" It is crucial for Europe and the rest of the global community to recognize that the effects of the conflict will be measured in the lost potential, resilience, and childhood of the youth." According to CNN , a Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv killed a 12-year old girl and left 70 others injured in late September 2025. Such a tragedy epitomizes the daily peril faced by Ukrainian children who live under constant threat of bombardment and displ

"The United Nations is advocating for the world to support Myanmar's people, highlighting the urgent need for the international community to take decisive action, including imposing targeted sanctions and engaging with emerging democratic governance structures." In 2021, a military coup  in Myanmar sparked nonviolent protests across the country calling for return of democracy. However, the junta's brutal crackdown forced a significant shift in tactics with many protestors aba

"The case of Sudan is not an isolated case of global apathy, displacement, and conflict, but rather, a manifestation of the interdependent relationship of geography, space, and media in aiding violated rights." Sudan is currently facing the world’s largest and fastest growing displacement crisis due to a civil war  that erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Over 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes

"If the world’s governments – especially those of the highest-emitting nations – do not act decisively and immediately, the international community may witness the sinking of Tuvalu." One has likely not encountered the tiny island nation of Tuvalu. Comprised of three reef islands and six atolls  situated in the Polynesian region of the central Pacific Ocean, this Commonwealth member state possesses a land area of less than 26 km²  and a population of 11,733  — a figure less t

"Harvard's defiance stands as a testament to the fight for autonomy of speech in education." Trump’s re-election amidst a deeply polarized United States, paved the way for hard-lined policies that threaten American democracy. Executive Order No. 14149 institutionalized political coercion and anti-intellectualism by punishing government institutions that foster a “woke” agenda such as DEI, and vilifying intellectual spaces such as universities, and the press. The bitter irony