The United States government has exhibited inaction towards Israel’s bombardment of Gaza since October, where over 33,000 Palestinians have been killed. However, in the midst of this, it was 25 year old Aaron Bushnell—an active U.S. Air Force member—who garnered international attention for a drastic measure.
Read MoreThe legal action spearheaded by Al-Haq, a Palestinian non-profit organization, the Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR), and a group of Palestinian Canadians, is attempting to compel the federal court to direct the Canadian government to stop issuing export permits for military goods and technology supporting Israel’s siege on Gaza. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Henry Off, a CLAIHR board member involved in the case, told reporters, “We don’t want the Canadian government to be contributing to the mass starvation and bombardment of Gaza. One way of cutting off Canada’s contributions is by cutting off its military support [to Israel].
Read MoreBefore the October 7 attack by Hamas, the Middle East had fallen into a state of relative equilibrium between Israel and its neighbors. Many Arab states in the region, including Saudi Arabia, had become considerably more open to diplomatic relationships with Israel in the preceding years, according to Professor Spinner-Halev. The October 7 attack and Israel’s brutal response, however, have caused rippling effects from within the country to the surrounding region and, ultimately, the world.
Read MoreEcuador’s unprecedented violence has not gone unnoticed by other Latin American countries, in which crime is a continued problem at the forefront of legal regulations. In response, Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva has taken a collaborative and united approach.
Read MoreThe extended process of Sweden’s NATO accession, still incomplete, is an important reminder of the complexity of modern international politics. A move by Sweden to join a defensive alliance due to concerns stemming from Russian actions in Ukraine is delayed due to a dispute about security and human rights with Turkey.
Read MoreThe result of Russia’s election is all but certain. Unfortunately, it will not serve as a reprieve for Ukraine. However, it may serve as the beginning of a long-awaited shift in Russian politics: a post-Putin era.
Read MoreLong touted as “the only democracy in the Middle East,” Israel has consistently shown an incredible contempt for the freedom of the press in its own territory and the occupied Gaza Strip. After two decades of killing journalists with complete impunity, it is no surprise that violence against press workers has continued and intensified during its siege on Gaza.
Read MoreTwo terms and it is done for Indonesia’s current president, Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, despite some aborted machinations to change the law to give him a third term. The three candidates in the running are Anies Baswedan, Ganjar Pranowo, and Prabowo Subianto.
Read MoreWith the ever-growing costs of welfare programs in the United States, policymakers and advocates continue to ask the question: Is there a successful and cost-effective way to address this growing problem? Well, for this community in Peru, the answer is an unconventional activity: surfing.
Read MoreThe bill, known as the Culture of Chastity and Hijab Bill, allows up to 10 years of jail time as punishment for women who choose not to wear the hijab or abide by Islamic dress code. Additionally, the bill permits flogging, fines of up to 360 million Iranian rials, and restrictions on travel and online access for women accused and convicted.
Read More“Homosexuality is still illegal in 66 countries across all continents except Western Europe, according to the Human Dignity Trust. After the Iraqi government proposed a new bill to criminalize homosexuality in August 2023, Human Rights Watch denounced their act as violating international human rights law. As a member of the Arab Charter on Human Rights, Iraq is responsible for providing its citizens the rights to "life, liberty, privacy, free expression and security of the person.”
Read More“Following the departure of the French troops, the Nigerien government will be burdened to provide itself with security. If Mali and Burkina Faso are examples of military regimes lacking Western support, prospects are not looking bright for the future of Niger’s security.“
Read More“Meloni’s remaking of Italy’s present by reimagining and valorizing the ghosts of the country’s fascist past paints a troubling picture for Italy’s future.”
Read More“The recent barrage of sportswashing criticism evokes familiar Western-centric bias by singling out Middle Eastern human rights atrocities, glossing over the human rights violations that America, Europe, and the global West have sponsored. There is a double standard for which atrocities are worth outspokenly denouncing and which are not. If us Americans are going to continue to condemn sportswashing, we ought to hold the West to the same level of scrutiny as the Middle East.”
Read More“The environmental tradeoffs are perhaps the most stark challenge facing Canadian mining.”
“Through this decision, along with the announcement that Russia may move strategic nuclear arms to Belarus, President Putin is trying to make it seem that this conflict could quickly turn nuclear. However, past precedent and current pressures on the Russian president make it unlikely that his nuclear weapon moves are more than political posturing.“
Read More“‘We beheaded Louis XVI, Macron we can start again!’ This was the chant repeated by protesters in Paris the day after French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked a special constitutional power named Article 49.3, allowing a proposed pension reform to be pushed through without a parliamentary vote.”
Read More“The International Criminal Court has charged Vladimir Putin and Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova with war crimes due to their investigation finding ‘at least hundreds’ of Ukrainian children from orphanages and care homes were deported to Russia. The warrant holds effective and important implications on the prospects for the settlement of the Russia-Ukraine War.”
Read More“With Turkey and Syria being shocked by 3 large earthquakes and countless aftershocks all within the same month, there are many people who are in need. Millions are in need of help, countless innocent people are homeless, injured, or dead. Sending help is saving lives.“
Read MoreA potential Russian coup to prevent Moldova from joining the European Union carries serious concerns in the international community, including the possibility that Russia will invade Russian-speaking Transnistria as another “special military operation”, as they did with Crimea and Ukraine. Transnistria is increasingly a likely target for Russia to easily gain control of EU territory, given the soviet history of the breakaway state.
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