The Venezuela-Guyana Territorial Dispute: A 250-Year-Old Conflict Reignited
Last December dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the resource-rich Essequibo territory was reignited. Despite international recognition of Guyana’s claim to the territory, Venezuelan voters passed a referendum claiming sovereignty over the region and an immediate need to retake the territory.
Gaza’s “Rain of Fire”: Understanding the Consequences of White Phosphorus Use on Civilians
Following Hamas’ October 7th attack, Israel has engaged in an aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip. In response, human rights organizations have criticized the civilian toll of Israel’s bombardment. One component of this humanitarian calamity is the use of white phosphorus.
The American War in Vietnam: The Remembrance of 300,000 Lost Souls
Embedded within the soil of Vietnam’s Quảng Trị province lies the shrapnel of deployed bombs, chemical herbicides, and fragments of human bone and flesh from a war that ended half a century ago. In those same killing fields upon which monuments now stand lie the unrecovered bodily remains of an estimated 300,000 Vietnamese soldiers.
Trouble in the Sahel
In the deserts of West Africa, lies one of the most serious humanitarian and security crises. The Sahel region is now known as the de facto center for global terrorism with numerous Islamist extremist groups taking land and conducting attacks on civilians and governments alike.