Sunday, April 11, was an extremely important electoral day for Ecuador since a large part of the country’s future was at stake. Ecuadorians deserved transparent and reliable elections; the mistakes made in the first round simply could not be repeated. Ecuadorians voted with responsibility demonstrating we are capable of being
As the dust settles on last year’s forty-four-day Nagorno-Karabakh War, questions have been raised over the purpose and value of the OSCE Minsk Group. Created in 1992 under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the group has sought to facilitate a peaceful resolution to the
The U.S. supports Ukraine in a confrontation with Russia, but it will be difficult to intervene directly because Ukraine currently does not bring strategic benefits to the U.S. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that Washington was very concerned about the number of Russian soldiers and military equipment concentrated
Bulgaria held its parliamentary elections on Sunday, April 4th, just days after its daily COVID-19 infection rate reached a record high since the start of the pandemic. Early election results indicate a loosening grip on power for incumbent Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, whose conservative GERB party has dominated Bulgarian politics
Activist Miraziz Bazarov is currently in the hospital after he was attacked outside of his home on March 28th, 2021. Bazarov is a known blogger who often speaks out against the Uzbek government and advocates for the decriminalization of homophobic laws. Along with his advocacy work, Bazarov also organizes weekly
