The dynamics between China and Russia remain important to watch. Will Russia be able to counteract the power imbalances between the two countries to have more control in their relationship? Will ...

Two hundred and fifty thousand workers under the Kafala system in Lebanon are currently struggling to survive in an exploitative system.

Colombia’s banana republic provides an ideal example for evaluating how non-state actors can also engage in imperialistic power. Analyzing the United Fruit Company’s presence offers useful insight ...

While the ephemerality of the spotlight on Russian gas risks making bans on fossil-fuel financing a tool for political gain, this hyper-attention also presents an opportunity for countries to push ...

A leader in exile. Children forced into cultural assimilation. A barrage of failed protests. For more than 50 years, China, a global superpower with a population over 400 times that of Tibet, has ...

With numerous dams built on the Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, and Mekong rivers, China is able to store or divert water in a way that might lead to the drying out of vast territories downstream.

Behind closed doors, Disney, and indeed all of Hollywood, have been self-censoring plots, characters, and dialogues for decades to appease the Chinese Communist Party.

Even though George Floyd’s death has sparked new protests surrounding Aboriginal deaths in custody in Australia, they have not arisen from thin air. Indeed, as the Uluru Statement makes clear, they ...

Russia and Japan have yet to sign a formal peace treaty to end World War II. Both nations’ reluctance boils down to their dispute over a string of islands stretching from Hokkaido, Japan’s ...

Little of the cobalt mined in the DRC is processed domestically or on the continent. Instead, the raw material is shipped to China for refining. The journey between these mining and refining hubs is ...

Despite its triumphs, Rwanda still has work to do to ensure the long-term success of its healthcare. However, its system has proved resoundingly successful compared to that of its neighbors.

Nepal has had a long history of rulers using Hindutva to further their political ends. As Nepal strives to solidify its newfound democracy, it must reckon with its historical struggle between Hindutva ...