Understanding Emergency Declarations: A Summary of Research and Implications


Within the past 5 years, the rate at which Presidents have declared National Emergencies has significantly increased. Since the passing of the National Emergency Act in 1976, an act which established the procedures for declaring a National Emergency, there have been 89 declarations of a National Emergency in the United States (Brennan Center for Justice). […]
Posted September 19, 2025

Shifting Geopolitical Dynamics in the Arctic


Prior to the Cold War, the Arctic held significant military importance for the USSR and the United States (Arctic Institute 2). After the dissolution of the USSR, a new status quo emerged, with Arctic states- Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the U.S., Denmark, Canada, and Iceland- forming cooperative organizations, such as the Arctic 8 or The […]
Posted September 12, 2025

Former Venezuelan Government Official Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges


Hugo “El Pollo” Carvajal, an ex-military intelligence officer for the Venezuelan government, pled guilty to charges involving drug trafficking and narco-terrorism this June, after initially pleading not guilty when Spanish authorities captured him in 2021 (CBS News). Carvajal was the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate and a legislator, working closely with Chavez, but he […]
Posted September 12, 2025

Corruption, Economic Hardships and Political Rivalries in 1930’s Turkey


During the 1930s, Turkey came across significant political and economic instability, as seen by the rise of the Liberal Republican Party (Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası) , advocating for a more liberal and democratic political system, freedom of speech and the right to assemble with the growing conflicts with the ruling Republican People’s Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi) […]
Posted September 5, 2025

Puerto Rico and FEMA: Safeguarding Recovery Amid Federal Policy Shifts


Following the 2024 U.S. presidential election, local officials in Puerto Rico are facing new challenges in securing federal disaster aid. Recent developments within the Trump administration have cast uncertainty over the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), prompting Puerto Rican leadership to explore alternative funding measures (San Juan Daily Star 1). The Central […]
Posted May 7, 2025

The Nexus of Political and Cartel Violence in Chiapas, Mexico


The Mexican state of Chiapas, Mexico, bordering Guatemala, faces an intense and underreported conflict involving the Mexican government, government-aligned paramilitaries, cartels, and the EZLN or Zapatista movement (WordPress). Chiapas, home to one of the largest indigenous populations of the country -26% of the state’s inhabitants -is also an epicenter for about half of all unresolved […]
Posted April 18, 2025


New Developments in Syrian Regime


Syria’s new government, three months after the fall of Bashar al Assad, is at what the top Syrian UN envoy described as a crossroads between conflict, political fragmentation, violations of Syrian sovereignty, and secular violence or protection of sovereignty, regional security, and an end to the 13 year long Syrian civil war and its aftermath […]
Posted April 15, 2025

The Secret Siege: A Cyber War in Tripura


Between 2023 and 2025, a total of 9,308 cybercrime complaints were published, and 8,485 of these cases were resolved (HINDUSTIAN TIMES). In response, 151 officials and 113 police officers were deployed to handle the growing number of cybercrimes (HINDUSTIAN TIMES). The cyber war in Tripura began in 2023, when a 148% increase in cybercrime cases […]
Posted March 31, 2025

Conflict in Congo


The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has endured years of ongoing violence and unrest (AMNESTY). Various militias have been established in an attempt to protect populations after decades of instability (AMNESTY). Current developments, however, indicate that clashes between a terrorist group known as M23 and the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) have escalated massively (AMNESTY), with […]
Posted March 31, 2025

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