2024 marks the tenth anniversary and the conclusion of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) #IBelong Campaign, a decade-long push to resolve statelessness around the globe. Although statelessness can seem like a simple phenomenon, it is, in reality, ...
Democracy in global decline, full-blown conflict in Europe and the Middle East, and Western hegemony up for grabs — this is the reality for a unipolar world increasingly challenged by multipolarity. The challenge in question? China. Although the United States ...
How Brazil may willingly tank its economy through the establishment of a joint trade currency with Argentina. Brazil, a pioneer for the Global South and Latin America’s self-proclaimed regional leader, has long been recognized as a potential power in the ...
Generational Gap in Religious AffiliationGrowing up Catholic and attending a private Catholic school from kindergarten to 8th grade, I was sheltered and confined to the little bubble of an environment that I knew. With a graduating class of only 15 ...
Imagine someone going to the beach and stepping into the water as the waves crash onto the shore. Except instead of seaweed brushing past their feet, it’s clothes. Thousands of clothes. Everything from t-shirts to socks, pants and dresses. Lining ...
Over the last decade, the Syrian Civil War has displaced over half of Syria’s population, with more than 3.5 million people seeking refuge in the neighboring country of Turkey. Turkey has taken in more Syrian refugees than any other country, ...
As the U.S. presidential election draws closer to its Nov 5 deadline, campaigns are on, candidates trade barbs and citizens on all sides rally or succumb to existential dread. There is undeniably a lot at stake for this election; domestic ...
In the United States, over 140 institutes of higher education are associated with Christianity, while there are only a handful of universities connected to other religions. Some of the most elite institutions in the country, such as Boston College and ...
Electronics have become an indispensable part of daily life for most of the world. People pick up their electronic devices without thinking twice, and often without purpose. One key element of these electronics is microchips, also known as semiconductors. Semiconductors ...
On April 27, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive decree stating Russia would deport all Ukrainian citizens who did not accept a Russian passport by July 1, 2024. The President declared that whoever did not follow this policy ...