Cricket was last played at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, with Great Britain and France as the sole participants. After 128 years, Cricket is set to return to the LA28 Olympic Games. The tournament is expected to follow the exciting…
Read More How Cricket at the Olympics Complicates Sovereignty, Governance, and Meritocracy
The Corridor Interoceánico de Isthmus de Tehuantepec (CIIT) is a Mexican infrastructure megaproject that includes a 188-mile corridor of railways, industrial parks, and other commercial infrastructure that stretches across the isthmus of southern Mexico. It is hailed as Mexico’s alternative…
The Drug Enforcement Agency describes the Sinaloa Cartel as “one of Mexico’s oldest criminal organizations, and one of the most violent and prolific polydrug-trafficking cartels in the world.” Based in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, the modern iteration of the…
Read More What the Zetas-Gulf Split Reveals About the Sinaloa Cartel’s Civil War
Over the past couple of weeks, mass disarray has erupted in vulnerable communities across the world with the dismantling of USAID, leaving them in dire conditions and in an optimal environment for terrorism to bloom. As the Trump organization ends…
Read More If the U.S. Department of State Wants to Counter Terrorism, It Shouldn’t Get Rid of USAID
In the wake of Israel’s intensified ethnic cleansing in Gaza, many have looked to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a key arbiter to navigate this conflict. On Nov. 21, 2024, the Court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin…
Read More Hegemony vs. Justice: The US’s Selective Support for the ICC and Global Accountability
On November 2, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly once again voted overwhelmingly for the United States to lift its economic and trade embargo on Cuba. Since 1992, the majority of the UNGA have repeatedly called for an end to…
Israel has historically received unequivocal support from the U.S. in forms of aid, UN vetoes and public backing. Thus, to isolate the influence of the Israeli lobby, it is critical to analyze if U.S. support aligns with American foreign policy…
Read More The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy: How Significant Are They Really?
The majority of LGBT asylum seekers migrating to the U.S. come from the Northern Triangle, but can they escape violence and discrimnation at the border?
The win represents a major success for GM workers in Mexico.
Tensions are rising as trucker protests radicalize.
