Technological Warfare and The Human Cost: The bombing of Iranian Primary School
Nihma Abdallah Staff Writer On February 28, a strike on Shajarah Tayyebeh, an elementary school in Iran, resulted in
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Myanmar Expels East Timorese Ambassador Over Human Rights Feud
Erin Araneta Staff Writer Myanmar’s military authorities ordered the head of Timor-Leste’s diplomatic mission in Yangon to leave the
Read MoreFOCUS on: Ceasefire/Peacemaking Efforts in Yemen
Yemen has been identified as the most impoverished Arab nation, as the country grapples with one of the most severe humanitarian crises in history. This crisis stems from a prolonged civil war that began in 2014 and has resulted in the Houthi militant group maintaining control over the region. With the recent escalation of the War in Gaza, the future of the region’s security and continued peace in Yemen hangs in uncertainty.
Read MoreDemocracy is on the Ballot Around the World
The spread of misinformation and manipulation through artificial intelligence and social media platforms, the suppression of opposition candidates, and unreliable elections have made the fate of democracy a paramount campaign issue all around the globe.
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Israel Resumes Bombardment of Gaza as Truce Collapses
“Civilians throughout Gaza face grave danger,” Guterres wrote in the letter. “Since the start of Israel’s military operation, more than 15,000 people have reportedly been killed, over 40 per cent of whom were children.”
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U.S. Anti-Trans Bills Signal Growing Transphobic Legislation Around the World
Over the past four months, the United States has been hit with a wave of anti-transgender legislation. While these Republican Party-led bills claim to fight for the safety of both binary and non-binary children, courts and leading researchers affirmed the danger they pose to transgender children. But this wave in the U.S. does not come without equal movement around the world.
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Vulnerable Populations: COVID-19 and the Risk of Leaving Developing States Behind
As Americans lament the social distancing measures in place to combat COVID-19, thousands of the world’s most vulnerable populations face an even greater challenge than closed nightclubs and toilet paper shortages.
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Government Interventions, Public Health Responses, and the Economics of Pandemics
As the world hits over a million total confirmed cases of COVID-19, the world economy remains in a comatose state due to government mitigation policies designed to slow the infection rate of the virus.
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“Wake-Up Call”: How the Coronavirus Can Impact Climate Change
Ultimately, the COVID-19 pandemic will not offer up a solution to climate change. Even though it may have given the Earth a much-needed breather, government interventionist policies could end up doing more harm in the long run.
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Misinformation and the Rise of the “Infodemic”
Since COVID-19 first entered the collective consciousness of media and society, people far and wide continue to spread all information they can gather on the virus. Unfortunately, whether maliciously intended or not, this has led to the widespread dissemination of misinformation on a viral scale.
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