While global observers of the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco speculated on what it meant for the trajectory of US-China relations, few noticed a brewing storm between two of the summit’s participants – Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The Global North’s foreign policy must reflect the diffusion of power in international politics and make room for emerging economies at the table, who are capable of projecting their own agendas.

Canadian security institutions need to better prepare for new threats facing Canadians and do more to engender public trust in institutions.

A recent virtual summit between Prime Minister Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden showed significant promise that relations between the two nations would heal.

The roots of this conflict began in 2003, when François Bozizé became the president of the CAR amid a coup backed by France.

With the upcoming inauguration of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden, one must ask: how will the new Biden administration handle the North Korean nuclear crisis?

The New Start Treaty in particular is known as “the last remaining bilateral treaty governing US and Russian strategic nuclear forces,” and is set to expire in February 2021.

This marks the first time in history that the possession of nuclear weapons will be criminalized by international law, and this ratification has come at an important time.

The origins of the war date back to a territorial dispute in the Caucasus region that was reopened after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

A return to multilateral foreign policy does not simply entail addressing the changes wrought by the Trump administration.

As the Syrian conflict approaches its 10th year and the Assad regime makes its final push against rebel forces, the future of Syria and its people has never been more uncertain.

Following the drone strike, the American government has made several legal arguments to justify its decision to strike Soleimani.

Only three countries are currently known to be experimenting with this long sought-after weapon and delivery system: the U.S., Russia, and China.

Three mothers and their fourteen children were travelling along a remote road between the northern Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua, when they were suddenly ambushed by gunfire on the morning of November 4th 2019.

The death of Baghdadi holds great political significance: the ultimate distraction from President Trump’s domestic and foreign policy woes and the destabilization of IS at the highest level.

The Civil War in Yemen destroyed its health infrastructure

The fact that the Saudi government changed its story after the Khashoggi killing, initially claiming his death had nothing to do with them and then admitting he died in a “fist fight” at the embassy, has made it increasingly difficult for the Western world to ignore the role of Saudi Arabia in the war in Yemen.

The current conflict in Cameroon can be traced back to the country’s history under colonial rule. While Cameroon was colonized by Germany in 1884, the French and English troops took over the state in 1916.

The regime of President Isaias Afwerki applies uniquely oppressive tactics to maintain power in the midst of widespread political, social, and economic failings. The regime, however, may soon face an existential challenge.