On May 27th of 2024, British news agency Reuters reported that China began its third and final phase of a nearly $100 billion plan to drive the nation into self-sufficiency through investing in the crucial semiconductor industry. Parallel to this, the United States and European Union have invested…

Introduction   The 2024 Venezuelan presidential election has seen popular discontent with the Maduro regime explode into a wave of protests which have engulfed the nation. With a total death toll of at least 11 so far and more than 750 having been arrested, the Venezuelan government…

Introduction Evoking memories of the 1963 Cuban Missile Crisis, on Tuesday, June 11th, the Russian foreign ministry announced that it had sent two vessels from its Northern Fleet to conduct training exercises on the outskirts of Havana, exacerbating already existing tensions between Moscow and…