the Nuclear Chain Reaction
This past summer saw the release of Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, a biopic of the man who was instrumental...
Monday Memo | Healthcare Horrors in the Middle East, GOP Debates Foreign Policy, and NYC’s Migrant Shelter Woes
World In the Line of Fire: Hospitals and Lives at Risk The current casualty count reports 1,405 dead and 5,600...
Monday Memo | Israel-Gaza Conflict’s Ripple Effects
World Israel-Gaza Crisis On October 7, 2023, a significant escalation unfolded in the Israel-Gaza conflict when Hamas launched a large-scale...
Reevaluating the Lab Leak Theory and Media Snapback
In the whirlwind of the COVID-19 pandemic’s onset, a contentious and elusive question loomed large over public discourse: Where did...
How is the rise of China reshaping the regional order in South Asia?
South Asia is the geopolitical playground for the competing interests of two major powers, India and China. China’s economic and...
Perspective | Women Made of Fire Cannot Be Burnt
Since September 2022, I have been actively participating in New York-based protests in solidarity with the Iranian revolution’s fight against...
Hubris, Ingratitude, and the Unraveling of American Freedom
Editor's Note: In a world often characterized by ideological polarization and cultural clashes, Jay Sophalkalyan emerges as a refreshing voice,...
Rethinking Western Drug Policies: A Chronicle of Biases and Inconsistencies
More than 50 years have passed since President Nixon first declared the infamous “War on Drugs” in 1971. However, instead...
Transatlantic Unity in a Changing World
For many observers, Trump's presidency had put the final nail in the transatlantic coffin after more than two decades of...
