On October 7, 2023, Hamas’s armed wing launched the unprecedented Al-Aqsa Flood attack against Israel — a shock offensive that instantly reshaped the Middle East’s crisis dynamics. The raid, which ...

When Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers recently shocked the business world with their finding that only 5% of corporate AI pilots are extracting significant value while 95% show ...

The last four years at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, my peers and I coexisted within an elite sphere of the most influential foreign policy minds, US diplomats and ...

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Trust has long underpinned financial systems, from gold-backed currencies to banks and modern digital payments. In recent years, however, it has been repeatedly undermined. High-profile breaches, ...

Taylor Swift and J.K. Rowling — arguably two of the world’s most influential women — face renewed public criticism as their art and opinions dominate global debate. Swift’s new album and Rowling’s ...

In September, Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered two controversial speeches at the 2025 United Nations General Assembly in New York. The first was his speech at the podium to a crowd of ...

After a strong rally in the S&P 500 in August, the US stock market entered September, a typically weak month, with a slight correction. Over the past decade, September has been the worst-performing ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces criticism for restricting access to 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), a kratom-derived compound that offers relief from chronic pain and opioid withdrawal. The ...

Indonesia’s schools tell a story of two nations. Across Jakarta and Java, classrooms buzz with potential; in parts of Papua and eastern Indonesia, children struggle to finish elementary education.

What are the implications of suppressing free thought and critical dialogue on campuses across the US? America’s repression of student protests and erosion of free speech — particularly pertaining to ...

In a letter to George Washington dated November 26, 1777, Henry Knox, who later became the nation’s first Secretary of War, wrote that “the People of America look up to you as their Father.” In 1788 ...