USAID’S Fate Rests on a Legal Hail Mary
Last month, thousands of aid workers worldwide received a sudden stop-work order from USAID, leaving critical global humanitarian programs in limbo and contractors scrambling...
As U.S. Retreats, China Fills the Void
USAID has long served as both a humanitarian force and a tool of U.S. foreign policy, delivering aid and influence for over six decades....
Could Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) remedy US Elections?
Throughout the 2024 U.S. elections, the flaws of the traditional “first-past-the-post” (FTFP) voting system have fallen under increased scrutiny. Despite being deeply embedded in...
Will We See a War Tribunal?
By J.M. Jakus and Liberty Shockley*. Edited by Evin Demir
Mounting escalation in the Palestinian territories has yielded an avalanche of legal initiatives ranging from...
Bureaucracy, Hypocrisy, and the Israel-Palestine Quandary
Authors: J.M.Jakus and Evin Demir*
Despite politicians’ efforts to mold the latest turmoil into something binary, leaning on oversimplified identity politics is grossly counterproductive to...
What can Crude Oil Builds, Futures, and Stock Crashes tell us about the Global Financial System?
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), yesterday, the supply of crude oil crested 15.189 million barrels rounding the first week of December, bringing...
Ceasefire Violated, Civilians of Ganja, Azerbaijan Hit –Again
Authors: Julia Jakus and Anar Imanzade
Intensifying rocket and artillery fire exchanges between Armenia and Azerbaijan have driven military overtures from both sides as well...
Beneath the Skin of America’s Protest
Just a few short weeks after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed while jogging near his home in Georgia, George Floyd’s death in Minnesota has...