Alpha Scholars is a rigorous social science research program that teaches college-level research, writing and presentation skills to high school students in support of the UN Sustainable Development ...

The Rwandan Genocide, born from intense strife and structural inequality between Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, is infamous for its brutality. Within 100 days, upwards of 800,000 people were violently ...

As part of his Indo-Pacific strategy, President Donald Trump signed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act and the Taiwan Assurance Act in December 2020. The purpose of the acts became clear in January ...

The Galápagos Islands have struggled with balancing tourism and the health of the environment. The revenue brought in seems to be enough to overlook environmental damage, but the income of natives are ...

Gazprom, Russia’s largest oil and gas company, provided 45 percent of EU gas imports before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As European countries seek to condemn Russia’s actions, the ...

In July 2024, Russia and China performed joint naval drills in the South China Sea—a display of military might that featured the two countries practicing anti-missile exercises, sea strikes, and air ...

Little of the cobalt mined in the DRC is processed domestically or on the continent. Instead, the raw material is shipped to China for refining. The journey between these mining and refining hubs is ...

The lightest of metals may be causing the largest of impacts. Lithium, which powers our phones, laptops, and electric cars, is essential to our battery-driven world. The demand for lithium has rapidly ...

“The incarceration of human beings for profit is immoral.” These are the words that Richard Burgon, the spokesperson for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, used to describe the fundamental ...

Charles Hoskinson is the Founder of Cardano and CEO Input Output Hong Kong. Cardano is a self-described third-generation blockchain, with use cases spanning from credential verification to ...

What does China want in Kazakhstan? In January 2022, the explosion of violent protests in Almaty briefly turned the world’s attention to Kazakhstan, marking a rare spotlight on a country that, despite ...

Imagine this scenario: you learn that a young woman is missing in your city. The next day, someone finds her body on the side of the highway. She has been stabbed dozens of times and is now ...