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Serve the People, March the Nation

Makena Tom October 13, 2025

In Beijing’s 2025 military parade, symbolism mattered as much as firepower. Alongside next-generation drones and hypersonic missiles, President Xi Jinping stood in a Mao-style suit,

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Lebanon Is A Mess … That Kind Of Works?

Atharv Saxena October 13, 2025

A deeply divided population. An explosion, a mass government resignation. A militia stronger than the military, an invasion from the South. And yet, survival.  In

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A woman and children are seen at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar, eastern Afghanistan, in November 2023 after they had been forced to return from Pakistan.

Four Years After the Fall of Kabul, Afghan Refugees Have Nowhere to Turn

Kimia Mostowfi October 12, 2025

In the months after the United States-backed government of Afghanistan first fell to the Taliban, international condemnation of the regime and support for Afghan refugees

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Indonesia and the Chronically Online Political Voice of Gen Z

Ann-Kathrin Hoehler October 12, 2025

Searching Indonesia on TikTok once yielded viral videos of an 11-year-old kid racing boats and “aura-farming”. Now, the same search is instead met with clips

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Why Foreign Policy Needs a Feminist Perspective

Victoria Gutanu October 3, 2025

In July of 2022, women took to the streets of Sri Lanka in protest of the burden disproportionately placed on them by decisions made by

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Managed Paralysis in Global Climate Governance

Daniel Wong October 1, 2025

In the outcome clause of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the phrase “accelerating efforts toward

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From Selfie to ISIS: How Western Powers Paradoxically Fund Terrorism

Solène Perez September 29, 2025

Picture this: fierce eyes, shiny gown, and a golden coffin worth millions. The perfect Kim Kardashian Met Gala Instagram post — fabulous, viral, and unforgettable.

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Symbolic Strikes, Real Consequences in the Middle East

Sofia Kozlova September 29, 2025

The death of Ahmed al-Rahawi, Prime Minister of the Houthi-controlled government in Yemen, represents an escalation of Israel’s military strategy: a move from targeting infrastructure

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The Same Old Corruption Story in Argentina

Varun Venkatesh September 28, 2025

Corruption in South America is hardly breaking news, but the Milei scandal cuts differently because it was never supposed to happen here. Javier Milei, the

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The “Sacred” Lobby: An Investigation of Religious Advocacy and its Impact on Geopolitics

Mark Basta July 4, 2025

In 1968, sociologist Peter Berger prophesied that by “the 21st century, religious believers are likely to be found only in small sects, huddled together to

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