Conflict

VCU Backs Down on Speech Suppression

Commentary by Brian Palmer Sereen Haddad, a Virginia Commonwealth University psychology major, won a major battle against her school in July. But the war she’s fighting is far from over. Haddad’s victory came on July…


Censorship at Harvard

Scholars slam canceling of Harvard journal issue on Palestine By Jessica Corbett As Israel continues its U.S.-backed annihilation of the Gaza Strip and Harvard University weighs a deal with the Trump administration, the Ivy League…


What We Could Learn from Serbia

Commentary by Roo Luo, MAIPD ’25 People swarmed from every direction. They flooded the streets of the Serbian capital, Bel­grade, flags on their shoulders, emblems raised high toward windowsills and beyond. Their rhythmic chants of…


The Real Reason the West Is Warmongering

Against China By Jason Hickel and Dylan Sullivan Over the past two decades, the posture of the United States towards China has evolved from economic cooperation to outright antagonism. US media outlets and politicians have…


Guilty by Affiliation

Commentary by Mohammed El-Kurd The Israeli murder of heroic Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif was bookended by accusations that he was part of Hamas. For many of our allies, the instinct is to prove his innocence…


A Revolutionary Shift Is Underway

Francesca Albanese addresses the Hague Group Conference in Bogatá Excellencies, Friends, I express my appreciation to the government of Colombia and South Africa for convening this group, and to all members of the Hague Group,…


What It Feels Like to Starve

By Mohammed R. Mhawish A year ago, I was living the same nightmare that 2.2 million people in Gaza are currently living: constant exhaustion, de­hydration, rapid weight loss. It had been months since Israel had…


Donald Trump’s Congo Venture

A Scramble for Minerals Under the Guise of Peace By Maurice Carney The Trump Administration brokered a vaunted peace agreement between the Republic of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on June…


Kenyan Police Attack Youth-led Demonstrations

By Abayomi Azikiwe Social unrest in the East African state of Kenya accelerated during mass demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of a police crackdown on youth protesters during 2024. In more recent developments, a blogger…


Haitians Criticize OAS International Mission

By Brasil de Fato Haitian intellectuals interviewed by Brasil de Fato harshly criticized the decision by the Organization of American States (OAS) to support the international security mission led by Kenya in Haiti. The OAS…