NASA Earth Observatory, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Taylor Bishop Recent discussion surrounding the proposed $50 billion Alaska LNG project highlighted differing public statements from South Korean officials, the Trump Administration, and project stakeholders regarding the status of negotiations. According to President Trump, Seoul agreed to the aforementioned deal and even announced it in... Continue Reading →
African Leaders Break Ground on New Oil Refinery in Eastern Africa
Almaddy2022, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Brooke Bihl Five African heads of state have broken ground to begin the construction of a $16 billion oil refinery in Kenya, which is expected to significantly boost the continent's production of the commodity. Prominent African leaders who attended the ceremony include Kenya's President William Ruto,... Continue Reading →
Ceuta and the Politics of the EU’s Fractured Migration Strategy
Ministry of the Presidency. Government of Spain (Attribution or Attribution), via Wikimedia Commons By Allie Heiniger In late July, more than 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on Morocco’s northern coast. Spanish authorities returned most of the migrants within days, but roughly 10,000 remained in Ceuta by early October, placing continued... Continue Reading →
America’s Death Penalty Dilemma
By Bella Butler If you live in the U.S. and have watched the news or perused essentially any social media app this week, your devices have likely been flooded with headlines regarding the death penalty. While capital punishment continues to be a contentious topic in the U.S., internationally it has been totally abolished in law... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Presidential Election: Bolsonaro vs. Lula 2.0
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Imagem_de_eventual_segundo_turno.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=index&utm_content=original By Nimi Bala On October 4, 2026, Brazil was given a choice: would Flávio Bolsonaro or Lula de Silva become president of Brazil? This decision tasked to voters was similar to that one 4 years prior, except this time it wasn’t Jair Bolsonaro who would be running against Luiz Lula de Silva for president... Continue Reading →
United Nations General Assembly Kicks Off 81st Annual Session
The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Katie Braman On September 8, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) kicked off its 81st session with the first plenary meeting at its headquarters in New York City. The UNGA is the main policy-making body of the United Nations, and contrary to the Security Council,... Continue Reading →
Will Israeli Security Concerns Keep Netanyahu in Power? What We Know About Upcoming Elections in Israel
Avi Ohayon / Government Press Office of Israel, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Mia Durham On October 27th, Israelis will have their first national election since the Hamas-led terrorist attack on the state on October 7, 2023. It is also the first time that the Knesset has completed a full four-year term... Continue Reading →
Russia Plague Scare Prompts Heightened Border Security Across Central Asia
Sklifosovsky Insitute, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Madelynn Linet On Tuesday, October 6th, an attack was committed in the Black Sea. Two commercial vessels, in Bulgaria’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the Black Sea, were struck by drones, which led to the deaths of at least two people. According to the Bulgarian Prime... Continue Reading →
An Exclusive Interview with Kentucky Senate Nominee Charles Booker: Where He Stands on the Leading Global Issues
By Bella Butler On September 15th, 2026, Charles Booker, Democratic nominee vying for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s seat, held a town hall and rally at the University of Kentucky’s Worsham Cinema hosted by UK College Democrats and the Fayette County Democratic Party. Concluding this event, Booker asked, “Do you believe Kentucky is worth fighting for?”... Continue Reading →
Serious Dialogue or Continued Discussions: The Results of the Recent Trump-Xi Meeting
Margo Martin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Taylor Bishop On September 24, 2026, President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for the next round of high-level talks amid rising tensions between the two powers, this time in Washington, D.C. In the months and weeks leading up to the event, scholars and policy... Continue Reading →
