As a sovereign nation, the State of Israel has existed since 1948, following the end of the 30-year mandate for British administration of Palestine, when the Jewish Agency declared the territory as ...

My collegiate tennis journey started in April 2018. The head coach of the University of Missouri tennis team contacted me in Hungary, offering a scholarship and a spot on his team. It was a dream come ...

In early 2026, the Harirud River Basin stands at a catastrophic crossroads. This 1,124-kilometer transboundary lifeline is in a state of “water bankruptcy.” Over the last 30 years, average discharge ...

In the Chinese province of Xinjiang, the Uyghur ethnic minority faces mass detention and forced labor. The CCP has woven databases, cameras and detention centers together to create a massive network ...

A 40 billion Brazilian real hole, high-society parties in Sicily and a trail leading to the Supreme Court, together these things make up the anatomy of a banking scandal that reveals the dangerous ...

On June 1, 2026, millions of Ethiopians took to the ballot box despite widespread conflict and displacement. Ethiopian citizens’ willingness to work towards improving democratic institutions may point ...

Bent on a harsh anti-Iranian policy, Donald Trump blew up ...

As the war in Ukraine grinds toward its fourth winter, a parallel conflict is being fought not in the trenches of the Donbas, but in Brussels. The weapon of choice is neither artillery nor drones, but ...

Today, Iran is ruled by a theocratic regime. It is easy to blame the mullahs for all of Iran’s ills. However, it is an inconvenient truth that their path to power was paved by the British and the ...

The Shah led a famously dissolute life, visiting nightclubs across Europe and chasing beautiful actresses. One of them was Grace Kelly who became the Princess Grace of Monaco in 1956. The Shah spent ...

Puerto Rican performer Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show marked a historic moment as the first to be performed entirely in Spanish, celebrating Latinx culture and Puerto Rican identity. The ...

Harvard political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way and Daniel Ziblatt argue that the United States has transitioned into a competitive authoritarian regime under President Donald Trump. They ...