Magdeline Gomes
- May 22
Mexico's Senate Takes on Reform of Mining Industry
Mexico's Senate has approved an extensive reform of laws related to the mining industry. The mining bill was passed alongside 17 other pi...
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Magdeline Gomes
- May 22
- 3 min
Mexico's Senate Takes on Reform of Mining Industry
Mexico's Senate has approved an extensive reform of laws related to the mining industry. The mining bill was passed alongside 17 other pi...
Husnain Malik
- Apr 3
- 3 min
El Salvador's Crackdown on Gang Violence
The 2022–2023 Salvadoran gang crackdown, also known as “the Régimen de Excepción” or the “Guerra Contra las Pandillas” (Spanish for “War ...
Lolita Chowdhury
- Apr 3
- 3 min
The 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election
On March 1, Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State and nominee from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), won the Nigerian...
Danielle Uehara
- Apr 1
- 3 min
The World’s Delayed Response to the Situation in Afghanistan
After twenty years of conflict with the U.S.-backed Afghan government, the Taliban, a militant Islamic fundamentalist group, retook contr...
Matthew Inui
- Mar 7
- 4 min
Spy Balloons Spell Uncertainty for Already Fraying U.S.-China Relations
On January 28, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was detected in U.S. airspace near the Canadian border. After transiting over Can...
Danielle Uehara
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Why Indonesia’s Recent Earthquake Was So Disastrous
Indonesia, an archipelago nation in Southeast Asia, has one of the world's highest rates of natural disasters. Located in the aptly named...
Mahsa Forghani
- Jan 30
- 6 min
Zan, Zendegi, Azadi: The Current Crisis in Iran
For people worldwide, 1979 carries memories of hostage crises, nuclear accidents, and Soviet invasions. For the people of Iran, 1979 mark...
David Lee
- Jan 29
- 4 min
Ukraine War Updates
The year 2022 has come to a close, but the war between Ukraine and Russia continues. Soldiers and civilians from both countries have been...
Danielle Uehara
- Jan 28
- 6 min
British Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns
After only 45 days in office, British Prime Minister Liz Truss of the Conservative party resigned on October 20, 2022. Appointed on Septe...
Lolita Chowdhury
- Jan 12
- 3 min
South African President Resists Calls to Resign
A report conducted in late November 2022 by an independent parliamentary panel alleges South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attempted ...
David Lee
- Dec 30, 2022
- 4 min
What Does Italy’s Election of a New Prime Minister Mean for the Country?
Italians took to the polls in their recent election to vote for a new prime minister and seats in parliament on September 25, 2022. The l...
Lolita Chowdhury
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
Russian Referendum: Why Serbia Won’t Recognize It
On September 23, more than half a year after its invasion of Ukraine began, Russia held annexation referendums in four Ukrainian province...
Emily Zavala
- Oct 8, 2022
- 4 min
Devastating Floods Around the World
In the past year, the world has witnessed some of the most catastrophic floods that have brought unprecedented damage. Some of the most p...
David Lee
- Sep 25, 2022
- 4 min
Prime Minister of Parties? Controversy in Finland
Videos of Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin partying and dancing with friends were leaked on August 17, causing international backlash...
Danielle Uehara
- Sep 14, 2022
- 6 min
Updates on Ukraine
August 24 marked six months since war first broke out between Russia and Ukraine. Since the beginning of the conflict, Ukraine has receiv...
Clarissa Sung
- Aug 21, 2022
- 4 min
The Russia–Ukraine Grain Deal and Why It Matters
On February 24, Russia launched a “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine, igniting a war that would last for over four months and result in tho...
Mahsa Forghani
- Aug 17, 2022
- 6 min
The Facts and Falsehoods Surrounding Monkeypox
Since January of 2020, the COVID-19 virus has run rampant throughout 228 countries and territories worldwide. Flash forward to 2022 and m...
Dhruti Pattabhi
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
Developments on the Russia–Ukraine War: A Brief Analysis
Beginning in 2014, the ongoing Russian–Ukrainian conflict has since experienced both escalations and falls. One such instigation began...
David Lee
- Aug 8, 2022
- 4 min
The Sri Lankan Economic Crisis
On July 9, hundreds of thousands of protesters stormed the presidential residence in Sri Lanka’s capital, breaking into the building...
Danielle Uehara
- Jun 23, 2022
- 6 min
Tensions Rise: Taiwan, China, and U.S. Involvement
The relationship between China and Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) has always been shaky. However, recent events have led to an...
Danielle Uehara
- May 24, 2022
- 7 min
A Summary of the 2022 French Presidential Elections
On April 24, Emmanuel Macron was re-elected as the French president, making him the first French leader to win a re-election in decades...
Breanna Crossman
- Apr 9, 2022
- 4 min
Volunteer Foreign Fighters Join Ukraine against Russia
Since February 24, 2022, Russian forces have invaded Ukraine and unleashed violence on its 44 million inhabitants...
Danielle Uehara
- Apr 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Largest Mass Execution in Saudi Arabia’s Modern Kingdom
On March 12 in Saudi Arabia, 81 people were executed for a variety of crimes, the largest mass execution in the country’s modern history...
Matthew Inui
- Mar 9, 2022
- 4 min
The West Responds to the Invasion of Ukraine
Tensions first began building two days before the invasion when Putin declared the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine independent...
Matthew Inui
- Jan 30, 2022
- 4 min
Eastern Ukraine: A Territorial Dispute Turned International Concern
For close to 70 years, Ukraine, formerly known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, had been a part of the Soviet Union...
Mahsa Forghani
- Jan 20, 2022
- 4 min
A Conference for the Climate: A Rundown of COP26
From October 31 to November 12, world leaders met in Glasgow for the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) after 2020’s conference...
Dhruti Pattabhi
- Nov 3, 2021
- 6 min
A Timeline of Afghanistan
Current events are often molded by the past. Afghanistan, in recent times, has seen many political issues come to the surface...
Dhruti Pattabhi
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
The Politics of Climate Change
In light of abnormal weather patterns and erratic shifts in the environment, scientists have observed the surfacing issue of climate change.
Ariel Donato
- Mar 8, 2021
- 5 min
Fake News: A Dangerous 21st Century Oxymoron
During most of the 20th century, Americans could generally trust news reports to relay factual material without partiality. Standards...
Audrey Kim
- Oct 24, 2020
- 4 min
Tariffs, TikTok, and COVID-19: U.S.–China Relations
China and the United States — the world’s greatest economic superpowers — have experienced considerable fallout over the past few years.
Alexssa Takeda
- Oct 16, 2020
- 6 min
Black Lives Matter: A Local Movement with a Global Impact
The Black Lives Matter movement has risen to an international scale and has the potential to change the results of the 2020 election.
Michaela Dumlao
- May 18, 2020
- 5 min
Countries Around the World Conquering COVID-19
(United Nations COVID-19 Response/Unsplash.com) There is no doubt that the United States has been hit extremely hard by the coronavirus...
Isha Pendem
- Apr 6, 2020
- 3 min
COVID-19: Are We Close to a Medical Solution?
This 1975 colorized TEM image is of four Avian Infectious Bronchitis Viruses, a virus in the Coronaviridae family. (CDC/Unsplash.com)...
Ashley Kim
- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
Brexit: Britain’s Long-Awaited Exit from the European Union
After almost a year of conflict, negotiation, and failure, Britain formally separated from the European Union on January 31. Britain’s...
Isha Pendem
- Mar 1, 2020
- 3 min
China's Coronavirus is a Global Crisis
As of February 27th, CNN has reported that the death toll has increased to at least 2,800. Majority of them are still in Mainland China,...
Michaela Dumlao
- Feb 18, 2020
- 3 min
Iran and the United States: A Path to War?
Protesters in Tehran, Iran, hold up signs in protest after Soleimani's death. (Hosein Charbaghi/Unsplash) The US and Iran have been foes...
Isha Pendem
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
China’s Coronavirus is Becoming a Global Crisis
This colored image from a transmission electron microscope by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is of a...
Jana Abulaban
- Jan 20, 2020
- 3 min
Hong Kong and China: One Country, Two Systems
The pro-democracy, anti-government protests in Hong Kong have been exploding since June 2019. Initially peaceful, they slowly began...
Luke Kim
- Feb 26, 2019
- 5 min
Venezuela's Presidential Conflict
📷 Over the past five years with Nicolas Maduro as president, Venezuela has experienced many difficulties and hardships. During these...
Lindsey Kim
- Feb 16, 2019
- 3 min
Withdrawal of INF Treaty
On February 1, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the US would withdraw its participation in the 1987...
Daibik Chakraborty
- Feb 13, 2019
- 3 min
New Compromise on Border Deal
📷 On December 22, 2018, the United States Federal Government had partially shut down due to a lack of consensus amongst Congressional...
Daibik Chakraborty
- Jan 4, 2019
- 3 min
Removal of U.S. Troops from Syria
After a four-year long dominating presence in Syria, President Trump has decided to move troops out of the country. Most of the troops...
Daibik Chakraborty
- Aug 17, 2018
- 2 min
American-Chinese Tariff Impact on American Farmers
📷 After President Trump’s ultimatum of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, the Chinese government responded by placing tariffs on $2...
Krischan Jung
- Aug 16, 2018
- 3 min
Trump Administration's Tariffs on Turkey 2018
(Edited by Daibik Chakraborty) On July 15, 2016, a failed coup d’etat occurred in Turkey against the government of President Recep Tayyip...
Krischan Jung
- Jul 7, 2018
- 2 min
US Withdraws from the UNHRC
On March 15, 2006, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was established by the United Nations General Assembly, dedicated to...
Krischan Jung
- Jul 3, 2018
- 2 min
Upcoming 2018 Russia and US Summit Details
📷 The current state of the relations between Russia and the United States have been described as somewhat unsatisfactory from multiple...
Daibik Chakraborty
- Jul 2, 2018
- 2 min
Supreme Court Upholds Latest Travel Ban
📷 On June 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the latest version of the Trump travel ban, also known as travel ban...
Krischan Jung
- Jun 7, 2018
- 3 min
Trump Administration's Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
📷 (Written in conjunction with Alicea Hernandez) In the United States presidential elections of 2016, candidate Donald Trump criticized...
NCJ Editors
- Jun 4, 2018
- 3 min
Current State of the North Korea-United States Summit
📷 (Written in conjunction with Daibik Chakraborty, Niccolo Esquivelzeta Sohn, Luke Kim) In recent times, the Democratic People’s...
Krischan Jung
- Jun 3, 2018
- 2 min
Current State of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran Deal): June 2018
📷 On July 14, 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran Deal, was signed by Iran and the P5+1 -...
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