Emily Taylor

Emily Taylor is a PhD candidate in Latin American History at UNC Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on citizenship struggles and gender in 20th century Guatemala.

September 26, 2026

News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Strengthens Maritime Response to Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies

Sri Lankan authorities have completed a five-day workshop aimed at developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for responding to radiological and nuclear emergencies within the country’s territorial waters. The programme concluded in Colombo

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Reconfigures as Proxies Face Military and Political Pressure

The Houthis have since become more active, adding to the risks surrounding commercial shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Following the October 7 attacks, the movement intermittently entered the conflict with Israel and used its position along the strategic waterway

September 26, 2026

AI’s Apparent Danger Is Its Selling Point

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Major AI companies’ descriptions of their capabilities also set them apart from smaller firms, which can market themselves only as useful tools rather than

Yemen’s Coast Guard Faces Pressure to Close Houthi Arms-Supply Routes

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The Houthis’ ability to sustain their military campaign against commercial shipping in the Red Sea depends heavily on continued access to smuggled arms, components

Guatemala’s Stolen Dead Speak

April 4, 2026

Human Rights/World

As a human rights activist, Angélica Macario was used to the hubbub and noise of protests and to seeing her people take their clamor for justice from the mountains of El Quiché

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After Kohat: Why Pakistan’s Strikes on Taliban Were Needed

In March 2008, Colombian jets crossed into Ecuadorian airspace and

Politics Limits Arms Deliveries to Taiwan

The recent visit of President Xi to Washington highlights Washington’s

Donald Trump and the Age of Evil

We must fight back while we can. But to do

Kashmir’s UN Ghost Returns

The Kashmir dispute has once again found its way onto

Munir’s Ascendancy

There are moments in the life of a nation when

Can Mark Carney build a new middle power alliance?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney went to France over the

Can The UN Still Deliver?

World leaders gathering in New York for the 81st United

Greed and Conflicts – Are Humans Unwise?

The article questions whether humanity’s endless pursuit of power, wealth,

Women of the Latin American Left: Leaders in Power or Power-Hungry Women?

Three powerful Latin American women — Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez, Nicaragua’s

Different times, shared hearts: What brings China and the US together

This column looks beyond government tensions to explore the human

Trump’s Greenland Grab

The Greenland dispute has moved beyond Trump’s rhetoric about buying

Is Still Smells of Sulphur: 20 Years Since Chávez’s Speech at the UN

Chávez arrived at the General Assembly with a book in

Bangladesh’s One-Party Warning

On September 10, 2026, the formation of 50 parliamentary standing

Sri Lanka’s Judiciary on the Constitutional Fault Line

In the longer term, the 22nd Amendment could signal the

Balochistan’s Daughters, Not Its Detonators

There is a particular cruelty in watching a militant group