Protests Surge in Haiti over Calls to Oust PM
“I want Ariel to stand in front of my bullets, so they go through him,” the commander told a cheering group of protesters. “We’re the ones who have the support of the population.”
Read More“I want Ariel to stand in front of my bullets, so they go through him,” the commander told a cheering group of protesters. “We’re the ones who have the support of the population.”
Read MoreSaudia Arabia has long held a place as arguably the most influential country in the Middle East. Yet, as the world reels from the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas, and nations such as Qatar and Egypt have rushed in with attempts to broker the release of hostages and send aid to Gaza, as NBC News reports, Saudia Arabia has been slow to react.
Read MoreIsrael declared war on Hamas the following day, halting deliveries of food, water, electricity, and fuel into the occupied territory and warning Palestinians to leave for their own safety. In the crossfire on both sides are thousands of civilians and massacres that threaten to change the face of war in the international system.
Read MoreResidents of Derna, a coastal city of 120,000 in Libya, had no idea that a “tsunami,” as The New York Times reports residents later called the deluge of water racing through the Wadi Derna valley, was headed their way on September 11. Until it was too late.
Read MoreMy obsession with the EU was a large part of the reason why I decided to major in International Relations. The intricacies of how a group of states could unite in a way that sacrifices so much individual sovereignty, despite the devastating damage they inflicted upon one another less than 50 years prior to the bloc’s founding and had throughout so much of the continent’s history, was something I could not wrap my head around.
Read MoreLaw enforcement agents broke down the front door of the familial home of Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts National Guard airman who is accused of sharing highly sensitive information with a Discord group chat called “Thug Shaker Central.”
Read MoreAs the West embraces a new reality of digital interconnectedness amid the rise of new social media platforms, governments are scrambling to reconcile the protection of the data privacy of their citizens with the rights of companies, all while navigating the policy and security complications of foreign tech companies.
Read MoreNew threats to European security and the expansion of new world powers have set a different tone for NATO cooperation since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. However, many of the fears and divisions that led to the creation of NATO in the first place–such as the spread of communism and the ideological differences separating the West from the East–remain.
Read MoreMajors spoke to the students on the importance of self-accountability and direction, starting and ending his lecture by having all attendees stand up, raise their right hands, and repeat after him: “I am strong, I am powerful, I am wealthy, I am excellence – stay focused, remain humble, and keep working, keep working, keep working.”
Read MorePolitical instability, rising gang violence, and a cholera outbreak have reached a breaking point in Haiti, resulting in weeks of anti-government protests. BBC News reports that protests throughout the country have turned into looting, with police firing tear gas into crowds. The crisis has led the Haitian government, headed by Prime Minister Ariel Henry, to request foreign assistance to quell the increased violence.
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