A Diaspora Dilemma: The Separatist Movement Affecting Relations between India, Canada, and the United States
In September, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an announcement that sent shockwaves through international politics: he accused the government of Indi...
Populist Backlashes Against the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Exit, Voice, or Disloyalty?
International human rights institutions, regardless of time or place, have long faced resistance from various governments. It’s no different in the context of t...
Crime of Passion or Lie to the Nation: The murder of non-binary Mexican Magistrate Ociel Baena
“There is nothing else to say… it was a crime of passion.” Jesús Ociel Baena Saucedo, the first openly non-binary magistrate in Latin America, was found murdere...
‘Massive shared territory:’ Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn on Chinese and Appalachian folk music
Abigail Washburn is a GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter and clawhammer banjo player. Chinese musical prodigy Wu Fei is master of the guzheng, the ancient...
‘By not speaking out, you become complicit:’ Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter on energy and corruption in South Africa
André Marinus de Ruyter is a South African businessman who in December 2019 was appointed CEO of Eskom, South Africa’s largest state-owned electricity com...
Israel, Palestine, and the Role of the Bystander: The View from London
Since Hamas’ attacks against Israel on October 7, and Israel’s subsequent invasion of Gaza, London has been deeply affected. Grief, anger, and pain permeat...
‘Two things can be true at once:’ Leora Eisenberg on the importance of exploring Central Asian dance and music
Leora Eisenberg entered Harvard University’s Ph.D. program in fall 2021 and is studying Central Asian Soviet history. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa ...
Atlantic Allies and Pacific Rivals: US Relationships with Britain and Japan Precipitating WWII
By the turn of the 20th century, the US was becoming a neutral isolationist great power alongside other great powers like Britain and Japan. As the US was lured...
‘Some elected officials are more afraid of Trump’s anger than they are of Putin:’ Governor Howard Dean on global democratic backsliding and state-building
Howard Brush Dean III is an American physician, author, consultant, and retired politician who served as the 79th governor of Vermont from 1991 t...
The War in Gaza and the Two-State Solution
Please note: the views expressed within are part of an intellectual exercise and do not necessarily reflect the personal views of the author. January 6, 2024 Fi...