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The Geneva Conventions: Rules of War under pressure

The Geneva Conventions: Rules of War under pressure

Today's topic War has been a constant stain throughout our darkest moments. For most of history, civilians were caught in the crossfire in battle, but as warfare became more destructive along came greater efforts to minimize fall out. The first push we saw towards modern humanitarian law came

How a Regional Fight Could Reshape Global Power

How a Regional Fight Could Reshape Global Power

Overview Feb 28th marked a major shift in U.S.—Iran relations. With support from U.S. intelligence, Israeli forces struck Tehran in an operation that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering a major leadership crisis not seen in the country since the 1979 revolution. The reasoning

Silicon Diplomacy: U.S. Links Nvidia H20 Chip Sales to Rare-Earth Trade

Silicon Diplomacy: U.S. Links Nvidia H20 Chip Sales to Rare-Earth Trade

Overview This July, the Trump administration reversed its export restriction, allowing U.S. tech company Nvidia to resume exporting its H20 AI chips to China¹. The policy shift is closely tied to negotiations over rare-earth minerals, with China offering access to critical materials in exchange for access to the

Israel–Iran Airstrikes: Escalation, Fallout, and the U.S. Divide

Israel–Iran Airstrikes: Escalation, Fallout, and the U.S. Divide

Overview On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, targeting over 100 Iranian nuclear, military, and symbolic sites. Among those killed was Fereydoon Abbasi, former head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, who died just two days before a planned meeting with U.S. officials on nuclear negotiations.¹ In