As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) becomes more economically prosperous and prominent on the world stage, questions surrounding its superpower alignment have started to surface more frequently in an increasingly tense and bipolar international order. However, neutrality and ...
I am a low-income, working-class student from Minneapolis, Minnesota. I grew up with divorced parents. My mother is an immigrant from Eastern Europe, and my father is from a small town in Oregon. When I was in high school, I ...
When I tell somebody that I speak German, their reaction is nearly always something along the lines of, “Cool! Are you German?” (or, is your family?). My negative response is then met with confusion and an inquiry as to why ...
The 2020 U.S. census shows that the Hispanic population decreased from 81.6% in 2010 to less than 57.8% in 2020. This statistic may seem confusing, as Mexican immigrants are the largest group of U.S. immigrants, and the United States is ...
April 24, 2023, marks the 108th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. To this day, the Armenian Genocide remains unrecognized by Turkey, the successor state to ...
From Somalia to Sudan, the United States’ approach to African foreign policy has been largely unsuccessful, often further destabilizing the region. This is particularly true in West Africa, where states such as Guinea-Bissau have fallen victim to U.S. diplomacy. Nestled ...
I’ve always felt somewhat distant from my culture. When I was a kid, something felt off. But, I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. “What even is my culture?” is a question that was always in the back of ...
Representation is supposed to be a good thing, right? So why does it so often feel like minority politicians are doing more harm than good? Indians in the United States and the United Kingdom comprise around 20% of all Indian ...
Dites non à la retraite à 64 ans. “Say no to retirement at 64.” This is the message that millions of people have been telling the French government over the past three months. It all began after Parliament announced a ...
Soft, fluffy, cuddly, cute, rare and bear-like. When people think of giant pandas from China, these are often the adjectives that come to mind. As symbols of friendship and peace, the lovable pandas are ambassadors that connect China with people ...