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Op-Ed: How Long Will We Ignore Myanmar’s Seventy Year Civil War?
Photo Credit: UN Women By Mihir ShenoyStaff Writer For much of the international community, 2022 has been viewed as a year of turmoil, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has significantly impacted commodity prices and the worldwide balance of power. When learning about international affairs, people tend to focus on countries […]
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Op-Ed: White Gold: What AMLO’s Lithium Policy Reveals About Mexican Politics
Photo Credit: The White House By Manuel Aguilera-PrietoStaff Writer On April 20, the Senate of Mexico passed a new Mining Law nationalizing all lithium reserves in Mexico. This decision will have severe ramifications for the Mexican economy given lithium’s growing global demand. Consistent with the policy platform of President López Obrador, the Mining Law reveals […]
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Op-Ed: French Failures: A Warning to the Left Worldwide
Photo credit: Pierre-Selim Huard By Matthew RisleyStaff Writer On Sunday, April 24th, French voters re-elected Emmanuel Macron for another five-year presidential term. For the second straight election, he defeated his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen, becoming the first president re-elected in France since Jacques Chirac in 2002. Running on a platform of centrist rhetoric, Macron […]