by Amanda Bini | Apr 15, 2022 | All, Human Rights, Latin America, United Nations, Women
Image Attribution: Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos from Washington, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Pictured above is Dubravka Šimonović, the former Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its...
by Jonathan Haskin | Apr 13, 2022 | All, Climate Change, Russia, Ukraine, Uncategorized
On March 1st, just five days after Russia’s surprise invasion of Ukraine, Switzerland-based energy company Nord Stream 2 AG filed for bankruptcy. The company’s future had already been imperiled the previous week by the German government’s decision to withdraw...
by Nur Evin Mercan | Apr 12, 2022 | All, Human Rights, Ukraine
Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on Feb. 24. As many individuals found themselves caught within a dangerous warzone, Ukrainians were “forced to seek refuge in other countries” according to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas. According...
by Keegan James | Apr 11, 2022 | All, Elections, Europe, European Union, Italy
Per the Constitution, the Italian President must be an Italian citizen over the age of fifty elected by members of Parliament for a seven year term. The office is primarily ceremonial, but the President of Italy is important domestically. The President represents...
by Emma Ross | Apr 8, 2022 | All
Russian tampering in United States elections has been making headlines for years. The issue came to the forefront of national media in 2016 with efforts to damage the Clinton campaign, targeted social media ads, and even accessing voter information. This led to a...
by Grady Stevens | Apr 7, 2022 | All, Europe, NATO, Ukraine
What is NATO? The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a defensive military alliance formed in 1949 by 12 countries in North America and Western Europe. NATO was founded to counter the threat of Soviet expansion in Europe. Its goal is to promote peace and...
