Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, faced a mass migration from “TikTok refugees.” The Pinterest–Instagram love child that my Chinese immigrant mother uses everyday was suddenly the most downloaded app in the West.
Biden's strong pro-Israel stance on the most recent conflict, which stands in stark contrast with most of the rest of the world including the U.S.'s biggest rivals Russia and China, is reminiscent of the Cold War era proxy-wars and could even threaten the beginning of World War III.
Samantha Power discussed her new book, “The Education of an Idealist,” an autobiography published in September depicting Power’s journey from growing up as an Irish-American immigrant to becoming a United Nations ambassador at the WBUR CitySpace Friday.
Iran and North Korea are the two pariahs in the international system, designated as such for breaking the unwritten rule forbidding pursuit of nuclear weapons without the consent of the world’s nuclear powers. North Korea’s chauvinistic, irredentist and overall bombastic foreign policy has cemented itself as an international isolate for decades to come. Iran, however, has began normalization of relations with the outside world after Iran signed a nuclear deal in 2015 (called the JCPOA — Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) with the “P5+1” (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany).
President Xi Jinping, the current leader of China, won a vote to essentially become the president for the remainder of his life.
On Sunday, the law was voted on and eventually passed by the National...
Porn actress Stephanie Clifford, better known by her stage name “Stormy Daniels,” has soaked up the recent news cycles. Despite the North Korea relations developments and the poorly planned tariff...
In a heavily armed, nuclear world, soft power is the most convincing and effective of powers we have. So naturally, we ought to use it. And soft power shouldn’t be reserved to veiled threats around the...
Seeing family for the holidays is always a great time. You get to catch up with the loved ones that you haven’t seen in awhile — the laughs that you share around the table are sure to be remembered...
Twitter is a fun social media site that I often find myself perusing throughout the day, looking for entertainment or just seeing what my friends are up to. Recently though, I have been avoiding the app...
Two Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies professors, Jayita Sarkar and Rosella Cappella Zielinski, are introducing a new course titled “Nuclear Governance” for the spring 2018 semester....
Every year, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize to honor those who have “done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, [for] the abolition or reduction of standing...
The growing tension between the United States, North Korea and other East Asian countries — and ways to resolve the conflict — were discussed on Tuesday evening at a panel discussion hosted by...
