On March 4, 2022, Russian forces captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, threatening global security and undermining nuclear safety standards. As the largest power plant in Europe and among the largest worldwide, the site has six nuclear ...
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly referred to as the Iran Nuclear Deal, was an agreement reached in 2015 by the UN Security Council and EU with Iran. The JCPOA involved lifting economic sanctions and the weapons embargo ...
As one of the most destructive ideologies in human history, fascism left a heavy and painful shadow upon our world. The crimes of Nazi Germany and fascist Japan have been remembered by individuals worldwide, yet the lesser-known crimes from lesser-known ...
The effects of the climate crisis are felt worldwide; however, its consequences are felt disproportionately. In Somalia, drought due to rising temperatures and less annual rainfall is drastically decreasing crop yield. Not only does a reduced crop yield lead to ...
In June 2022, the LIV Golf Invitational made its debut at the Centurion Club outside of London. Playing in the inaugural series were some of the most prominent names in professional golf, including Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Sergio Garcia. ...
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a name that soccer fans should recognize. They are the Ukrainian soccer giant, a team that has dominated the Ukrainian Premier League ever since its creation following the fall of the Soviet Union. But for those ...
As the war in Ukraine ensues, Georgia looks back to its own war with Russia. Although the 2008 Russo-Georgian War lasted only five days, the war and its aftermath impacted the rights of the Georgian people, the sovereignty of the ...
Feeling the crushing impacts of Western sanctions over recent years, Vladimir Putin has had to look elsewhere for political and economic influence. To do this, the Kremlin employs coordinated disinformation campaigns in several African countries. Using tested proxies that indirectly ...
Often referred to as the “Lungs of the Earth,” the Amazon rainforest “produc[es]20% of the world’s oxygen” and holds “more than a third of all carbon stored by tropic forests worldwide.” It also contains “20% of the world’s flowing freshwater… ...
Coalitions, infighting, rinse, repeat. Italy is no stranger to leadership changes. Over the past 80 years, it’s undergone 70 different governments and has had a profound history of political instability. On Sept. 25, the country headed to the polls six ...