When last September, the Haitian government announced further increases in gas prices could not have expected how fast the country would fall into a comma. Thousands of Haitians took to the streets of Port-Au Prince to protest against the inflation, while a federation of gangs is blockading for more than a month now the country’s principal fuel terminal. This new …

Following President Vladimir Putin’s announcement regarding a partial mobilization order on September 21, Russians have been attempting to flee to neighbouring states to avoid being drafted into the military. With the Schengen Border Code implemented, taking asylum is the next best course of action for Russian nationals fleeing persecution. However, many States have been quick to shut borders to prevent …

 The relationship between the Saudis and American have been historically riddled with controversies and complications. Despite extremely different approaches to governance (one being an Islamic Absolute Monarchy and the other a secular constitutional republic), the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have a rather interesting diplomatic relationship. While the relationship had strained during the Obama administration, the Americans …

It has been only a year since August 2021, when the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan, yet the future has never been more uncertain for women and young girls. Soon after the Taliban returned to power, they suspended education beyond the 6th grade for both boys and girls until a new educational policy according to Islamic values would …

The decades-long feud between Greece and Turkey has intensified in the last few months with the two countries exchanging accusations of unnecessary aggression and calling for intervention from the international community. The issue at the heart of the latest escalation is the long-standing dispute over territorial claims to the islands in the Aegean Sea. The status of the islands was …

In 1970, the state of Hesse enacted the world’s first data protection law. An area of law that has evolved over the past 50 years from a rather exotic subject to a central issue of setting the limits of sovereign powers from private freedom and social autonomy, and perhaps even first and foremost between economic operators and consumers. The objectives …

In Prague, 44 heads of state and government from all over Europe gather for the first meeting of the European Political Community. Only Belarus and Russia did not receive an invitation. The family photo could very well go down in the history books. Today, October 6th, all European states are represented in Prague except two : Belarus and Russia. British …

En of august, the EU foreign ministers have agreed to restrict the entry of Russian citizens into Europe in the future. How far this should go, however, remains controversial. Foreign ministers are somewhat of the chief diplomats of their countries, and this is usually reflected in their language. But when EU foreign ministers discussed a visa ban on Russian tourists …

In June this year, France communicated its intent to arm its military forces with AeroVironment Kamikaze drones, after their effectiveness in the Russian-Ukrainian war. According to military experts, in the first few weeks of the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s drones played a gamer-changer role in the country’s defense. As the war continues, both sides seem to be using drones excessively to …

In a period of six months, since Russia’s invasion in February, UNESCO has verified the destruction of 179 cultural sites in Ukraine. As of the 19th of August, the last update of UNESCO’s list of damaged cultural sites in Ukraine includes 13 museums, 17 monuments, many religious sites, historic buildings, and almost a dozen libraries. However, according to the Deputy …