This week, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council that Afghanistan is “hanging by a thread.” As the world’s attention turns away from Afghanistan and towards budding tension on the Ukrainian-Russian border, Guterres calls for help to aid the citizens of the Taliban-ruled nation. On Wednesday, he
The Polish government has started work on a $400 million wall along their border with Belarus to prevent the illegal entry of refugees. The wall will be approximately 180km long and will be completed in June. This development comes after a year of increased refugee flows from Belarus into Eastern
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez said he requested former U.S. President Donald Trump to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. President Lopez also reiterated an offer to Assange for asylum in Mexico. According to NPR, Assange faces 18 charges by American authorities (17 of espionage and one for computer misuse). The
This past year, the world has witnessed popular support of military takeovers in five African countries, and the unequivocal reaction of the international community condemning the coups d’état. They have also demanding a return to elected governments, opening a debate on Africa’s security-democracy dilemma. Overall, Africans have been celebrating and
As tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to grow, Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted his alliance with Cuba this week. In a call between him and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Putin spoke of their “strategic partnership.” In a Tweet, the Cuban president relayed similar sentiments, writing “I had a cordial
