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How Hyperinflation is Exposing Lebanon’s Fragility

How Hyperinflation is Exposing Lebanon’s Fragility

Since 2019, the small eastern Mediterranean country of Lebanon has been embroiled in a major economic meltdown. For a country seemingly in perpetual crisis, this seems to be just another chapter in its long history of age-old rivalries and foreign interference.

February - Month in Review

February - Month in Review

Here's everything you need to know that happened in February, all in one place.

A Sad Shot of Truth: How the Murder of Japan’s Longest Serving Prime Minister Unmasked the Unification Church

A Sad Shot of Truth: How the Murder of Japan’s Longest Serving Prime Minister Unmasked the Unification Church

On July 8th 2022, Tetsuya Yamagami fired a bullet that shook the very foundations of Japanese politics. This article delves into Yamagami’s motives, and explores the Church’s extensive influence over Japanese society and politics, including the deep ties with Shinzo Abe's family.

A Cure for Cancer: Analogising Israel’s Occupation of Palestine and Investigating Accountability

A Cure for Cancer: Analogising Israel’s Occupation of Palestine and Investigating Accountability

Israeli leaders of the last few decades have been allowed to continue unimpeded in their attempts to abolish Palestine. Is it possible to hold the state accountable?

The Contemporary Teenager: Living in 21st Century Malaysia

The Contemporary Teenager: Living in 21st Century Malaysia

A perceived racial “arms race” presides over Malaysia. The growing animosity between Malaysia’s racial groups, cultivated by political parties spewing sectorial rhetoric, will inevitably preface a future of mutually assured destruction.

Punjabi Rap and the Khalistan Movement

Punjabi Rap and the Khalistan Movement

Punjabi rap has recently surged in popularity. However, several artists have faced accusations of supporting the separatist Khalistan movement advocating for an independent Sikh country, which the Indian government considers akin to supporting terrorism.

Henry Kissinger: The Plight of South and Southeast Asia

Henry Kissinger: The Plight of South and Southeast Asia

Never has there been a figure in 20th-century history as divisive as Henry Kissinger. To the liberal establishment of the West, he was a geopolitical genius; to leftists, he was a war criminal who walked free without standing trial for his crimes against humanity.