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Protests Continue to Roil France as President Macron Ponders Pension Changes
Thorin Wenner On March 23, there were chaotic scenes in Paris as police clashed with anarchists and other protesters in the French capital. [1] This...
March 29, 2023
Better Late Than Never? How Pope Francis Upped the Ante in Greece’s Negotiation with the British Museum Regarding the Repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles
Laura Phillipp Tucker Did Lord Elgin know he was creating a centuries-long strife when he took The Parthenon Marbles—a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures—from the...
March 27, 2023
Sri Lanka Local Elections Delayed: Government Cites Financial Concerns to Cover Corruption & Delays
Suzanne Mead A small island country off of the coast of India, Sri Lanka rarely makes U.S. headlines. [1] Yet, a majority of people in...
March 23, 2023
Minnesota’s Anti-BDS Law is Safe From Constitutional Challenges for the Foreseeable Future
Joanna Curry Following the lead of U.S. foreign policy and consistently with over 30 other states, in 2017 Minnesota passed a law that prohibits the...
March 22, 2023
International Law v. “International Practice”: Critiquing the American Response to Unmanned Flying Objects Over United States Territory
Funsho Delé Nwabuzor The recent international incident regarding the purported Chinese spy balloon that flew over United States territory has been closely watched and commented...
March 20, 2023
What Happened in Qatar?: Examining the Corruption Scandal Surrounding the 2022 World Cup
Josh Mone Background In 2010, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, the then-Prime Minister of Qatar, traveled to France to pitch the almost fantastical idea of...
March 17, 2023
Avoiding Conscription or Fleeing from Injustice? The Story of Russian Men Seeking Refuge from the Ukraine-Russian War
Andrew Y. Kim It is perhaps widely recognized and supported by international law and humanitarian principles that individuals forced to flee their homeland due to...
March 3, 2023