The roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict run deep, shaped by historic events, wars, and decisions that still echo in the lives and memories of those caught on both sides.
Written and Researched By: Hannah Wan

Since 1960, the United States has enforced an embargo on Cuba, the longest trade embargo in modern history. For decades, Cuban access to economic trade, financial aid, food, and medicine has been severely restricted. To understand this undoubtedly extreme policy, one must first understand the early history of US-Cuban relations, American intervention in Cuba, and the impact of Castro’s revolution. 

Written and Researched By: Mairead He

Founded in the shadow of the Second World War, UNESCO was meant to build peace through education, science, and culture. This article traces its origins in the mid‑20th‑century hope for international cooperation, follows its rise as a global voice for heritage and human rights, and examines the political disputes, funding crises, and institutional challenges that have led to its gradual decline. The piece offers a balanced view of how an organization once celebrated for its moral vision now struggles to maintain influence in an increasingly polarized world.‌

Written and Researched By: Hannah Wan

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), an organization for global economic stability or a weapon to reinforce existing global power structures? This billion dollar international organization has an extraordinary amount of power, yet few seem to understand its origins, system and policies.

Written and Researched By: Mairead He