At the beginning of the week, Biden’s administration released an op-ed penned by the president addressing his strategy for tackling wartime inflation. Specific concerns Biden addressed included ruptured supply chains and the heightened price of goods, from food to gas. The president opened with his own summation of the issues:
North Korea issued a nationwide COVID 19 outbreak followed by a state of emergency declaration. According to the 38 North, a program of The Stimson Center, there have been approximately 100,000 new cases per day in recent weeks. Currently, 3.7 million North Koreans report feverish symptoms. The government is struggling
Over the past few weeks, NATO has planned and begun the execution of military exercises and routines across Europe to prepare for worst-case scenarios regarding Russian aggression against Ukraine. While drills are regularly scheduled, Russian threats and the recent inclusion of Finland and Sweden heighten the relevance of these drills
Mexican cartels are stepping into a bigger role in Colombian coca production, bringing more potent plants, more advanced weapons, and a greater risk for drug-related violence. For years, top Mexican cartels like Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generacion have purchased cocaine from Colombian groups but have traditionally taken a hands-off and
In Nigeria, women’s participation in various decision-making fields, particularly in politics, has been consistently low. Despite women’s important role in the country, they continue to be marginalized economically, socially, and politically. Although, as reported by the scholars Stanley Ehiane and Abimbola Yemisi, in the 2006 census, the country revealed that
On April 26th, 2022, a representative of the Ethiopian Attorney General’s office accused the police of the ‘spread of disinformation and hate speech.’ The statement triggered an enormous crackdown on the press due to the oppressive standards of the Ethiopian government, which remains deeply concerned about its reputation in the
