According to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), by last October, over 55,000 migrants seeking asylum and other forms of relief at the US-Mexico border had been returned to Mexico. As they await their immigration proceedings, which are often ...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in December, China has taken a huge hit to its international reputation. Harshly criticized by foreign journalists for its initial coverup and delayed containment response, China now faces a remarkable challenge: repairing its ...
Flexible Mechanisms and Carbon Trading As a result of the growing scientific consensus that global temperatures are rising, several multilateral treaties have emerged in recent decades to address environmental issues. One example of such an agreement is the Kyoto Protocol, ...
The Context For Turmoil Refugee and migrant crises in Europe have flooded the headlines of mainstream news outlets. Stories typically examine and cover the widespread relocation of individuals and the resulting impact on domestic politics in countries such as Germany, ...
In an unprecedented move in early January, the Russian government resigned and President Vladimir Putin began proposing major constitutional reforms, including a revision that would reset his presidential term and allow him to stay in power past 2024. While Putin ...
As companies like Uber, Google and Apple join traditional automakers in the race to produce self-driving cars, a future dominated by autonomous vehicles (AVs) is becoming a reality. From efficiency improvement to waste reduction, the benefits of AVs are limitless, ...
Erin Pineda – The Venezuelan Migration Crisis The Venezuelan crisis is now the largest exodus in Latin America in recent history. As of this March 2019, the number of Venezuelan emigrants worldwide is over 3.7 million, making it one of ...
From the recent election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil to the long-discussed Brexit movement in the UK, many countries seem to exhibit shifts towards far-right politics and flirtations with nationalism. In an end-of-year weigh-in, Glimpse correspondents explore these very shifts ...
Rebecca Cheng: Symbol of Partisanship, Questions of Legitimacy After Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony, actor Matt Damon made an appearance on Saturday Night Live, playing Judge Brett Kavanaugh during his Senate confirmation hearing. He opened with, “I’m going to start at ...
On February 22, well-known realist scholar and R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago John Mearsheimer spoke at USC in a talk titled “Liberal Dreams & International Realities.” Glimpse correspondents had the rare ...