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 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has long been a battleground for competing rebel factions, with women bearing the brunt of the violence. The recent attack on Munzenze prison in Goma on February 5, 2025, stands as a grim…
Read More Defending the Defenseless: Protecting Women in the DRC Amid Rising Rebel Violence
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…
In the 1990s, Israel and Azerbaijan began kindling their diplomatic, economic, and military relationship. The same cannot be said for Azerbaijan's brother state, Turkey, who has had a long, tumultuous history with Israel - that was until August. Whether it be military or economic support, the alliance of these three countries poses a threat to both Armenia and Palestine.
Gabon is in the midst of significant changes, the likes of which the country has not seen in decades. Now, the Central African country is working to reorganize itself into the democracy its people have wanted for decades. After an…
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?
North Korea and Russia displayed a positive political relationship during the Cold War, beginning in the later half of the 1900s. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, North Korea seems to have renewed its relationship with Russia through political support…
As a humanitarian crisis unfolds in blockaded Nagorno-Karabakh, the Biden Administration's response has been lacking. Without decisive action, 120,000 lives are at risk -- and Armenian democracy itself.
GPI Fellow Erika Chagin reports on her experience at the United Nations.
