by Rebecka Eriksdotter Pieder | Apr 27, 2026 | Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON — Exactly 20,000 tiny teddy bears adorned a fence on the National Mall, each stuffed toy representing one Ukrainian child abducted by Russia since the start of the war. Created by two Ukrainian advocacy groups, the display near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday...
by Georgia Epiphaniou and Yuqing Liu | Apr 22, 2026 | Business & Tech, Cybersecurity, Featured, Foreign Affairs, National Security
WASHINGTON—The Senate Committee on the Judiciary emphasized on Wednesday that the U.S. should increase policies to protect against data theft by Chinese agencies, who are allegedly stealing U.S. information technology amidst a growing arms race over global domination...
by Jacques Abou-Rizk | Apr 18, 2026 | Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON – One by one, students inside the intimate lounge of Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies on Wednesday called their family and friends across the Middle East. The dozen students and faculty members watched TV screens tuned to Al...
by Nicole Cheah and Rebecka Eriksdotter Pieder | Apr 16, 2026 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, National Security
WASHINGTON (AN) — Senators voiced bipartisan support for United Nations reform as U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz testified before the Foreign Relations Committee, but some disagreed over whether funding cuts and reduced engagement are the best way to put American...
by Georgia Epiphaniou | Apr 15, 2026 | Economy, Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON (AN) — Restrained global oil supply resulting from the war in Iran and blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has led to extreme volatility in energy markets that will likely stall global economic growth for the rest of the year, according to the International...
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by Nicole Cheah | Apr 14, 2026 | Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. should ramp up private sector investment in Latin America as the administration looks to deepen commercial relationships beyond Europe, Christopher Landau, the deputy secretary at the U.S. State Department, said Thursday. Focus on the Western...
