The Cost of Trump’s Aid Cuts: A Global Rollback on Women’s Safety and Empowerment
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to dismantle USAID–the government agency that...
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Tariffs Do Not a Sanction Make: IEEPA, Congress, and the Limits of Executive Power
Few powers are more jealously guarded by the Constitution than the power to tax, and for good reason. The Framers...
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...
Richard Gowan (Crisis Group): “Morale at the UN is below zero”
The United Nations has faced an existential crisis over the past year. In a world of increased conflicts and humanitarian...
Bringing Back the Nineteenth Century Won’t Save Men
Over the past month, the world watched in shock as President Trump introduced a tariff regime that promised to upend...
What Happened to Making America Affordable Again?
“Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again,” Donald Trump said on the campaign trail....
The European Union: Integration in the Face of Crises
While the European Union may resemble a state in some ways, it is inaccurate to describe it as such, particularly...
Why is Elon Musk supporting Donald Trump? Mars, Tesla, Wealth, and Ego
Elon Musk's shift from supporting Democrats to endorsing Republicans, along with his backing of Donald Trump after the failed assassination...
Uncovering Hegemonic Masculinity’s Hidden Fragility in the 2024 Election
The 2024 U.S. election was, by any standard, a game changer. On the one hand, there was Kamala Harris seeking...
Donald Trump Will Be His Own Secretary of State: What Early Days Tell Us About the President’s Foreign Policy
Foreign affairs is perhaps the policy area where both Donald Trump’s supporters and detractors expect him to diverge most drastically...