Nisat Chowdhury People all around the world are starting to pay more attention to the growing gap between the super-rich and everyone else.[1] The COVID-19 pandemic definitely made things worse, helping the wealthiest get even richer while leaving the rest of society behind.[2] This has sparked a lot of worry about inequality, and one idea…
Continue ReadingRiver Campbell The European Union (“EU”) straddles an awkward juxtaposition. On the one hand, the EU poses as the figurehead for continental governance in Europe. On the other, its scope of authority remains narrow, and it possesses no substantial mechanism for enforcement of many areas of law. Thus, the question arises: How does the EU…
Continue ReadingAlex Mysler What counts as a genocide? Does it matter what we consider genocide if we still recognize the fact that something is an atrocity? The debate over the breadth or narrowness of the definition of the term “genocide” shows that there is some importance…
Continue ReadingGrace Begley While Americans deal with political chaos at home, a country on the other side of the world has fallen into severe turmoil. Tensions are high in the Eurasian country of Georgia after lawmakers elected a far-right former soccer star as president and implemented several authoritarian and pro-Russia policies.[1] Georgia, which gained independence from…
Continue ReadingPaulo Frank Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly transformed methods of operation and has vastly augmented capabilities across numerous domains over the last few years.[1] An area of particularly salient concern is the encroachment of AI applications into military operations. In both the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts, drones equipped with AI technology have seen widespread…
Continue ReadingJake Oberg In 2021, Canada passed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (“UNDRIP Act”).[1] The act requires that Canada make sure its laws “are consistent with” the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“UNDRIP”).[2] This act stands out given the fact that Canada was one of the…
Continue ReadingColin Lang In 2022, the provincial government of Québec enacted Bill 96: “An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec.”[1] Bill 96 amended Québec’s Charter of the French Language and ushered in sweeping reforms to Québec`s official language policy, with the ultimate goal of making French the primary language of all business…
Continue ReadingHalle Busch On January 29, 2025, less than a month into his second presidential term, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum titled “Expanding Migrant Operations Center At Naval Station Guantanamo Bay To Full Capacity.”[1] The memo, issued by the White House, directed the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand capacity…
Continue ReadingAbbey Jordahl **Trigger warning: this post includes extremely graphic content related to sexual assault.** “Shame must change sides.”[1] With just four words, Gisèle Pélicot rocked the world with her unfathomable bravery. For almost a decade, she endured a shocking nightmare, one that was orchestrated by the person she should have been able to trust the…
Continue ReadingMaggie Rogers In October 2024, Italy passed a bill that criminalizes surrogacy for Italian residents, no matter where the surrogacy is performed.[1] Surrogacy on Italian soil has been illegal since 2004,[2] but this new law makes it a universal crime,[3] a designation typically reserved for crimes against humanity. Giorgio Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, justified…
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