The Beginning of the End? “The Year of Elections” marked the eighth year since US President Donald Trump’s initial, remarkable rise to the American presidency. 2024 saw populist figureheads, from ...

Madam Atifete Jahjaga served as Kosovo's fourth president from 2011 to 2016. She started her career in the military, attaining the rank of Major General of the Kosovo Police. Being just 35 years old ...

Mary is a staff writer for the HIR interested especially in the intersection between global politics, energy, and climate change.

By understanding the current AI regulatory landscape through lessons learned from prominent global climate treaties, we can better understand how to cultivate international agreement on governing this ...

Every year, US citizens collectively consume 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate. While this sweet and indulgent treat is a staple for Valentine’s Day and Halloween, its colorful and shiny packaging ...

Russia and Japan have yet to sign a formal peace treaty to end World War II. Both nations’ reluctance boils down to their dispute over a string of islands stretching from Hokkaido, Japan’s ...

A leader in exile. Children forced into cultural assimilation. A barrage of failed protests. For more than 50 years, China, a global superpower with a population over 400 times that of Tibet, has ...

In 2023, trade between China and Russia reached US$240 billion, a 26.3 percent increase from the previous year and more than double from 2018 (US$107 billion). Collaborations like the 2012 ...

After four centuries of colonization, the Philippines, influenced by Spanish, US, and Japanese rule, continues to feel the lasting impact of US colonial practices. This legacy is particularly evident ...

Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russian elites have repeatedly called on Moldova to avoid Western influence, referring to the autonomous region as “the next Ukraine.” In the aftermath of the Ukrainian ...

The dichotomy of different individuals’ experiences when a popular city surges with tourism is striking. For the vacationer, the experience is full of excitement: a chance to forget the tensions in ...

Little of the cobalt mined in the DRC is processed domestically or on the continent. Instead, the raw material is shipped to China for refining. The journey between these mining and refining hubs is ...