Ambassador George Krol is a senior U.S. foreign officer, who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Belarus, from 2003 to 2006, to ...

Musa traveled with violent smugglers through the deserts of Mali, Algeria, and the camps of war-torn Libya. Amane crossed the Mediterranean in a leaky dugout with only a pair of cleats and his birth ...

China is increasingly motivated to lead the energy transition for key strategic reasons. China’s investment in a future without fossil fuels can be explained by China’s desire to both decrease its ...

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

“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.” These were Kamala Harris’ historic remarks during her victory speech after being elected as the first female US vice president.

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 ...

“Japan is standing on the verge of whether [it] can continue to function as a society.” While the Japanese government and people might not be against immigrants, Japan could provide them with better ...

How does overpopulation change a country? Though China and the United States have similar land surface areas of 3.6 million square miles and 3.5 million square miles, respectively, the two global ...

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 ...

Why has a remote, frozen island seen rising interest and involvement from foreign powers in recent years? The answer most certainly is not the weather or the snow. Located in the Arctic Circle, ...