Hundreds Missing After A Fire At The World’s Largest Refugee Camp
A fire broke out on March 22nd at Cox’s Bazar Refugee Camp in Bangladesh due to an unknown cause. Mohammad Abdullah, Deputy Assistant Director of the fire service from the camp, informed BBC Bengali that despite having the fire under control at midnight, smoke was still “billowing from many places.”
Threats To ‘Family Values’: Turkey Withdraws From Istanbul Convention
Turkey has withdrawn from the landmark Istanbul Convention on women’s rights that it was the first to sign over a decade ago. Political contention over the treaty’s impact on the conservation of ‘traditional family values is thought to be the cause, although no official rationale has been given. The accord
China’s Belt And Road Initiative: The Risks For Democracy And Implications For International Development
In 2013, China introduced the Belt and Road initiative (BRI); an intercontinental infrastructure project to provide long-term economic prosperity and interconnectedness by linking nations’ economies from East Asia, Africa, Eurasia and Europe. The states that are part of this international economic arrangement account for the majority of the world population
The Geopolitics Of The Modern Space Race
There is no doubt that the world is in a new space age. In the last ten years, the world has witnessed rapid development in space technology and rapidly growing tensions between world powers. The same principles define the geopolitics of space as those on the ground. What sets space
Colombia’s Exemplary Response To Venezuelan Refugee Crisis
Over the past few years, the border between Venezuela and Colombia has seen one of the largest migratory flows of the decade that experiences many economic, political, social, and cultural crises from both sides. As a consequence of the mismanagement of the 2014 oil crisis in Venezuela that leads to
Sudan Formally Requests Four-Party Mediation Over Ethiopian Dam
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has officially requested a four-party mediation from the United Nations, African Union, European Union, and the United States to facilitate the regional dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Since the start of the dam’s construction in 2011, the three countries, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt
Changing Coordinates: Suez, Rare-Earth Metals And The Fate Of Globalization
Images of the Ever Given, the cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal, blocking one of the busiest trade routes in the world, have gone viral all around the world. The cargo ship, 400 meters long and weighing 220 thousand tons, has run aground because of a strong gust of
Mass Trial Set To Begin For Thai Protesters On Charges Of Seditions, Royal Insults
New developments concerning the protests in Thailand that have active since February 2020 indicate that a mass trial began on March 15 for activists that have spoken out against the Thai monarchy as part of a general youth movement calling for reforming its structure and fixing the constitution. According to
Social Determinants Of Health
One of the most appropriate ways to address issues regarding Medicine is to carry out an analysis of health problems through the approach of social and economic determinants of health. A study proposed by the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana established that despite the theoretical advances and the evidence collected on the
Turkish Women Protest Femicide And Violence Trends
Despite a pandemic and unwelcoming circumstances, women’s decades-long struggle to achieve more rights and equal status in Turkish society continues. During this year’s International Women’s Day, Turkish women took to the streets to protest worrisome femicide trends, discrimination, and a lack of representation in higher office. Despite police pushing back
Money Laundering And Misappropriation Worsening Yemen’s Famine & Humanitarian Crisis
Sparked by the 2011 Arab Spring Movements in Tunisia and Egypt, Yemen’s Civil War is the result of political instability exacerbated by the ideological divisions between the Houthi movement (Shi’i Muslims) and the Yemeni government (Sunni Muslims). The Yemeni Civil War began in late 2014 when the Houthi faction seized
Anti-Asian Violence On The Rise In The U.S., And Women Bear The Brunt
It has been one full year since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In the United States (U.S.), the number of new COVID-19 infections is finally beginning to decline, but the wave of racism and xenophobic violence and discrimination against Asian communities only continues to rise. The torrent of racist and violent
Protests In India Continue
Indian farmers continue to make international headlines as their protest persists. On January 26th, Republic Day in India, thousands of farmers, including 10,000 tractors, entered India’s capital city, New Delhi, and marched on the Red Fort. According to observers, this act demonstrated increasingly elevated commitments to resist Prime Minister Modi.
Myanmar Bloodshed Worsens; U.N. Fears ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
In what has become another day of violence in Myanmar, Thursday, March 11th saw at least another 12 civilians killed by the ruling military junta, now prompting a top U.N. official to say the crackdown on peaceful protests is “likely meeting the legal threshold for crimes against humanity.” In the
Militarization During The COVID-19 Era Can Permanently Disturb Civil-Military Relations In Latin America
The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed governments worldwide, and many have turned to their military for support. In many countries, the military has helped enforce stay-at-home orders and provided logistical assistance for struggling health care systems. However, particularly in Latin America – a region with a long history of brutal military
