Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet submitting to political pressure has created uncertainty regarding his government’s commitment to regional cooperation, as Cambodia withdraws from a twenty-year-old pact with Laos and Vietnam. This threatens to isolate the country as geopolitical tensions within the region continue to rise.
Read MoreOlympic officials and committees mourn the loss of 33-year-old athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who recently represented Uganda in the women’s marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Cheptegei died on September 5 from severe burn injuries sustained in an alleged act of domestic violence, which resulted in organ failure despite efforts by a hospital in Kenya to save her life.
Read MoreIn Spring, 2024, Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations undergraduate Madeline Rowe had the unique opportunity of interning for former Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. at his District Office in Paterson.
Read MorePresidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are seeking to block Japan’s purchase of U.S. Steel to win favor in Pennsylvania ahead of the upcoming presidential election through the Council on Foreign Investments’ recommendation. Japan watches as American officials debate the merger, straining U.S.-Japanese ties.
Read MoreOn August 24th, 2024, the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, attacked the large village of Barsalogho in Burkina Faso, killing 200 people and wounding 140 others.
Read MoreOn September 3, 2024, the United States Department of Justice unsealed seven criminal charges against six of the highest-ranking Hamas leaders.
Read MoreOn Monday, September 9, 2024, in Alexandria, Virginia, Google went to trial with federal prosecutors for the second time on anti-trust charges.
Read MoreSince February 2021, Myanmar has transformed from a young country with hopes of democratic reforms to a nation devastated by ethnopolitical civil war. In the aftermath of the 2020 elections, which saw the National League for Democracy (NLD) win the parliamentary majority over the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), a political party known for supporting the military, or Tatmadaw, a coup ensued.
Read MoreThe United Nations has implemented a three-day humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza to vaccinate children for polio after the first case in 25 years appeared in a 10-month-old Palestinian boy.
Read MoreIn recent years, Türkiye has navigated complex diplomatic relationships, balancing its historical alliance with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) while forging a new relationship with Russia—a key member of the BRICS bloc—founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—and a frequent adversary of many NATO nations.
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